Yep, I failed my GTT. The cutoff point is 9.0 and my result was 9.7. So I have gestational diabetes. woop de do. sigh. So I had an appointment yesterday at the diabetes clinic and the lady gave me a blood glucose monitoring system which basically means I have a little finger pricker thing and a machine with little strips that go in it, I put a drop of blood on the strip and it tells me my result. I have to do this 4 times a day - once before breakfast, and then one hour after breakfast, lunch and dinner. I forgot to do the before breakfast one today whoops, but my after breakfast result was high, lunchtime was ok though. So I'm also writing down a food diary of what I'm eating during the day and will take that to my dietician appointment in 2 weeks, and I'm also meeting with the obstetrician that day too.
So, not the greatest result! But hopefully we can just control it with diet and not have to have any metformin tablets or insulin injections. FX. At least they got onto it now and we will have the best outcome for me and bubs.
At my midwife appointment on tuesday she had a poke around and bubs is breech at the moment, so that's why I've been getting a bit of heartburn - her head is up under my ribs. But heart rate is still good, and she feels like a small bub at this stage. Which is good because with GD babies can tend to be on the large side which can make for complications during delivery etc. If my levels stay good then they might let me go to term instead of inducing me early but we will have to see how I go.
Aside from that, not a lot has been happening. I've been dealing with lots of baby clothes - so much in fact that they aren't all going to fit in her wardrobe and some will have to go in the spare room wardrobe!!
also our new chest freezer that we bought (and finally plugged in) wasn't working, the light came on but nothing else happened so we had a brand new one delivered yesterday - which does work. so YAY now I can start making up some meals to freeze and we won't run out of freezer space for quite a while.
Oh and I've been watching the horrible earthquake tragedy in Christchurch on the news, it's so sad! So many people dead and they are still looking for survivors. Thankfully everyone that I know that lives there is doing ok. phew.
well I think that's all for now....
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Update
So I really need to try and post more on this!
Went for my polycose test 2 weeks ago and failed it :( so I had to go back to the lab last friday and sit the GTT (glucose tolerance test) which tests for gestational diabetes. This meant that I had to fast for 12 hours and then have a blood test, drink an insanely sweet drink that burned my throat and made me feel sick and wait for 2 hours and have another blood test. Hopefully will find out the results tomorrow at my midwife appointment. and FINGERS CROSSED that I don't have it or else I'm going to find eating even harder!
Work has slowed right down now again and I have been put onto 3 days a week. This is a bummer because it's meant that I now have less money coming in, but hopefully will give me a chance to rest up a bit and get things done around home.
Got a whole pile of baby clothes on the weekend from SIL and they are now washed and hanging in the wardrobe :) they look so pretty! and little missy is going to be well covered for clothes for like the next 3 years haha. Just need to go and get a few warm things for this winter, probably some merino vests etc.
28 weeks tomorrow! Third trimester eek! Scary to think that there is only roughly 12 weeks to go!
Went for my polycose test 2 weeks ago and failed it :( so I had to go back to the lab last friday and sit the GTT (glucose tolerance test) which tests for gestational diabetes. This meant that I had to fast for 12 hours and then have a blood test, drink an insanely sweet drink that burned my throat and made me feel sick and wait for 2 hours and have another blood test. Hopefully will find out the results tomorrow at my midwife appointment. and FINGERS CROSSED that I don't have it or else I'm going to find eating even harder!
Work has slowed right down now again and I have been put onto 3 days a week. This is a bummer because it's meant that I now have less money coming in, but hopefully will give me a chance to rest up a bit and get things done around home.
Got a whole pile of baby clothes on the weekend from SIL and they are now washed and hanging in the wardrobe :) they look so pretty! and little missy is going to be well covered for clothes for like the next 3 years haha. Just need to go and get a few warm things for this winter, probably some merino vests etc.
28 weeks tomorrow! Third trimester eek! Scary to think that there is only roughly 12 weeks to go!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Random photography
So I found these photos on the comp yesterday when I was uploading my recent bump pictures, and thought I would just post a few on here. (Plus my latest bump pics)
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| Bumpy from 23 weeks til 26 weeks :) |
Not too bad for my little camera I think!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Counting down....
So today we are down to double digits! (number of days left to go until bubs arrives) EEK! That is so exciting but scary at the same time. I feel so unorganised! and yet I don't think I'm doing too badly either....
