So this morning was my 1 hour glucose test and 27 wk check up with my Dr. The good news is that my Dr. said everything looks great with the pregnancy and baby Colton. I'm up 11 lbs so far and am measuring 27 cm which is right on target for being 27 wks along. He said to continue doing what I'm doing and that the pains I've been having are just a part of being pregnant and that each pregnancy can be totally different and that's why I'm feeling more pains, etc with this pregnancy than I did with Lauren.
Now to the bad news...I did not pass the 1 hour Glucose test. That does not mean that I have gestational diabetes yet, it just means they need me to take the 3 hour glucose test Monday and based on those results I will find out if I have gestational diabetes or not. So it looks like no more sweets for me! I have to admit that with Lauren I did much better about how many sweets I ate...with baby Colton I've been more lax about everything, so I've allowed myself more sweets than normal and even though my weight is lower than it was with my first pregnancy that doesn't mean I can eat sweets on a regular basis. So just to be on the safe side, I'm going to really start watching what I eat because I DON'T want to end up with gestational diabetes and be on insulin shots the remainder of my pregnancy. So I go in Monday morning at 8 a.m. and get to drink the lovely orange sugar water again and they will test my insulin levels every hour for 3 hours. On a side note we have been eating lots of sweet potatoes because they are supposed to be healthier than regular potatoes, but I never even thought about the sugar levels in them...AND we had them for dinner Thursday night (last week)...Sunday night...AND last night! :-) So hopefully it was all higher just because of eating too many carbs in the last 24 hours. I'll keep you all posted. Colton was moving around a lot this morning after I drank the sugar water though...I think he was on a sugar high! :-)
Now to the bad news...I did not pass the 1 hour Glucose test. That does not mean that I have gestational diabetes yet, it just means they need me to take the 3 hour glucose test Monday and based on those results I will find out if I have gestational diabetes or not. So it looks like no more sweets for me! I have to admit that with Lauren I did much better about how many sweets I ate...with baby Colton I've been more lax about everything, so I've allowed myself more sweets than normal and even though my weight is lower than it was with my first pregnancy that doesn't mean I can eat sweets on a regular basis. So just to be on the safe side, I'm going to really start watching what I eat because I DON'T want to end up with gestational diabetes and be on insulin shots the remainder of my pregnancy. So I go in Monday morning at 8 a.m. and get to drink the lovely orange sugar water again and they will test my insulin levels every hour for 3 hours. On a side note we have been eating lots of sweet potatoes because they are supposed to be healthier than regular potatoes, but I never even thought about the sugar levels in them...AND we had them for dinner Thursday night (last week)...Sunday night...AND last night! :-) So hopefully it was all higher just because of eating too many carbs in the last 24 hours. I'll keep you all posted. Colton was moving around a lot this morning after I drank the sugar water though...I think he was on a sugar high! :-)
