MSE Pregnancy Club 25

Sa-ra-ra-ra

Today I have had (so far):

A fig
Two satsumas
A vanilla crown
An apple and cinnamon flapjack
A can of cherry coke
Almost a whole Zizzi quattro stagioni pizza
A packet of white maltesers
A bottle of Lucozade carribbean crush.

I was very relieved when my GTT came back normal - and I've actually lost fat (probably not weight) since being pregnant. Clearly I drank far too much before!

Cake, twins are expected to come a little early, and you're counted as term at 37 weeks - I wouldn't worry too much. Go and see what the hospital have to say for you

Rups32

oh littlemoog am jealous of the food plus your ML!! A girl was asking me when i am leaving and said it will be weird without me. awhh. i still cant wait!! i think i will start countdown next month lol

Bamama

Depends how nice they look Moog.

On apple 2, forgot I've got yogurt too lol.

mrs_B_5

Hmmm, back from my midwife appt which wasn't too bad. She had a 3rd year student with her who did most of the appt, she just tested my urine sample & then told me about the GTT which they've decided I need as my grandad is diabetic & to my best knowledge I think my Dad is too. Has anyone here had the GTT? What's it like? And has anyone been diagnosed gestational diabetes at all? I'm just curious now it's been thrown into the mix

Looking forward to going home after work today seen as I've had to come back for a clinic after my appt. I'm ready to curl up with the furries, have something nice for tea (maybe a jacket potato after reading about them on here!) & chill out a bit before getting an early night me thinks

mrs_B_5

Oh, and thankyou to everyone who's reassured me I'm not a completely over-sensitive pregnant woman after my rant earlier It's nice to know what others think without actually being judgemental & telling me what to do!

Sa-ra-ra-ra

mrs_B wrote: »

Has anyone here had the GTT? What's it like? And has anyone been diagnosed gestational diabetes at all? I'm just curious now it's been thrown into the mix

I've not got gestational diabetes, but I did have the GTT - I'm higher risk because of my BMI.

It was really quite boring really, nothing to write home about. They took a blood sample, made me down a big bottle of original Lucozade (which tastes foul), then took another blood test an hour (two hours?) later. The only rubbish thing about it is that it's a fasting test so you can't eat from the night before, so it's worth trying to get the earliest possible appointment. Take a book!

LittleMoog

Sa-ra-ra-ra wrote: »

I've not got gestational diabetes, but I did have the GTT - I'm higher risk because of my BMI.

It was really quite boring really, nothing to write home about. They took a blood sample, made me down a big bottle of original Lucozade (which tastes foul), then took another blood test an hour (two hours?) later. The only rubbish thing about it is that it's a fasting test so you can't eat from the night before, so it's worth trying to get the earliest possible appointment. Take a book!

And a cushion! our hospital bloods department has the most uncomfortable chairs imaginable, and you're not supposed to walk around much (I was told only to loo and back etc) so after 2 hours my bum was so numb! I felt a bit funny for the rest of the day, probably due to blood sugar spiking and then crashing, but my results were normal.

Rups32

they didnt do the GTT test for me as they said it had to be my immediate family like mum dad etc with diabetes so as far as iknow no one has it so they didnt. wondering whether i should? got my jabs tomorrow. yuck!

LittleMoog

Rups32 wrote: »

they didnt do the GTT test for me as they said it had to be my immediate family like mum dad etc with diabetes so as far as iknow no one has it so they didnt. wondering whether i should? got my jabs tomorrow. yuck!

I wouldn't think so, unless it's in the immediate family they only test for it if you're high risk (BMI>30 at booking in) or if they start getting sugars in your urine sample at appointments. No need to worry about it otherwise

Bamama

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