Experience with gestational diabetes

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Wanting to know of other mums personal experiences with gestational diabetes in pregnancy, when you test positive. I’ve done 2 tests with fasting 2 hr every pregnancy this is my 4th pregnancy and they want to test me twice again. I have tested negative everytine apart from larger babies nothing else is wrong during pregnancy. I have very large placentas and thick umbilical cords. #1 4kg to #2 was almost 5kg and #3 early at 4.5kg #2 & 3 csection and #4 will be c-section.

Posted by anon, 18/09/13

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- - mom81879 said
  - 30 Apr 2017
    8:01 am
It’s good that your doctor is onto it and checking everything to make sure it’s all going to plan
- - mummy liana said
  - 29 Mar 2014
    2:12 am
there are some good comments here
- - memo said
  - 10 Mar 2014
    6:32 pm
Your medical team is doing a great job in looking after you and your baby, be guided by them, hopefully you won’t have any complications.
- - katelt said
  - 28 Feb 2014
    7:52 pm
Diagnosed at 3 months pregnant, and to be honest, I was quite happy to follow all the recommendations and diet etc, as even then I ended up on insulin, Dread to think what would have happened if I had not paid attention!! Also I found ever since then I have eaten far more healthily than before pregnancy, plus I was told by the specialist I would most certainly be diabetic after the birth, but I tested normal!
- - ilees68 said
  - 27 Jan 2014
    9:08 pm
Sorry I can’t help u here
- - memo said
  - 27 Jan 2014
    4:47 pm
I would follow your obstetrician’s advice as it can be serious for both the baby and you.
- - ljsalomon said
  - 26 Jan 2014
    2:14 pm
Some good advice there below.
- - scottie said
  - 14 Jan 2014
    1:14 pm
My daughter hated all of those tests but did them as otherwise I think the stress is worse
- - tobysmummy said
  - 02 Jan 2014
    5:08 pm
No GD here, but I hope your pregnancy is going well!
- - meltingmoment said
  - 29 Dec 2013
    7:07 pm
Hope all is going well with your 4th pregnancy
- - coppin85 said
  - 26 Dec 2013
    8:06 pm
how are you going with it
- - mggarner said
  - 24 Nov 2013
    9:07 pm
How are you going with it?
- - mggarner said
  - 21 Nov 2013
    3:25 pm
Hope everything goes well for you
- - hopefullyheidi said
  - 09 Nov 2013
    12:34 pm
Hope everything went well for you
- - meltingmoment said
  - 31 Oct 2013
    10:16 pm
My sister in law developed it with her 4th pregnancy but all is okay now.
- - barch said
  - 31 Oct 2013
    7:56 pm
I have had gestational diabetes with both pregnancies and I know that the testing is awful, however if it goes undetected the implications to the baby are too great to ignore. I would be taking the test regardless of past outcomes.
- - nswelise said
  - 27 Oct 2013
    5:26 pm
i dont know how hard it would be to cope with this but you are strong!
- - snoopy said
  - 14 Oct 2013
    10:50 am
Even if they want you to do more testing, it is up to you in the end.
- - missmanic said
  - 13 Oct 2013
    5:19 pm
Thanks for all the tips and advice, my sister just found out she has GD.
- - liz007 said
  - 13 Oct 2013
    10:16 am
I had very big babies. My twins where 7 pound 6 and 7 pound 8 ident boys. My after birth was over 16 pound I had a c section I had to be careful and was put on a diet but it was not that hard… In fact my first was over10 pound 2 so. You need to be careful and. Follow the diet hosiptal put you on. .. In saying that beware some fruits are not good for you….