Reposting from the pregnancy board.
When I had DD she had shoulder dystocia. I was overweight but not obese and had none of the other risk factors. I had the GTT because my dad has early signs of Type 2; it was all clear. She was an average size. I ended up with PTSD as a result of the birth, DD was born blue, never latched on-it was all a bloody nightmare and it took me two years to get to the point where I would consider getting pregnant again.
This pregnancy I have been signed back to the midwives from the consultant because I want to have a normal birth if possible-there was pretty much no discussion, he just said ok and that was that. Now I've just had the GTT again (same reason as before obviously) and my post lucozade reading was 8. Apparently the cut off for normal is 7.8. This doesn't seem that high to me but apparently it's high enough. I don't know what it's out of and can't find the answer. Ironically I am far healthier this pregnancy than I was in the last one. Much slimmer, normal BMI, plenty of exercise, largely great diet etc.
So last time I had no risk factors for SD but did have it. This time I have two risk factors-I've had it before, and I have GD.
I have to go back next week to discuss it with them. My nightmare scenario is that I end up back under consultant led care, am induced (happened last time and I'm convinced was partly to blame for the SD), continuously monitored and not allowed a pool birth (which I wasn't allowed last time because my waters went first and then I had 'failure to progress', hence induction etc) or worse, told I must have a Caesarian. I know it's ludicrous but I am absolutely shit scared of c-sections. I cannot bear the idea of it. I had an epidural last time after the induction and it didn't work properly. The idea of the anaesthetic failing literally gives me nightmares.
I hate that I have to wait until next Tuesday to discuss all this. I was so blasé this morning-I really thought it was ridiculous that I had to have the test at all.
Has anyone been in this position and does anyone know what the hospital's likely recommended course of action is going to be?
Would it be naive and stupid for me to go in ready to argue for a normal, midwife led birth? I obviously don't want to give this baby SD. But I also don't want to set off the same train of events as last time by having an induction-a train which led to SD anyway.
I'm so confused and sad
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Shoulder dystocia in last birth and gestational diabetes in current pregnancy-help
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AntoinetteCosway · 08/05/2014 17:27
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