Spent part of the weekend rearranging the lounge (well Steve did, I just watched and complained ;) lol) So now my bookcase that was in bubs room is now out in the lounge and I have all my cookbooks and gardening books and DVD's on it. The rest of the books are still lying on the floor in bubs room, so will have to get on to boxing them up and putting them downstairs. And I took one of the little bookshelves we had DVD's on in the lounge down to bubs room and it is now filled with some of my books that I had when I was little :) Can't wait to be able to read them to her! Although Steve keeps asking me if I have already started reading to her hehe.
It has been a hot and sticky weekend, which culminated in us doing not a heck of a lot! Although we did spend most of Saturday working on Steve's nana's house that is being built - I was helping him wrap the building paper. Luckily they had the roof on so we weren't working in the direct sunlight as it was so scorching! Yesterday was hot and humid as well so we moped around for most of the day and then decided to go out to the beach for a swim - was so nice and refreshing!
Well last week it was my birthday - I'm now officially quarter of a century old. Yep, 25! And was quite coincidental as I happened to be 25 weeks pregnant too! it was definately meant to be. Had a lovely birthday dinner on saturday (roast lamb nom nom nom)
Oh and my nephew was born a few hours after my last post on the 25th January. He is so cute! Made me very clucky, good thing I'm already preggers!!
The Day zero website is finally back up and running after a couple of months of it not working so have just updated my goals. I have got just over 800 days to go and I've only completed 5 of my list of about 58 things to do....so not doing great, but not too bad either. Must get around to completing more! (and actually finishing the list - supposed to be 101 things in 1001 days, only about halfway there!)
Spent part of the weekend rearranging the lounge (well Steve did, I just watched and complained ;) lol) So now my bookcase that was in bubs room is now out in the lounge and I have all my cookbooks and gardening books and DVD's on it. The rest of the books are still lying on the floor in bubs room, so will have to get on to boxing them up and putting them downstairs. And I took one of the little bookshelves we had DVD's on in the lounge down to bubs room and it is now filled with some of my books that I had when I was little :) Can't wait to be able to read them to her! Although Steve keeps asking me if I have already started reading to her hehe.
It has been a hot and sticky weekend, which culminated in us doing not a heck of a lot! Although we did spend most of Saturday working on Steve's nana's house that is being built - I was helping him wrap the building paper. Luckily they had the roof on so we weren't working in the direct sunlight as it was so scorching! Yesterday was hot and humid as well so we moped around for most of the day and then decided to go out to the beach for a swim - was so nice and refreshing!
Well last week it was my birthday - I'm now officially quarter of a century old. Yep, 25! And was quite coincidental as I happened to be 25 weeks pregnant too! it was definately meant to be. Had a lovely birthday dinner on saturday (roast lamb nom nom nom)
Oh and my nephew was born a few hours after my last post on the 25th January. He is so cute! Made me very clucky, good thing I'm already preggers!!
The Day zero website is finally back up and running after a couple of months of it not working so have just updated my goals. I have got just over 800 days to go and I've only completed 5 of my list of about 58 things to do....so not doing great, but not too bad either. Must get around to completing more! (and actually finishing the list - supposed to be 101 things in 1001 days, only about halfway there!)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
24 weeks and waiting for a baby to arrive!
And no, not mine. She can happily stay put in there until term!
My sister in law is in labour! She has been quite sick with meningitis this past week, and finally got the all clear yesterday! And today she is in early labour! Hopefully I will be an aunty again before too long :)
and yes, I am 24 weeks today! WOOP! Bubs kicks are getting a lot stronger, I even had a couple yesterday that I went "ooh!" at because they took me by surprise at how strong they were. She is spending quite a bit of her day wriggling around in her little home (maybe she's doing housework?!) It is the nicest and most reassuring feeling when she moves. It has been slightly annoying at times when she just won't stop wriggling, but I know that is only likely to get worse so I can't complain too much. Getting a little bit uncomfy at work sitting down all day, yesterday I had a sore back and my bump was all hard and sore too. A lie down after work and a good walk helped though.
So bump is growing quite rapidly. And so is the pile of clothes I can no longer fit!! It is becoming quite a task to actually find something to wear now. Thank goodness for the maternity skirt I bought from Kmart a couple of weeks ago, I just wish I had bought a couple of them! Saw some jeans at the warehouse the other day that I might have to get because pretty much NONE of my pants fit me anymore! At least it is still summer (for now) but won't be too much longer before I will want to start wearing pants again, so that may be a bit of a problem. I just hope I fit my clothes again afterward or it will be a very expensive affair to get me a new wardrobe!
