01-5-2009 - Update on Pregnancy...

My mood while writing this blog: Ok

I had my appointment with the new midwife Pauline on 9 April. I wanted to see all the midwifes in case I go into labor when Leanna isnt on call. Well I had the 1 hour glucose test thing, but I had totally fogotten about it, and ended up having a poptart (chocolate that is) and a medium mocha frappacino with carmel, irish cream, rasberry, and blended twice... It's my favorite drink!!! Well I had forgotten about the test, and ate to my content, then headed into the appointment. Took the test, and well I figured I should be good as it had been over an hour since I had had the fun stuff to eat and drink...

Well I was wrong! I got a phone call back on the 15th, Wednesday the following week with the results. I was told that the results were really high and that I needed to get the 3 hour test done ASAP!!! Well so I was like ok, talked to my supervisors, and was told that the earliest I could do the test was Monday the 20th.

I had my 3 hour glucose test Monday 20 April. Well the morning started out as great. I went in to OU, they drew blood, told me my sugar was fine. I got to drink the lemon-lime sugar drink and then I went out into the waiting room. Well I held it for about 10 mins. I was reading and couldn’t hold it any longer. I had to go throw up. Well that pretty much cancelled the test. They sent me home.

Wednesday 22 April was my appointment with Leanna, and then the Dr. consult for the VBAC. Well first I saw the Dr. and Dr. Hansen told me the risks and what not, blah blah… I took the paper and signed and initialed saying that I wanted to try the VBAC and denied another c-section. I was then weighed in and blood pressure taken. I lost 3 lbs… blood pressure was fine. Leanna came in to talk to me about the glucose test. I told her that I would like to try the 3 hour again that afternoon if possible as I had fasted all day in hopes to do it that afternoon so that I wouldn’t have to take more time off work to do the 3 hour in the morning and pretty much wouldn’t be at work all day because of it. Well Leanna said that the lab closes and that we couldn’t do the 3 hour that afternoon but she would be happy for us to try the 1 hour again and see if that would be good. I drank the sugar stuff, and got blood drawn an hour later.

At the actual appointment part of it, I was measured at 31 weeks. (on Wednesday I was 30 and 4 days) so I was right on schedule… Heartbeat of Atreyu was 120/130’s… All seemed quite good. Leanna and us talked a little bit about what to expect in the labor time frame. She told us that she would check my dialation at 37 weeks if I asked, and if I was dialated at all, she could sweep me and maybe get things going. I was told that being a VBAC, if I get to 41 weeks they will do a c-section. So at 37 weeks, my plan is to have her check and see where we are at. I plan on walking a lot and doing anything in our power of course. J

Now, Thursday afternoon- yesterday that is- I got a call from Devon (Leanna’s nurse) and she told me that my glucose level was high- 143, and that they are going to send me to a dietician. I was told they would just see if we can get it under control, and not do the 3 hour horror again. Needless to say that this being said, and I am now gestational diabetic, I am not so happy at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Actually quite upset… I am suppose to be getting a call from a dietician or nutritionalist or something to set up an appointment. Havent gotten that yet.

Tony this morning - Thursday the 23rd- woke up early and made me breakfast and told me that I have to eat certain things at certain times, and sent me off to work telling me that I needed to eat at certain times and things in order to get my glucose under control… No fun, no sweets AT ALL, not even that I eat them all that often, but it’s when you can’t have them that you want them… I usually have a poptart for breakfast and he told me I cant have them anymore… I usually have 1 caffiene free pepsi in the day and he told me I can’t have it… I cant have any more of those frapacinos’s that I usually only get 1 a week… no candy to munch on… etc… I don’t go overboard on any of this to begin with, and then cutting all of it out and making me eat pretty much “more” than I am used to eating for breakfast, lunch dinner and snacks all together… well ummm… this morning after eating half of the breakfast Tony made me- fried egg, lettuce, tomato, sandwich on 2 piece toast… well I didn’t hold it down… then I tried to eat snack at 9, and didn’t hold it down… Only drank water today instead of juice or Gatorade… so I mean, I’m just emotional and hormonal I know… but I’m stressed and tired, exhausted!!!

I told work about the restriction to 40 hours a week and 8 hours a day that Leanna wrote for me at the appointment, and work pretty much laughed at me and told me that we get an hour lunch each day (not that we have really ever taken it) and then there are breaks in the day… so I am not too happy with that… I mean I know work needs to get done, but I just cant handle being here for 10/11 hours a day and then still having things that need to be done… and me being one of the only ones working and trained up well it’s HELL… so I’m just not so happy with all this either… After talking to my supervisor who is down range till Monday on the phone, he told me that we will work something out and that I will not be working that much when he gets back cuz I need a break and such… so that is good!! But still… ugh ggggrrrrrrr...

Today is the 1 Of May, and so I am happy to say that I am on this gestational diabetes diet that Tony has set forth, and that it's ok as long as I keep myself busy... I miss my chocolate!!! I miss having fun and going out to get a treat here and there, but ugh, if i'm not busy it's HELL!!! I see the endocrinologist/diabetic counselor educator today... Actually waiting for the time to go... I want to talk to her/him and find out what I actually need to be doing and if I can have a damn frappacino!!! I so want one!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll try to post again after the appointment...