Due August 2021 - The Final Countdown continues...

[Daffodil21]

Continuing the previous thread!

I'll let @PurplePansy05 post the updated list

You can just drink to thirst. There are unfortunately a lot of myths which fly around about breastfeeding and the idea that you need to be drinking like a racehorse is definitely one of them. It's a good idea to stay hydrated but there's no magic number of water that you need to drink to produce milk :)

I'm signed up to the loyalty app for our local equivalent of Boots so I went and stocked up on nappies and wipes today as they've spammed me with a load of codes. I got €45 worth of stuff for €34! I was super pleased with that!

Good work @BertieBotts! I've laid on the sofa all day 😀

@BertieBotts back to your bf knowledge - does sugar pass to breast milk? I've been trying to limit(ish) my sugar intake during pregnancy and just wondering if I ate a filthy sticky toffee pudding or something equally as bad, would my breast milk be affected?

Well breastmilk has sugars in it, but it won't be made more sugary if you eat sugary food if that makes sense. There's no direct link like the GD link in pregnancy (although I don't think you can cause that by eating too much sugar can you?)

@BertieBotts perfect, thank you. I thought and hoped that would be the answer 😀

I don't actually know much about GD. I've only been limiting because I'm pretty sure I have PCOS so limited to be on the safe side. Did still have the off sticky toffee pudding type dessert though!

I think GD can be caused by too much sugar / starch and not enough exercise - but as I understand it the highest risk factor is if you were overweight before pregnancy. I was, quite a lot, so I’ve felt lucky to get to 36 weeks without it - am right on the verge in the glucose tests!

I just have such a pregnancy sweet tooth, and the shop right by me sells magnums….and it’s so hot….mmmmmm

@RandomCatGenerator

I think GD can be caused by too much sugar / starch and not enough exercise - but as I understand it the highest risk factor is if you were overweight before pregnancy. I was, quite a lot, so I’ve felt lucky to get to 36 weeks without it - am right on the verge in the glucose tests!

I just have such a pregnancy sweet tooth, and the shop right by me sells magnums….and it’s so hot….mmmmmm

I should say, not a doctor! This is just what my OBGYN has been telling me, but I’m not in the U.K. and advice may be different here.

Yes I've eaten sooo much sugar this pregnancy biscuits and chocolate mainly, but there was a point where all I could drink was sprite and I can't stand diet drinks, has to be the sugary ones!

Hospital bag question… clueless and repacking it again 🙈
Are two cellular blankets enough?
If it’s highs of 18c on the day he’s born will he wear a short sleeved vest with long sleeved babygrow? Would he wear that up til about 20c? Only have one short sleeved babygrow in

@BertieBotts

Yes I've eaten sooo much sugar this pregnancy biscuits and chocolate mainly, but there was a point where all I could drink was sprite and I can't stand diet drinks, has to be the sugary ones!

Yep - never liked full fat coke before but now can’t get enough of it! Have to just not have it in the house!

But in any case, breastfeeding is very different - when you're pregnant most things cross the placenta, whereas with breastmilk whatever you eat/smoke/drink/whatever is being processed by your body first and then only the bits that make it to your blood are going into your milk.

Even the fat that goes into breastmilk is mainly from the fat stores that get built up during pregnancy, apparently.

@sarah13xx I was given cellular blankets to use in hospital so we only needed one for the journey home. We used one folded over twice so essentially 4 layers and he was wearing a short sleeve vest and a babygro and a cotton hat and that was plenty

I wouldn't take any blankets, hospitals have them.

Babies when they are newborn can't regulate temperature very well so will be in a short sleeve vest and long leg/arm sleepsuit at first. When you get home if it's warmer you might want to strip them down more. But remember they've been in the womb which is 37 degrees so 20 will be quite cool to them.

@wimbler thanks! I did think maybe one would do, I presume my hospital provides one at first

GD is entirely hormonal, it doesn't depend on your sugar intake and in any event in most cases it passes post partum.

The only reason why you need to eat less sugar when diagnosed is because it may help with keeping the right glucose levels but if your diet has been good anyway it's unlikely to have any impact (and meds are needed then).

I don't think sugar passes whilst BF in any other way than everything else you eat, obviously your body will deal with good carbs better and easier than with carbs from cakes and chocolates so I'd expect that's also better for your baby.

Obesity prior to pregnancy and eating a lot (and I mean, a lot) of sugar whilst pregnant and not moving enough can increase your risk of getting it but they are not causes of GD.

Thanks @PurplePansy05. That’s a really clear explanation and not one I’ve had from anyone else.

No worries @RandomCatGenerator. I thought how on earth did I get this at 33 weeks if my diet was good and I did my walks every day. Then if you were following the previous thread I did a week of a superbly good diet, very strict and it still didn't help. Consultant nurses had to talk me out of the frame of mind that I've caused it or that I failed with managing it because my diet, it had nothing to do with it. If you're particularly sensitive to hormonal fluctuations, you are most likely to get it (I am, always have been). xx

Good to know @PurplePansy05

Will you be able to eat what you like as soon as your baby arrives? Or will you have to get the 'all clear' first?

I will have another test between 6-13 weeks post partum @Daffodil21. I can eat as normal after I give birth, the test will determine whether GD has definitely disappeared or transformed into diabetes type 2 (it rarely happens). However, since I'm at higher risk of type 2 for life now, I will be making healthy choices, just not restrict myself as much as in the last few weeks. It's been hard work honestly. Probably exacerbated by cravings and crazy hormones 😂 Just so glad to stop testing so often, my fingertips are beyond sore 😒 xx

Oh and I will need an annual diabetes test at my GP afterwards too, so another faff to add to book it every year haha 😂 xx

@PurplePansy05 so glad you CS go back to relatively normal after birth - not long now!

Ah that makes sense Pansy. I didn't think it was caused by diet but I wasn't sure!

That was meant to say 'can' not CS 🙈