I had to go back 2 weeks later for a 4 hour glucose tolerance test. And...I failed that one too. Kind of a bummer, but whatdya do.
So..I have gestational diabetes. A kind of diabetes that only pregnant women get. There's a 50% chance after a woman delivers that she will get type 2 diabetes later. And heaven forbid I don't want that.
They gave me a whole stack of papers to read, and I was off. Not going to lie it was pretty overwhelming at first. They basically told me I had to go on this extensive diet, watch what i eat, prick myself 5 times a day, so that my baby doesn't end up being 15 lbs when she's born.
That's not what a mom to be wants to hear! I met with a nurse the next day that explained things to me in more detail. It was so much information I just was overwhelmed. I basically have to count my carbs, but I can't leave out my carbs either. They have me on a strict day to day plan as to how many carbs, proteins, grains, etc that I have to eat throughout the day.
So...Tanner helped me make meal plans and I went to the store and bought totally new and strange food.
Pricking myself 5x a day hasn't been fun at all, but the last thing I want my baby to do is to be 15 lbs, and to have diabetes once she's born. So i'll do all I can to not let that happen and to make sure that she gets here healthy and strong.
I have to carry this thing around with me all day.
But it's okay, it's keeping me and my baby girl healthy. :)
She sure is growing by the way!! We've made it to 30 weeks.
We love you sis and can't wait to meet you in 9 short weeks or less!!
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