I bought a Touchwood change table off Trademe last week and we picked it up on the weekend. It's the same model as my cot which is cool, I now have a matching set. So bubs' room is starting to take shape. Need to get some more coat hangers so I can hang up the rest of the clothes we have bought. Or else, find a set of drawers to put them all in.
Anyway, I think that's all the main news for now....until my nephew gets here that is!
My sister in law is in labour! She has been quite sick with meningitis this past week, and finally got the all clear yesterday! And today she is in early labour! Hopefully I will be an aunty again before too long :)
and yes, I am 24 weeks today! WOOP! Bubs kicks are getting a lot stronger, I even had a couple yesterday that I went "ooh!" at because they took me by surprise at how strong they were. She is spending quite a bit of her day wriggling around in her little home (maybe she's doing housework?!) It is the nicest and most reassuring feeling when she moves. It has been slightly annoying at times when she just won't stop wriggling, but I know that is only likely to get worse so I can't complain too much. Getting a little bit uncomfy at work sitting down all day, yesterday I had a sore back and my bump was all hard and sore too. A lie down after work and a good walk helped though.
So bump is growing quite rapidly. And so is the pile of clothes I can no longer fit!! It is becoming quite a task to actually find something to wear now. Thank goodness for the maternity skirt I bought from Kmart a couple of weeks ago, I just wish I had bought a couple of them! Saw some jeans at the warehouse the other day that I might have to get because pretty much NONE of my pants fit me anymore! At least it is still summer (for now) but won't be too much longer before I will want to start wearing pants again, so that may be a bit of a problem. I just hope I fit my clothes again afterward or it will be a very expensive affair to get me a new wardrobe!
I bought a Touchwood change table off Trademe last week and we picked it up on the weekend. It's the same model as my cot which is cool, I now have a matching set. So bubs' room is starting to take shape. Need to get some more coat hangers so I can hang up the rest of the clothes we have bought. Or else, find a set of drawers to put them all in.
Anyway, I think that's all the main news for now....until my nephew gets here that is!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Holidays, work and BABY NEWS!
2011 here we are! Even though we are halfway through the first month already (gasp!)....
Back at work again (sigh) and things are slowly returning to normal.... My 2 weeks off were awesome, and totally not long enough, but will make do with that for now. Christmas day was spent at my parents and we ate far too much. I totally surprised my mum with how much I ate!! She didn't think I would make it through the huge plateful of roast turkey, potatoes, kumara, pumpkin and beans that I did. But it was soooo goooooood!! And I surprised myself with being able to eat it all and not getting that horrible "oh I just ate too much" feeling. By the time it was dinnertime, everyone else was still full and I was hungry again hehe. So mum had some yummy christmas ham which I had two nice big ham steaks from that I fried up. nom nom nom. Saw my grandparents too which was nice as they aren't doing so well, old age and all that..
The rest of the holiday was spent going to the beach (oh the swimming was lovely), going to Auckland shopping and mini-putting with my cousins, and just general relaxing and getting a bit of stuff done around the house.
Had my 20 week scan on the 29th, and bubs was very cooperative - its a GIRL!!!
I am so excited :) We have thought of a possible name now too, but will go in with a couple and decide on the actual day. Everything is looking awesome so far, fluid levels around her are great, she's pretty much the right size for her date and her brain and heart are looking super. At my previous midwife visit she asked me if I had felt any movement and all I could say was I'm not sure, possibly. Well about 2 days after that (at 19 weeks) I got booted. and every single day since then she has been kicking and rolling around. It is the weirdest (but nicest) feeling! She has been lying transverse with her head on my left side, but as of yesterday she actually turned around and I think she is now with her head on my right as I am getting kicks on my left side now. So possible gymnast or highland dancer in the making perhaps? The midwife at my last appointment on tuesday was very pleased to hear I had been getting such awesome movements, especially seeing as I have a front (anterior) placenta! Must say it's pretty reassuring for me to have her kicking me all the time too. If I haven't felt her all day she will usually give me a couple of strong kicks that night just as I have gotten into bed and relaxing for the night. Although yesterday she had a VERY active day, and was moving around quite uncomfortably the whole time I was cooking and eating dinner. So she's certainly getting her groove on in there!
