I had my blood glucose screening this week and my blood sugar was 203 (top range acceptable number is 139).
I'm so upset. At my last doc's visit a month ago I was upset by the way she and the nurse presented the test to me (no conversation, just an order to take it as if educating me wasn't important to them).
So, I spent the last four weeks educating myself and following a gestational diabetes diet. I figured that if I did everything right I'd stand a good chance of passing the test.
I've been really careful about counting my carbs and trying to get in more walks. I have special foods I store in my own cupboard that no one else is allowed to eat. I've read all the tips I could find...
And I still "failed" the test. I keep telling myself to be grateful. At least I've been doing the right thing for both my body and the baby these past four weeks. And, since I worked so hard to be healthy and still got such a high blood glucose number there's absolutely no doubt I truly have it (I know otherwise I'd be questioning whether it was a fluke that day).
On top of all that I had some high blood pressure readings lately and there's protein in my urine so now they're talking about watching for pre-eclampsia.
I had a premonition when I first got pregnant that this would end with a c-section. I keep telling myself to be grateful we have great medical care and these things could be life saving. I know I'll feel that way if it really does come to whatever medical intervention is needed (I'm not the type to be bitter that I didn't get "my perfect birth" especially since I already experienced natural childbirth and hated it.)
All the same I just need a minute to be a little upset that my body is not handling this pregnancy very well.
At least husband is being great. He was supposed to go overnight and out of state with friends this weekend and he already cancelled it before I even asked.
I'm almost 29 weeks; due Aug 9th. But that date just seems so very far away right now.
I'm so upset. At my last doc's visit a month ago I was upset by the way she and the nurse presented the test to me (no conversation, just an order to take it as if educating me wasn't important to them).
So, I spent the last four weeks educating myself and following a gestational diabetes diet. I figured that if I did everything right I'd stand a good chance of passing the test.
I've been really careful about counting my carbs and trying to get in more walks. I have special foods I store in my own cupboard that no one else is allowed to eat. I've read all the tips I could find...
And I still "failed" the test. I keep telling myself to be grateful. At least I've been doing the right thing for both my body and the baby these past four weeks. And, since I worked so hard to be healthy and still got such a high blood glucose number there's absolutely no doubt I truly have it (I know otherwise I'd be questioning whether it was a fluke that day).
On top of all that I had some high blood pressure readings lately and there's protein in my urine so now they're talking about watching for pre-eclampsia.
I had a premonition when I first got pregnant that this would end with a c-section. I keep telling myself to be grateful we have great medical care and these things could be life saving. I know I'll feel that way if it really does come to whatever medical intervention is needed (I'm not the type to be bitter that I didn't get "my perfect birth" especially since I already experienced natural childbirth and hated it.)
All the same I just need a minute to be a little upset that my body is not handling this pregnancy very well.
At least husband is being great. He was supposed to go overnight and out of state with friends this weekend and he already cancelled it before I even asked.
I'm almost 29 weeks; due Aug 9th. But that date just seems so very far away right now.