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Calling all up-duffed Yammers! Come and continue the swearing and the love on our pregnancy thread, and let us never forget how lucky we are!

Fasting levels are a bugger 'tis true but I'm surprised they didn't give you a chance really Pinkemi. Some people find a bedtime snack helps but I guess it's a bit late to suggest. The meds are not the end of the world though, the diet advice is still good and it's not for long. I was really worried I'd end up on medication then have to be induced, but in the end had DS at 38+3 without induction. I couldn't use the midwifery unit, but that was about PROM and it being rammed, not the GD. Hope you feel a bit better about it soon.

@limplettice exactly! I was shocked when they told me that i only had about 4 days to get the fasting levels down! Managed a 5.1 this morning.. so im hoping as they have been close to range that they will let me stay unmedicated for now.. i guess ill find out later today when they call.

Horray! Had the call with the diabetic nurse and she said as long as I can keep my fasting levels down.. then no need for medication! But as soon as I get a number that is higher than 5.3.. i need to call her.

Thought I could get away with peanut butter on brown bread but had that this morning and my levels have gone up to 8.0. (Did have breakfast later than normal and im feeling a bit stressed today as its my first day back at work for a while.) Stress and late eating might affect it right?

I'm reading up as much as I can on the correct diet etc.. but only been on it now for about 4 days and fed up already! ha!

That's great news Pinkemi so hope you can get things sorted.

Brown bread would have mullered me first thing. I could manage one slice of Burgen soya and linseed but ordinary brown would have done the same to me. Stress and eating late will definitely affect it, especially at breakfast as your body will overcompensate. Try more protein for breakfast, and see if a piece of cheese before bed helps with fasting levels. I got into the habit of an oatcake with a blob of soft cheese and a slice of chorizo every night before bed and it really helped. Also forget the three meals / third of a plate nonsense they tell you. Small carb, loads of protein, and a decent snack between meals.

I totally get it. The jam scones on the delivery ward were utterly orgasmic after 10 weeks of it. But actually once you get into the rhythm of it, it's not so bad. It'll be ok. And if you end up on the metformin it'll be keeping baby safe. I hated it when people said that. After all the fucking stress conceiving and keeping him, I didn't need to be told I had to stop the jam to keep him happy, seriously . But still, you do what you gotta do.

Jam scones?! I was given toast and I didn't even get to eat that because it was put out of my reach and I was stuck in bed with the boy 😭

I really want a jam scone now.

Hurrah for all the positive Yammerbaby news!

Hahaha Sooz. Homemade with homemade jam too but prepared in labour and bought in by my darling dad halfway through. Possibly the best thing I've ever eaten 😂

I am in awe at your dad doing that! My mum came while I was still in delivery but brought nothing

I remember being told that toast after the birth is the best thing ever, but I turned mine down because they offered me it whilst I was in recovery and I was so tired I couldn’t keep my eyes open! I would have loved it a couple of hours later though x

Congratulations June, that's lovely news.

@Pinkemi I found eggs worked well for breakfast. Squares of frittata and cheese was my go to breakfast.

So.. I've come back from my 32 week growth scan and baby is apparently already 5lbs 11!!!!

They said because of my GD and the size of the baby.. they are looking at inducing me at NO LATER then 38 weeks. If I can't get my blood sugars under control then it will be 37 weeks. I'm only just starting a weeks holiday before my maternity leave at 37 weeks.. I had hoped for a bit more time off at home to properly prepare myself for babies arrival!

Might talk to my manager and see if I am able to take 2 weeks holiday before maternity.. so that I am off from 36 weeks onwards. Think they would let me?

My blood sugar readings have not been as good as expected.. They were like 1 or 2 slip ups a week we would allow but you have had quite a few. I was like.. yeah Ive been trying to see what I can tolerate and what I cant! They seemed like they just wanted to put me on medication.. even though Ive managed to get my fasting levels down.

So much scare-mongering.. I now feel terrified and unsure on what to do!!

Oh no Pink! I've no advice about induction but I do know those scans are notoriously rubbish. I forget exactly but we were estimated an 8.5 lb baby at term, he arrived at 38+3 at 6.7ish.

However. The 38 weeks for GD is standard in my hospital, unless you say no, no one can make you have an early induction, you have to weigh the risk factors up. Try not to get in a pickle, much I know that's easier said than done.

I'd talk to your manager, I'm sure they'll work something out, they kinda have to. I had a woman take her mat leave a month earlier than planned, she was having twins and it had to be done, we weren't the slightest concerned. Good luck

So spoke to my manager and she was fine with me going off earlier.. massive weight off my shoulders!

I hear what you are saying about being able to refuse and induction but its so hard to know what the right thing to do is.. you know? I dont want to put my baby at more risk then its already at for me having GD.

Im reading the positive birth book to try and get myself into the right frame of mind... counting down the fact that i only have 3 weeks left at work now helps!! Hahaha

hey guys... how is everyone getting on? Feeling pretty bored of being pregnant now i must admit!

Hi Pink! How are you getting on? Not long now until you can rest up!

Today is pretty crap tbh. DH has suggested that he takes a much lower paid job in the eves when my mat leave ends, that he does all the childcare and I go back full time. He's been miserable at work for the last 8 months, and this is his current solution. I'm devastated.

Hey Pink, you're so close now! The last month does feel so long I know. Hoping you get some rest before it all finally happens.

