So I finally visited my doctor again today after two weeks of freaking out about the GD. Luckily, she is really nice and answered all the questions I had. Surprisingly, we like her WAY better than the CNM. It sounds like she might be one of those old-fashioned doctors that doesn’t really go along with natural birthing and what not, but she actually answered questions I had and didn’t make me feel silly for asking them. However, I found out that the clinic I go to rotates doctors so any one of 4 doctors could end up delivering me, so I am going to rotate who I go to unless they advise me otherwise (which they advised me to rotate).

Other than that, the appointment went well. The doc said that there is a chance that I might either need a c-section or induction at 37-38 weeks if my GD gets way out of hand. I am obviously more inclined to hope for the induction. However, so far, there is no indication that it might come to that because my glucose numbers are in a really good range just with diet alone. I am hoping it stays that way and mostly, I am hoping that I can keep up with the diet and excercise. But gosh, 9 more weeks! It seems so far away but not so far away. It’s crazy!

My baby shower is this weekend and I am quite excited. Mostly, because it gives me the green light to start buying whatever I didn’t get at the shower haha. So far we have the play yard, stroller and shelves. I am going to buy the gDiapers because I am sure no one will be buying those. I am waiting on clothes and I’d rather wait until the last minute anyways because I know I’ll just buy a bunch of stuff if I don’t stop myself from doing so. I am also excited because once March gets here, I got ‘permission’ from my husband (and mom) that I can begin to start putting things together for Caden in our room. I’ve been so eager that it’s hard to stop myself sometimes. I also need to develop a plan of action for how I am going to clean the crap out of my house (literally haha). I really want it spotless when Caden arrives and it’s really hard with pets. I am not discouraged though. Worst case scenario is that I’ll have to put the dogs and/or cats (at night and when we are gone) up in one room until we move into a bigger place. The bigger thing that needs to be done is carpet cleaning though! Ugh my carpets look hideous!

I’m going to leave on this note: I really really want a DSLR.

I know I know. I said I’d be good, be better…and look where it’s got me. LOL Honestly, I have wanted to blog but I just haven’t had a chance to. By the time I sit down and get ready to write, I just don’t feel like doing it anymore. Does anyone ever feel like that? I hope I’m not the only one!

So yes, I am 30 weeks pregnant. It’s a milestone for me because it means that I am just that much more close to the end. Plus, it’s nice to be 2/3 done with this pregnancy. I can’t say that I have had any major issues (except for the morning sickness in the first trimester) so there isn’t much to complain about. Except, oh yeah, the Gestational Diabetes. To be honest, I don’t even know if I have GD but my 1 hour screening test results were so high that they just bypassed by the 3-hour. If that means I have GD or not, I don’t know, but today I am going to be meeting with the Diabetic Educator so I hope I can get some answers.

So this is a two-day post haha. I went to the diabetic educator on Thursday and found out the things that I need to do. Mostly, I need to take my blood sugar 1 hour after every meal and it needs to be less than 140 mg/dL. My fasting number (first thing in the morning) needs to be under 90. So far, I am doing pretty good on the meals but my fasting number is hovering between 98-103. I am hoping I can get that under control so I don’t have to take insulin. Other wise, my diet looks something like this:

Breakfast: 30-45g Carbs

Snack: 15g Carbs

Lunch: 60g Carbs

Snack: 30g carbs

Dinner: 45g Carbs

Snack: 15g Carbs

total carbs: 210 Carbs

I have some leeway in some areas and I need to eat plenty of protein which actually counteracts the Carbs in raising my blood sugar. It’s been a crazy time to find low carb or carb alternatives . But if I balance my meals with enough protein and carbs then I am usually pretty set to go on having good blood sugar. It’s really frustrating watching what I need to eat but I know it’s for the benefit of me and Caden. I just hate feeling like I am hungry all the time. The biggest fear I have is that he will have macrosoma and I really really don’t want that to be the case because it will also means he has other issues related to high blood sugar. With that in mind, I am terrified about getting birth if he were to be big. I want a natural birth but I also don’t want to push myself to have one if its not going to be in my best interest or his. It’s something I’ll have to deal with but I am not as stressed as I was earlier in the month.

I think it’s time to post a recipe soon. Especially a low-carb one. I’m making Beef and Broccoli for dinner tonight and I am literally salivating just thinking about it!

Question of the Day:

What’s your biggest challenge right now?