Things are going better now. The dietician said that my numbers were not bad at all and that she thinks they sent me to her as more of a preventitive measure. I have been following the meal outlines that she taught me and it hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. Sometimes I cheat on the eating, but I always start fresh the next meal or next day and don't feel guilty about it. I only have to check my blood 2 times a day, so that hasn't been terrible either. I have a REALLY hard time remembering to check my blood...I'm very inconsistent and expect a scoulding from the doctor, but I'm almost always in the normal range when I do remember to check it, so whatever.
I had a scare this past weekend because my levels were WAY too high and I was really sick. I thought I'd really messed something up, but the doctor's office said that I had a virus and that's made my levels look 'all out of whack'. I was very sick and dehydrated and lost more weight, but I'm back to normal now...thank goodness!
On an exciting note, we are supposed to find out in 2 days if it's a boy or a girl!! We're very excited and can hardly stand the wait! I've tried not to think about it too much. I've tried not to buy anything or look at too many baby things until we know what we're having. Bill really wants a little girl and I kind of want a boy, but I have a feeling that it's probably a girl. We'll be thrilled to death either way...I'm just dying to KNOW!!
My mom is coming to visit and bring baby furniture the last weekend of this month. We've been SO blessed with all the help that we get from my cousin, Mackenzie! She is lending us her beautiful baby furniture and some of the other more expensive items (car seat, stroller) that we'll need for the baby. Things are going to be tight financially already, but that took a big burden off of us. When my mom visits, we're going to repaint the living room. It's a big room, so I don't know if we'll have time to re-do anything else. Bill and I have been moving the other bedrooms around, too. We've still got a lot of work to do!
That's about all I know right now, but I feel like the race to prepare for baby is really going to start in 2 days! More updates and some pictures to come :)
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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Bad news...
I had my 'big' doctor's appointment on Tuesday of this past week. They weighed & measured me, took TONS of blood, performed the fastest ultrasound in the history of mankind, and did the yearly examination violation that every female has to endure once a year. They also took our family medical history and gave us a brief overview of some things that pregnant women should be aware of, and told us what mandatory tests were coming up, as well as some optional tests that are available.
The ultrasound, although performed at supersonic speed, was pretty cool. We could see that the baby now has arms and legs where there used to be only nubs, and he/she is SUPER active in there! I'm going to need him/her to simmer way down as he/she gets bigger!
The rest of the news is blah, blah, boring stuff...so, I'll get to the bad news. The nurse called me Friday at work to let me know that I'm anemic and have gestational diabetes. They are supposed to have a dietician contact me to educate me on how to eat. I thought it was extremely cruel to give me this information on a Friday without giving me any information about what to do or what to eat over the weekend. I'm terrified to eat because I don't want to hurt the baby or cause more problems for myself. I have a small breakdown everytime I get hungry. I'm worried that I'm not eating the right foods or the right amount or I'm eating at the wrong time of the day. I'm overwhelmed by this right now. I need some instructions!
The anemia was not a surprise, as I've been borderline anemic since, at least, high school. And it's not a big deal...a simple iron supplement will solve that issue. The gestational diabetes, however, has put me into a serious depression. I'm anxious to meet with the dietician to see what the game plan is. The nurse on the phone led me to believe that it could be controlled through diet and exercise, but Bill's sister (a nurse practicioner) said that MOST of the time they put pregnant women on insulin injections because its safer. I'll have to test my blood glucose level at least 4 times a day and follow a diabetic menu plan...and apparently inject myself with insulin.
I've been google searching and reading everything I can find about gestational diabetes and diabetes in general. I've poured over websites with diabetic recipes and menu plans. It's depressing. I know that it'll be a good experience to meet with the dietician and learn how I'm supposed to be eating anyway, but it sucks that I have to do it under these circumstances. I'm emotional, I feel like a cow, and I'm HUNGRY! This is just not something I want to deal with right now.
*Sigh* Now that I've complained about everything (for the moment), I feel slightly better. I've been trying to put on a happy face and just deal with it, since complaining won't fix it, but I feel a little better after saying how I really feel. Thanks for listening. I'll let you know how the meeting with the dietician goes.
Love y'all!
The ultrasound, although performed at supersonic speed, was pretty cool. We could see that the baby now has arms and legs where there used to be only nubs, and he/she is SUPER active in there! I'm going to need him/her to simmer way down as he/she gets bigger!
The rest of the news is blah, blah, boring stuff...so, I'll get to the bad news. The nurse called me Friday at work to let me know that I'm anemic and have gestational diabetes. They are supposed to have a dietician contact me to educate me on how to eat. I thought it was extremely cruel to give me this information on a Friday without giving me any information about what to do or what to eat over the weekend. I'm terrified to eat because I don't want to hurt the baby or cause more problems for myself. I have a small breakdown everytime I get hungry. I'm worried that I'm not eating the right foods or the right amount or I'm eating at the wrong time of the day. I'm overwhelmed by this right now. I need some instructions!
The anemia was not a surprise, as I've been borderline anemic since, at least, high school. And it's not a big deal...a simple iron supplement will solve that issue. The gestational diabetes, however, has put me into a serious depression. I'm anxious to meet with the dietician to see what the game plan is. The nurse on the phone led me to believe that it could be controlled through diet and exercise, but Bill's sister (a nurse practicioner) said that MOST of the time they put pregnant women on insulin injections because its safer. I'll have to test my blood glucose level at least 4 times a day and follow a diabetic menu plan...and apparently inject myself with insulin.
I've been google searching and reading everything I can find about gestational diabetes and diabetes in general. I've poured over websites with diabetic recipes and menu plans. It's depressing. I know that it'll be a good experience to meet with the dietician and learn how I'm supposed to be eating anyway, but it sucks that I have to do it under these circumstances. I'm emotional, I feel like a cow, and I'm HUNGRY! This is just not something I want to deal with right now.
*Sigh* Now that I've complained about everything (for the moment), I feel slightly better. I've been trying to put on a happy face and just deal with it, since complaining won't fix it, but I feel a little better after saying how I really feel. Thanks for listening. I'll let you know how the meeting with the dietician goes.
Love y'all!
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