Wonky you sound so fed up. What was the original plan, that you go back part time? I'm afraid I wouldn't be on board with that at all I don't care if it is 2019! Why can't he change to something else? Or if a reshuffle is required look at two part time positions somehow?

The original plan was for me to go to 3 days a week. MiniWonk would have two days in nursery and one with DH as he has a midweek day off. He's probably going to request to drop down a position (which is a good whack in reduced money) next week. I can't really blame him tbh. His work dominates his life 24 hours as he's constantly bombarded with messages. You would think they work in some major business the way his bosses behave but it's a bloody supermarket!

That sucks. I totally know what you mean though, my mum works in a form of retail and the pressure is immense, totally not commensurate to pay or frankly, product. If that's the case though there might be other solutions, don't let him make any major changes until you have looked at all the options. With respect there's usually plenty of supermarket roles for good people. Maybe somewhere where you may be able to make things a fairer split.

We are finally coming out of sleep regression fog I hope. 9 hours with one wake up last night, I feel like a 20 year old. Well, maybe a 30 year old but still

@WonkyDonk87 A friend of mine said to me that she sleeps better now that baby is born compared to when she was heavily pregnant! hope thats the same with me! haha

Sorry to hear about your husbands dilemma with work! is there no other solution? If it is the only solution then you guys will make it work.. im sure of it. :)

@Limplettice sadly I have been hit with the last trimester insomnia which ive read so much about! We are also picking up a puppy tomorrow (eeeeeh) so I will be up for night time wee breaks for a few weeks. lol Not sure what that will do to my fasting numbers for my GD but we will see.

Feeling ready to leave work I must admit. I only have two weeks left.. and technically have enough holiday to be able to go a week earlier. (would help with puppy) but am not sure if i should or to keep it for when baby is born! technically I'm going to be off for about a week as it is before i am possibly induced.. maybe i should just have 2 weeks... I dunno.

Thanks guys, feel a bit better today. We'll find a way. I'd rather be povo than have a miserable DH anyway.

Sorry about the shit sleep Pink, take rests where you can.

Limp one wake up is amazing! Long may it continue.

Also @Pinkemi we will need pics of the new puppy.

Sorry been a bit MIA... puppy is adorable but we are really struggling with night time! I'm not one for having a dog in the bedroom.. so we set up a crate in the kitchen for her to sleep in. We started off with the door of the crate closed but she howled a lot! Started getting to the point where we were setting our alarms to let her out to pee.. and catching her when she was howling. As we dont want her thinking that if she howls we will go to her... we thought maybe its a better idea to keep her confined to the kitchen with the crate door open and a couple of puppy pads down and just ignore her crying for the evening. (Will make it easier for when baby is here to not have to worry about night time pee breaks as well as 4 hourly feeds for bubs!)

Last night was our first attempt and it wasn't great I must admit! when she howls she only does it for about 20mins.. but she howled when we put her to bed at 11... then again at about 2am.. then again at about 4:30am.. then again when I got up for a pee at 6am (and to take my blood sugar levels.) My husband waited for her to sush for a few minutes before he went down to let her out. She had left us a pee and a poo on the floor.

When you read on the internet about how to properly toilet train a puppy.. you get SUCH conflicting information! Just dont know if what we are doing is correct! She is only 9 weeks old so cant physically hold her bladder for 7hrs straight so we expect to have accidents at night.

My terrible nights sleep have sent my fasting levels for GD haywire.. so they put me on metformin on Monday. Ive been taking 1 with my evening meal for two days now and was seeing an improvement.. until this morning. Fasting level of 6.0! urgh!

I am seeing the midwife clinic for a growth scan etc later today.. and I am sure they will tell me that i will need to take insulin... which i really dont want to do!! (even though the side effects of metformin haven't been great!) it just seems sods law that we struggled and went through so much to actually get pregnant.. and now this!

At least I only have this week and next week of work.. and I am being allowed to work from home Tues-Thurs next week.. which is a massive weight off my shoulders as can look after the pup!

Still dont feel prepared for this baby at all!

Getting a puppy is really hard work @Pinkemi, puppy blues are a real thing. Don't feel bad about finding this hard.

House training - here's what worked for us. We crate trained. We started in the same room as us and woke up every two hours to take her out, then stretched to three, then we moved the crate into the hall, then we stretched to four, then we moved the crate downstairs.

It took us about three weeks to crack her through the night, but we started at 12 weeks. 9 weeks is terribly young. She slept downstairs for the first year of her life, but keeping her near you to start with will help with separation anxiety and prevent howling. Good luck.

@Si1ver now that we have a routine set in place I think i should just leave it as is.. otherwise it will just confuse her i think. But i will bear what you did in mind if this doesnt work! :-)

On the baby front.. my midwife consultant appointment did NOT go well. Dont think it helped that the consultant was a bit.. fierce. I really didn't like her!

Anyway baby has grown too quickly. The diabetes nurse was talking to me saying about how I need to now go on Insulin as I am unable to keep my fasting levels down... and because I am now considered medicated, they will induce me at 38 weeks instead of 39. The consultant (i kid you not) went.. No we wont get that far. it will be 36 weeks. I was like sorry what? Why? But i didn't really get a very good response. I got the feeling like because I was the last appointment of the day.. she just wanted to get me out of there as quickly as possible.

36 weeks is 2 bloody weeks away! I am not ready for this!

Last day of work today! Wahoo!!

Time to get more prepared for baby. :-)