I have a Dr's appointment today at 11:15. I ended up failing my 3 hr. Apparently I'm borderline gestational diabetes but the specialist thinks its better if I just begin to check my sugars just to make sure. At first I was SUPER nervous and kind of beating myself up about it. After going to his appointment last week, I realized, it's not THAT bed to prick your finger 4 times a day (plus it doesn't even really hurt!!) and I only have just a teeny bit to go. He told me to check my sugar when I wake up and then 2 hrs after every major meal. I'm supposed to snack more, which I def don't do right now, and chart my sugar readings. I see him again next week to see how its going. It was definitely hard grocery shopping yesterday watching the sugar levels on everything I bought.
Being able to see the specialist last week meant that I got to see little Lucas. Well, turns out he's not so little after all. The guy already weighs a whopping 4 lbs and is expected to be 9 or 9.5 lbs at birth. Since I am officially diagnosed with GD I will be going to be induced at 39 weeks. That is if my blood pressure stays the same and nothing else comes up between now and then. Apparently, pre-eclampsia runs side by side with GD and so they are going to watch me very closely for that. I am going to check with my dr today and make sure she agrees with the specialist on my induction date, but for now it looks like December 14 is the day. Here's a pic of our "little" guy. Look how flexible he is! :)
