So, I tend to not make friends with medical people. I somehow manage to offend them, actually. I am thinking about doing something to win us a little favor with them. I have seen where some people make a tray of cookies or muffins ahead of time and freeze it then grab it from the freezer before they head to the hospital. I saw on one thread where a lady make individual gift bags for those people. Like, granola bars, cookies, etc...
I had also been thinking about having favors for whoever comes to the hospital or to visit us in the first few days.
Any ideas? It's hard to plan ahead b/c we don't know what we're having. Maybe I can get my sister or dad to pick up cupcakes or a birthday cake in the right color on the way and we can share those with visitors...
Just wondering what everyone else did.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Catch Up
Wow, it's been a lot longer since I posted last than I intended it to be. I have been extremely busy and had some things happen that I was very upset about and I didn't think it would make me feel better to put it down, so I held back. I have a feeling this post will take me several sittings, so I am going with bullets.
- I failed my one hour, then failed my three hour glucose tests. I was extremely upset and blaming my sedentary lifestyle and the fact that I love pizza and icecream. Then, unlike a lot of the websites, the diabetes education people said that marathon runners get gestational diabetes and there is pretty much nothing you can do to keep from having it.
-I knew that people with GD had to follow a strict diet. I did NOT know that they had to prick their finger 4 times a day to check their blood sugar. How is this going to work for the girl who passes out with needles? I am actually handling it alright. And, the diet isn't that bad. I am eating more food now than ever before.
-We aren't convinced I actually have GD. I passed out at my second blood draw (the one hour) and I passed the first two tests with extremely good numbers and the second two I was kind of over. Did you know that a stressful event can mess with the chemicals in your body and affect your blood glucose levels for up to 24 hours? So, my midwife drew another blood test call an A1C which takes the 6-week average of your levels. Mine was exactly in the middle of the normal range. But, because it is a 6-week average, the OB in the office was hesitant to say I don't need to test my blood sugar after meals. So, we will draw it again in a couple of weeks and see if it is still normal. If it is normal, I can stop testing and I can not be labeled as having GD. That would be nice.
-I had my first shower! It was lots of fun! It was a couples shower thrown by my sister and cousin and we played lots of games and a lot of my friends from college came as well as some family from my side of the family. We had a taco bar and cupcakes. It was great! The games were sippy cup bowling, guess the number of jelly beans in the jar, and guess the measure of mom-to-be's belly. My sister ordered t-shirts for my husband and me, all the people organizing the shower, and as prizes for the games. They were super cute!
-TMI ALERT!!! I am still having issues with constipation. I am annoyed. I finally have gotten regular (pardon the pun) in taking Colace. I have taken it every time I take my other vitamins (morning and evening) since Sunday. I have finally started going. I am thankful for my bodily functions to be working again!
-I had another shower this Saturday - it was one that my SIL and MIL threw for me at my MIL's house. It was my husband's side of the family and some friends from our neighborhood as well as some friends I used to work with. We played some cute games and had a lot of fun! The games were matching the animal with the gestational period and then she had a card table full of candy and a worksheet with a bunch of pregnancy/baby terms and you had to match the candy to the term.
-My SIL is gave us her baby bed, which she used with both of her children. We got it this weekend when I had my shower. We have a small book case from Ikea and a changing table that has drawers and a cabinet. I believe we will also need a chest of drawers. We are getting everything second hand off Craigslist, when we can. Finding a chest of drawers is proving harder than we thought.
-We got a rocking chair that was my grandmother's that she gave to my mom when my sister was born reupholstered. It looks great. I'll have to post some before and after pics. I am very pleased that I can use this little family heirloom. I love this rocking chair because it is the perfect size for me. My feet touch the floor, so I don't feel like I need an ottoman. My husband's parents bought us a glider for in the nursery w/ a gliding ottoman, now we have the rocking chair in the bedroom. We are set.
-I am reading The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. I also borrowed Dr. Sears' The Breastfeeding Book from a friend at church. I am determined to breastfeed and hoping that I don't have some of the challenges I see a lot of people having who have gone through infertility, and some people that have not.
-So, I have not really had a lot of weight gain anywhere except my belly during this pregnancy. However, since I started eating so much food for thie GD diet, I have gained weight in my face. It is scary. I need to start getting up and walking around the office more.
-I am still fighting the fear of not taking this baby home. The baby seems perfect. I am measuring perfect, the baby is punching, tickling, kicking, hiccupping - all the normal stuff. But, I have heard so many times that one day someone was at the doctor and the baby was perfect and the next day, the baby had died. I am just in constant prayer that the Lord will lift this anxiety from me. I hope that these thoughs do not inhibit my going into labor in any way.
