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Had my midwife appointment today. I did indeed lose weight. But only two pounds according to their scale. Perfect rate if I was trying! It's kinda nice losing these extra pounds, I'm so focused on eating healthy for the baby that it doesn't seem too much like a chore (such as a diet). Less temptation.
The baby is getting big. It was hard to tell what position she was in (for the mw) because everything is big,hard and round in there! Finally found her butt, and was able to figure out her position. Her head is WAY down there...farther than last time. Crazy.
The midwife looked at my diet sheet and was very pleased with what she saw, as far as what I was eating. I didn't cheat at all, I wrote down EVERYTHING even if it was something I wasn't supposed to eat. The only thing on there that she said I could try cutting out was the sugar in my morning coffee (it doesn't affect my morning sugars, but it could have an affect on my body overall, she said), and the ranch dressing with my salads. Since I eat salad every day, I'm gonna be switching to balsamic vinegar and olive oil. The only sugars that were out of range were my morning fasting ones, and she said that it looks like I have done everything exactly as I am supposed to and my body just doesn't want to respond. It was a bit of a relief to hear that, especially since just the other day I had a breake down because I feel so guilty. I feel like no matter what I do it isn't enough, and to hear that I am doing everything just like I am supposed to was nice. It's not my fault. I have to remind myself of that. It just isn't my fault.
I expressed my fears that in later pregnancies I will just be tagged with GD right away and have to deal with all of this. She said that since I barely failed the diagnostic test, and my numbers were so borderline, she would just do an initial diagnostic (skipping the 1hr screening), and then one at 28 weeks, and if I passed both, leave it at that. She doesn't believe that there is any real concern and is hesitant to even consider me diabetic, but, because of liability, she has to treat me as such.
Because my morning sugars are still above the cut-off (barely) she is calling the back-up OB and talking to her today, as well as consulting with the other midwife in her practice, and should get back to me either today or tomorrow with a decision and a plan of care for me. It is a very real possibility that I will have to switch. She told me wonderful things about the OB though, which was relief. She said that Dr. Sorenson is basically a midwife that can wear a doctors hat when need be. She is straight forward, and always informs her patients and is very sweet and gently during delivery. phew. Now my main concern is the nurses, I already know what they are like.
Guess that's all. I have to eat lunch now, and then finish cleaning this house. It gets so gross so quickly. All of Amber's storage is in our office/bonus room because it got wet when the roof in the garage leaked, and she has yet to buy totes to repack it all. So it is taking up the ENTIRE room. Plus her mirror is in our hallway, the dogs already knocked it down once...I don't know what she is supposed to be doing with it. She's been so weird lately. She just barracades herself in her room, comes out to eat dinner, washes the dishes if we cooked, and then heads back to her room. On her lunchbreak, she comes home and sits in her room. I think she is watching Alias. Well...off to do stuff. Have a good day!
The baby is getting big. It was hard to tell what position she was in (for the mw) because everything is big,hard and round in there! Finally found her butt, and was able to figure out her position. Her head is WAY down there...farther than last time. Crazy.
The midwife looked at my diet sheet and was very pleased with what she saw, as far as what I was eating. I didn't cheat at all, I wrote down EVERYTHING even if it was something I wasn't supposed to eat. The only thing on there that she said I could try cutting out was the sugar in my morning coffee (it doesn't affect my morning sugars, but it could have an affect on my body overall, she said), and the ranch dressing with my salads. Since I eat salad every day, I'm gonna be switching to balsamic vinegar and olive oil. The only sugars that were out of range were my morning fasting ones, and she said that it looks like I have done everything exactly as I am supposed to and my body just doesn't want to respond. It was a bit of a relief to hear that, especially since just the other day I had a breake down because I feel so guilty. I feel like no matter what I do it isn't enough, and to hear that I am doing everything just like I am supposed to was nice. It's not my fault. I have to remind myself of that. It just isn't my fault.
I expressed my fears that in later pregnancies I will just be tagged with GD right away and have to deal with all of this. She said that since I barely failed the diagnostic test, and my numbers were so borderline, she would just do an initial diagnostic (skipping the 1hr screening), and then one at 28 weeks, and if I passed both, leave it at that. She doesn't believe that there is any real concern and is hesitant to even consider me diabetic, but, because of liability, she has to treat me as such.
Because my morning sugars are still above the cut-off (barely) she is calling the back-up OB and talking to her today, as well as consulting with the other midwife in her practice, and should get back to me either today or tomorrow with a decision and a plan of care for me. It is a very real possibility that I will have to switch. She told me wonderful things about the OB though, which was relief. She said that Dr. Sorenson is basically a midwife that can wear a doctors hat when need be. She is straight forward, and always informs her patients and is very sweet and gently during delivery. phew. Now my main concern is the nurses, I already know what they are like.
Guess that's all. I have to eat lunch now, and then finish cleaning this house. It gets so gross so quickly. All of Amber's storage is in our office/bonus room because it got wet when the roof in the garage leaked, and she has yet to buy totes to repack it all. So it is taking up the ENTIRE room. Plus her mirror is in our hallway, the dogs already knocked it down once...I don't know what she is supposed to be doing with it. She's been so weird lately. She just barracades herself in her room, comes out to eat dinner, washes the dishes if we cooked, and then heads back to her room. On her lunchbreak, she comes home and sits in her room. I think she is watching Alias. Well...off to do stuff. Have a good day!