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TinyTear · 17/03/2015 12:30
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smilingthroughgrittedteeth ·
17/03/2015 12:50
KFC sounds good tiny I can't stop eating today.
I got up at 10, so far I've eaten a yogurt, 2 slices of toast with chocolate spread, 2 weetabix and a bowl of popcorn 
I haven't been that hungry since getting pregnant and have struggled to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner so this is a big change. I'm now off to make some soup for lunch.
LIG1979 ·
17/03/2015 14:56
Hello all,
I am unfortunately one of those slim, athletic types who suffer from GD, PCOS and a lot of other things that are considered 'obese illnesses'. It is very frustrating as I can keep it all at bay by eating healthily and doing lots of exercise but it is still as if my body is a lot heavier than it is. It is all linked to the PCOS but my dad has the same (but obviously it is not called PCOS in men) and despite being a very healthy 61 year old from an weight, diet and exercise point of view, his cholesterol etc. all reflect a poor diet etc. On the other hand I work with a guy who does no exercise, eats crap all day and night and drinks a bottle of wine a night and a couple on weekend nights. He just had the new check that they do for people 40-70 and got told all his liver function, cholesterol etc. etc. was in the lower end of normal so he was healthy despite the weight and lifestyle issues. I think genetics play a big impact!
I think the weight gain is higher for lower bmi women because they need to gain the fat stores. So I have always gained a lot during the 1st trimester but with dd it was all gone by 3 months pp and then I had trouble keeping my weight up and had to large quantities of 
. I think my body needs to get to above 30% body fat (versus under 20% normally) and then it seems like my weight gain becomes more similar to what they reccomend. This time I am slightly worried as I do not have the fat stores with all the illness and diet changes with the GD. However, at my growth scan ds is growing well and put on 0.8 kg since his last scan so obviously the lack of weight gain on my part is not impacting him. Also, I imagine that the healthy eating is doing us both good although the last few days, I have been quite naughty and had lots of cake and ice cream because my levels have been quite low.
Tiny sounds like a lovely day off. Will you test your blood sugar after the KFC? I am craving haribos now more because I can't eat them at the moment!
Anyway better get off to the GD clinic and to loiter at the hospital for hours and as Tiny said it seems to be quite a mix of sizes and not just 'fatties'.
LIG1979 ·
17/03/2015 18:31
little - hope you get some rest and you don't worry too much about tomorrow. Good they are taking you seriously.
Tiny - maybe KFC is the way forward although probably waiting 2 hours helped with the reading. With dd I craved KFC for the 1st 12 weeks and did go there all the time and I haven't been able to face one since.
Another joyful day at the diabetes clinic. All going well and no concerns and didn't want to see me for a while until they measure my bump and it is too small by 3cm. So now I have more appointments to check ds is growing enough. The fact that I had a growth scan yesterday that showed ds tracking his percentiles since the last scan don't seem to matter. The only good thing is that my appointments coincide with a new friend who is due at the same time as me and it is a good opportunity to get to know her better. Next appointment we are going to do coffee before hand. Not sure we can do cake before a diabetic clinic but it is tempting 
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TeaandHobnobs ·
17/03/2015 20:34
Hi team 
Tiny I have put on a whopping 17kg this pregnancy! Last time I never weighed myself past my booking in, so I didn't know (plus DS was early). I wouldn't have weighed this time either, but I had a medical for life insurance last week (what a bloody stupid time to do it, I am a moron). I will be interested to know how much of that remains post-birth!
And on that subject... Due date was last Friday, and I have had 2 days of quieter movement, plus itching that has been going on for a couple of weeks, so at my MW appointment today (where I was denied a sweep as a result!), I got sent off to the day assessment unit. Unfortunately I have obstetric cholestasis 
Given that I'm already past term, they just want to get her out now, so induction will be starting tonight. I can't deny I'm a little disappointed, but I am very excited to meet DD 
Just hoping I can cope with the pain!!!
Will update when DD arrives
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