Here are some belly pics. Just for reference, I will include the first one I took to post on FB at 17 weeks and the ones I took on Saturday before my shower. I took a fun "overhead" shot today at work and I thought it was funny, so I am including that too.
- I failed my one hour, then failed my three hour glucose tests. I was extremely upset and blaming my sedentary lifestyle and the fact that I love pizza and icecream. Then, unlike a lot of the websites, the diabetes education people said that marathon runners get gestational diabetes and there is pretty much nothing you can do to keep from having it.
-I knew that people with GD had to follow a strict diet. I did NOT know that they had to prick their finger 4 times a day to check their blood sugar. How is this going to work for the girl who passes out with needles? I am actually handling it alright. And, the diet isn't that bad. I am eating more food now than ever before.
-We aren't convinced I actually have GD. I passed out at my second blood draw (the one hour) and I passed the first two tests with extremely good numbers and the second two I was kind of over. Did you know that a stressful event can mess with the chemicals in your body and affect your blood glucose levels for up to 24 hours? So, my midwife drew another blood test call an A1C which takes the 6-week average of your levels. Mine was exactly in the middle of the normal range. But, because it is a 6-week average, the OB in the office was hesitant to say I don't need to test my blood sugar after meals. So, we will draw it again in a couple of weeks and see if it is still normal. If it is normal, I can stop testing and I can not be labeled as having GD. That would be nice.
-I had my first shower! It was lots of fun! It was a couples shower thrown by my sister and cousin and we played lots of games and a lot of my friends from college came as well as some family from my side of the family. We had a taco bar and cupcakes. It was great! The games were sippy cup bowling, guess the number of jelly beans in the jar, and guess the measure of mom-to-be's belly. My sister ordered t-shirts for my husband and me, all the people organizing the shower, and as prizes for the games. They were super cute!
-TMI ALERT!!! I am still having issues with constipation. I am annoyed. I finally have gotten regular (pardon the pun) in taking Colace. I have taken it every time I take my other vitamins (morning and evening) since Sunday. I have finally started going. I am thankful for my bodily functions to be working again!
-I had another shower this Saturday - it was one that my SIL and MIL threw for me at my MIL's house. It was my husband's side of the family and some friends from our neighborhood as well as some friends I used to work with. We played some cute games and had a lot of fun! The games were matching the animal with the gestational period and then she had a card table full of candy and a worksheet with a bunch of pregnancy/baby terms and you had to match the candy to the term.
-My SIL is gave us her baby bed, which she used with both of her children. We got it this weekend when I had my shower. We have a small book case from Ikea and a changing table that has drawers and a cabinet. I believe we will also need a chest of drawers. We are getting everything second hand off Craigslist, when we can. Finding a chest of drawers is proving harder than we thought.
-We got a rocking chair that was my grandmother's that she gave to my mom when my sister was born reupholstered. It looks great. I'll have to post some before and after pics. I am very pleased that I can use this little family heirloom. I love this rocking chair because it is the perfect size for me. My feet touch the floor, so I don't feel like I need an ottoman. My husband's parents bought us a glider for in the nursery w/ a gliding ottoman, now we have the rocking chair in the bedroom. We are set.
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| Rocking Chair "Before" |
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| Rocking Chair "After" |
-I am reading The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. I also borrowed Dr. Sears' The Breastfeeding Book from a friend at church. I am determined to breastfeed and hoping that I don't have some of the challenges I see a lot of people having who have gone through infertility, and some people that have not.
-So, I have not really had a lot of weight gain anywhere except my belly during this pregnancy. However, since I started eating so much food for thie GD diet, I have gained weight in my face. It is scary. I need to start getting up and walking around the office more.
-I am still fighting the fear of not taking this baby home. The baby seems perfect. I am measuring perfect, the baby is punching, tickling, kicking, hiccupping - all the normal stuff. But, I have heard so many times that one day someone was at the doctor and the baby was perfect and the next day, the baby had died. I am just in constant prayer that the Lord will lift this anxiety from me. I hope that these thoughs do not inhibit my going into labor in any way.
Here are some belly pics. Just for reference, I will include the first one I took to post on FB at 17 weeks and the ones I took on Saturday before my shower. I took a fun "overhead" shot today at work and I thought it was funny, so I am including that too.
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| 17 weeks |
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| 33 weeks |
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| 33 weeks |
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| 33 weeks "overhead view" |
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