Posts by Amber_G

I felt the same when I was diagnosed with GD about a month or so ago. My diet was good and I was exercising. My weight gain was really good too. I was really pissed off when I found out, actually. I'm really lucky tho that I'm able...

Thanks everyone for your answers. It was really helpful to see all the different sizes people posted regarding their own experience. My doctor finally looked at my chart & ultrasound and her conclusion was that the baby is just a...

My doctor measured my stomach yesterday and said I was measuring small for 33 weeks. But she had to leave RIGHT then to go deliver a baby. She told the nurse to pull the last ultrasound and she'd look at it. After mass confusion at my...

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Awww, that sounds hard. 6 weeks is a long time to wait Sorry you have to go through this. Can they maybe do the blood test sooner? They may not be able to see much on an us before 6 weeks, but they should be able to monitor the rise...

Oh, and, cause I have blathered on enough - Don't worry about not knowing sooner - my understanding is that GD is a concern mainly in the 3rd trimester as that is when the placenta is producing a huge amount of hormones, which...

Perhaps I should clarify - my point of view on GD is based on my own personal experience. Most people in the medical field will tell you it is a concern. Aside from a big baby, doctors worry about increased levels of jaundice, low...

If you fail the 3 hour test, your doctor should give you a prescription for the blood monitoring system and refer you to a dietitian. The 1 hour test is not very accurate. Here is a really good website on...

to do: -start taking prenatal vitamins Caffeine - the research I did on this said that up to two cups of coffee (or the equivalent in soda) was ok. I love coffee, so I thought that would be fine. Except coffee started to make me ill...

I just thought I'd throw in some info I learned today. The dietitian I saw said that GD is often something that happens in the first pregnancy, but not in subsequent ones. This is my first pregnancy, but I thought I'd share that info...