So now that we know that she's a girl I haven't been able to resist some of the great sales in the baby shops lately, even though I have heaps of clothes coming from my sister in law, I just wanted to buy her some cute things myself. So now we have a little range of clothes for her, all different sizes - some newborn right up until 1 year. and we got some pretty damn good bargains on some of them too! So now I just have to get them all clean and then hang them up, or else find some drawers to put them in.
Baby room is a shambles at the moment, I've been sorting through my bookshelf and putting up all my children's books that I had packed away, and removing some of the other ones I had. Of course this is a work in progress as I started but ran out of steam. So there are books scattered all over the floor. Our bedroom is somewhat resembling a bomb site too as I have been going through my wardrobe and finding out what still fits me (this list is shrinking by the day...including a new pair of pants this morning that fit me ok last week!) and things that I no longer want that I will donate. This is a work in progress also. The spare room has had a tornado through it too as it contains all the things that used to be in the baby's room but haven't been or aren't going to be taken downstairs but have yet to find a new home....among lots of blankets and pillows etc that were on our spare bed....this is hopefully soon to be my sewing room as well as being the guest bedroom. Just got to ressurect hubby's old computer desk and see if it is suitable.
Right, well I think that's enough waffle from me for now... catch you later.
Back at work again (sigh) and things are slowly returning to normal.... My 2 weeks off were awesome, and totally not long enough, but will make do with that for now. Christmas day was spent at my parents and we ate far too much. I totally surprised my mum with how much I ate!! She didn't think I would make it through the huge plateful of roast turkey, potatoes, kumara, pumpkin and beans that I did. But it was soooo goooooood!! And I surprised myself with being able to eat it all and not getting that horrible "oh I just ate too much" feeling. By the time it was dinnertime, everyone else was still full and I was hungry again hehe. So mum had some yummy christmas ham which I had two nice big ham steaks from that I fried up. nom nom nom. Saw my grandparents too which was nice as they aren't doing so well, old age and all that..
The rest of the holiday was spent going to the beach (oh the swimming was lovely), going to Auckland shopping and mini-putting with my cousins, and just general relaxing and getting a bit of stuff done around the house.
Had my 20 week scan on the 29th, and bubs was very cooperative - its a GIRL!!!
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| My lil girl at the 20 week scan :) Isn't she cute?! |
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| My latest bump pictures - 20, 21 and 22 weeks! |
So now that we know that she's a girl I haven't been able to resist some of the great sales in the baby shops lately, even though I have heaps of clothes coming from my sister in law, I just wanted to buy her some cute things myself. So now we have a little range of clothes for her, all different sizes - some newborn right up until 1 year. and we got some pretty damn good bargains on some of them too! So now I just have to get them all clean and then hang them up, or else find some drawers to put them in.
Baby room is a shambles at the moment, I've been sorting through my bookshelf and putting up all my children's books that I had packed away, and removing some of the other ones I had. Of course this is a work in progress as I started but ran out of steam. So there are books scattered all over the floor. Our bedroom is somewhat resembling a bomb site too as I have been going through my wardrobe and finding out what still fits me (this list is shrinking by the day...including a new pair of pants this morning that fit me ok last week!) and things that I no longer want that I will donate. This is a work in progress also. The spare room has had a tornado through it too as it contains all the things that used to be in the baby's room but haven't been or aren't going to be taken downstairs but have yet to find a new home....among lots of blankets and pillows etc that were on our spare bed....this is hopefully soon to be my sewing room as well as being the guest bedroom. Just got to ressurect hubby's old computer desk and see if it is suitable.
Right, well I think that's enough waffle from me for now... catch you later.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Christmas eve
Well it's christmas eve, and I'm still at work...sigh....hopefully will get out of here soon! I have a million and one things to do this afternoon, and most require me to be slaving away in the kitchen finishing presents! Hope I get it all done in time!
So this will most likely be the last post of the year, unless I manage to make it on after our scan next week to reveal what flavour we are having, so MERRY CHRISTMAS!! and have a happy and safe holiday!
See you in 2011
xxxx
Heather & bump
So this will most likely be the last post of the year, unless I manage to make it on after our scan next week to reveal what flavour we are having, so MERRY CHRISTMAS!! and have a happy and safe holiday!
See you in 2011
xxxx
Heather & bump
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