barbygirl43
03-31-2006, 05:28 PM
I noticed a couple of you came over to the pregnant/nursing forum and checked up on me so I figured I'd post an update for those of you who want to know :)
I'm currently 16 weeks PG and I've already been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. The upside to it is I'll get to have ultrasounds every 4 weeks. I'm already on insulin shots (yes I have to stick myself with a needle) 2x a day--a slow acting one before bed to help with my morning fast and a fast-acting one before dinner. At my last diabetic appt. my #s looked great and so far my insulin will stay the same. I'll also have to do many, many 24-hour urine tests to check the creatinine levels and make sure my kidneys are functioning properly. (I'm sure Aimee-SAPF, knows a lot more about this.) I'm already on every other week appts. with the doc because I'm considered high risk with being a repeat c-section and having the gest. diabetes. I haven't gained any weight this pregnancy (well if you count the 1/2 pound, I'm up to 286 fully clothed with shoes on). I'm on a lower carb diet and I may actually lose a few pounds before it is all said and done. I'll have the first big u/s on Apr. 26 and we do plan on finding out the sex. I have a scheduled c-section on Aug. 29 so it is nice to have an end date in sight.
Gretchen--if you are lurking, I do know what you mean about being treated different here when you are PG and I finally figured it out. It's not so much everyone here treats us preggers differently, it's that our goals are different from everyone else. I still lurk here daily (several times actually) and read the posts but at this point I just can't relate and don't feel "qualified" to post on something where it is weight-related. Yeah I may have been there 100 times in the past but right now I'm not focused on weight loss. Yes I am focused on health but it just isn't the same. Y'all can just know that I'm here in spirit. :D
Anyway, here's my belly pics I've taken thus far.
8week, 12week and then 16 week (gray shirt)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/barbygirl43/progress/8weeks.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/barbygirl43/progress/12weeks.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/barbygirl43/progress/16weeks.jpg
For those who enjoy pics of my kiddos, here they are in a fashion show last week.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/barbygirl43/kids/HPIM2611.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/barbygirl43/kids/HPIM2613.jpg
Finally, if you've made it this far (I know I'm long-winded) we are so close to moving into the new house. We are just waiting on the people who delivered it to come out and relevel it so a couple doors will close properly and take care of a couple of minor things and we should be able to move in soon!!!
This is the front of it (right after we got it.)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/barbygirl43/blog/HPIM2585.jpg
I'm currently 16 weeks PG and I've already been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. The upside to it is I'll get to have ultrasounds every 4 weeks. I'm already on insulin shots (yes I have to stick myself with a needle) 2x a day--a slow acting one before bed to help with my morning fast and a fast-acting one before dinner. At my last diabetic appt. my #s looked great and so far my insulin will stay the same. I'll also have to do many, many 24-hour urine tests to check the creatinine levels and make sure my kidneys are functioning properly. (I'm sure Aimee-SAPF, knows a lot more about this.) I'm already on every other week appts. with the doc because I'm considered high risk with being a repeat c-section and having the gest. diabetes. I haven't gained any weight this pregnancy (well if you count the 1/2 pound, I'm up to 286 fully clothed with shoes on). I'm on a lower carb diet and I may actually lose a few pounds before it is all said and done. I'll have the first big u/s on Apr. 26 and we do plan on finding out the sex. I have a scheduled c-section on Aug. 29 so it is nice to have an end date in sight.
Gretchen--if you are lurking, I do know what you mean about being treated different here when you are PG and I finally figured it out. It's not so much everyone here treats us preggers differently, it's that our goals are different from everyone else. I still lurk here daily (several times actually) and read the posts but at this point I just can't relate and don't feel "qualified" to post on something where it is weight-related. Yeah I may have been there 100 times in the past but right now I'm not focused on weight loss. Yes I am focused on health but it just isn't the same. Y'all can just know that I'm here in spirit. :D
Anyway, here's my belly pics I've taken thus far.
8week, 12week and then 16 week (gray shirt)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/barbygirl43/progress/8weeks.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/barbygirl43/progress/12weeks.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/barbygirl43/progress/16weeks.jpg
For those who enjoy pics of my kiddos, here they are in a fashion show last week.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/barbygirl43/kids/HPIM2611.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/barbygirl43/kids/HPIM2613.jpg
Finally, if you've made it this far (I know I'm long-winded) we are so close to moving into the new house. We are just waiting on the people who delivered it to come out and relevel it so a couple doors will close properly and take care of a couple of minor things and we should be able to move in soon!!!
This is the front of it (right after we got it.)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/barbygirl43/blog/HPIM2585.jpg