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Pregnant type 1 diabetics, step over here...

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RueDeWakening · 18/12/2012 11:41

I seem to have filled up the old thread and thought I better start a new one! Grin Still got ages to go, don't leave me now...

Am currently sat waiting for my 16 week antenatal appt, been here an hour so far and just had BP done and that's it.

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Mylittlepuds · 02/01/2013 15:37

Oh Diec. I totally understand why you'd be so upset. You really have done all you can but maybe it's just the way things were going to be?

I have to echo what's been said above. My t1 friend was induced recently and it took FOUR DAYS to get her started. She even had to go home at one point. Anyway at the edge of insanity through lack of sleep, dilating, contractions it was emergency C-Section time. Bloody awful.

Re. the loving the baby thing I 'get' that because as a mother from this point you will question that continually - do I love my baby enough if I don't give bfing a try? Make all food from scratch? Put him in nursery? Etc etc etc etc. mothers feel guilty for everything and most of the time irrationally so. A medically required C-Section is NOT a reason to feel guilty, however as there's no element of choice whatsoever.

DS was 37 weeks and perfect :-)

It might help to read about other women who wanted a natural birth and their feelings when they couldn't?

Hope you feel less upset soon. Thinking of you. X

BonaDea · 02/01/2013 16:09

*chance, not change! (sorry!)

Hopingforno2 · 02/01/2013 17:03

diec im glad i tried but in truth i wont be too disappointed if i have to have a section this time as by time i got to section last time i was exhausted ds was in distress and i could barley sit for the epidural. Plus i must have been group b strep pos then too but didnt know so he would have ended up in nicu for sure as id had bo antibiotics pre birth. He was in overnight as they didnt have enough staff to check his bg at feeds and i couldnt get out bed either so hopefully with a planned section u wont have that either, still really get it tho hope u feel better soon. Not long till ul be cuddling ur baby Smile

Gingerbreadpixie · 02/01/2013 23:26

Argh! I'm in the old bg rollercoaster this evening :(

Over correct ted a big hypo a few hours ago and now blood is 13.0 and possibly rising. Nightmare! I'm exhausted and just want to sleep but got to get it down. Have injected 2 separate insulin corrections in the past hour but no impact yet. Just downed a couple of pints of water. Lets see if that flushes it

Stressed :(

Hopingforno2 · 02/01/2013 23:31

Me too pixie was out for dinner overestimated took too much insulin went to 3.1 had a couple of roses by 10pm it had more than doubled so took a correction now 11.4 want to sleep but cant settle till i know its on the way down

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RueDeWakening · 02/01/2013 23:32

Ugh, hope it works Ginger. You've reminded me to go do another test, was a bit high earlier...

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Gingerbreadpixie · 02/01/2013 23:34

It's so frustrating!!

Gingerbreadpixie · 02/01/2013 23:40

It's on it's way down now - 10.4. The old water trick always helps things along

Bet I blimmin' hypo at 2am now

Hopingforno2 · 02/01/2013 23:54

Hope u get a good sleep pixie just hope wen i test in 5 mines is on way down so i can sleep well till 3am wen il check again in case its going low Sad

Gingerbreadpixie · 03/01/2013 08:17

Hoping - sugars did come down quite quick but then was up peeing every 15 mins. So I'm still exhausted! At least my sugars were good all night though. Can't believe I made such a silly mistake correcting that hypo though. Guzzling lucozade! Thing is I was on my way home from a late shift and always panic more when I hypo out in public. Good job my work colleague was with me

dieciocho · 03/01/2013 08:44

Good morning everyone, Thanks for yesterday; I am truly glad that I have this little group.

I've also had a crap night, but for slightly different reasons Sad.
We've resolved to continuing trying to turn the baby ourselves before mid-next week and then to demand a final scan when I'm being admitted to double-check the position before the force me to sign the consent form.
So, I spent about 5 hours last night researching on the internet and crawling round the bloody flat on my hands and knees!
The cat was terrified Smile.
As a result of all this, I hardly got any sleep and my sugars have been affected (must be that University of Leiden research about sleep-deprivation causing highs).

My feelings have now mostly changed from anger to sadness, but I'm managing to mostly keep the tears under control; I've only cried once so far this morning.

I suppose I'm trying to focus on the fact that whatever method is used the baby will be here in a week's time. So, I'm frantically washing the last of the newborn clothes and trying to sort out surfaces of a suitable height for nappy changing and bathing with a fucking massive knife wound across my body.

Mylittlepuds · 03/01/2013 09:22

Diec that sounds like a really positive step forward. Get that blimming baby turned! There must be tricks! I'm going to have a little look for you!

Ginger what's the water trick?!

BonaDea · 03/01/2013 09:45

Diec - good for you - stranger things have happened than a baby finally deciding to play ball!!

It is not what you want to hear, I know, but one of my best friends had an extremely traumatic vaginal birth first time round and is now trying to persuade me that really there is no other way to go than a c-section!! She reckons her mobility and the healing time were far far less with the section and she was more immediately able to do physical stuff than with a 3rd degree tear. She also successfully breastfed her baby from the off for more than 18 months. All in all a very happy ending to that particular tale.

And: just think - you will look positively beautiful in those first photos, not strained, tired, green and with your hair a mess like most people who've pushed. Wink

Ok, I'll shut up now and keep praying for you that Baby D decides to move. Have you got a birthing ball. I think bouncing on that is supposed to help too?

Hopingforno2 · 03/01/2013 09:54

Mines was 10.1 when i finally went to sleep and 6.1 at 4am then 4.1 this morning so start of day ok.

diec glad ur feeling a little positive, i dont remember mine hurting that bad after the 1st cpl of days was sent home on paracetomol and an anti inflammatorys. Your just not allowed to lift anything too heavy. Mines was very low and small and is now white tho i know u will worry about it i did for a week afterwards and going on the fact my sister still has problems with her tear after delivering a 6lbs 9oz baby im thinking they may actually be worse, she had a tear inside and out had to be stitched was in pain eveytime she needed to pee.

Gingerbreadpixie · 03/01/2013 11:02

puds - I always find drinking down a pint or so of water brings my sugars down pretty quickly if I'm desperate. Obvs the downside is the peeing afterwards!!

GilbyChunks · 03/01/2013 11:02

Hi everyone. I've returned to mumsnet, having 'lost' my phone over Christmas. After calling my phone insurance company and waiting for a replacement, it was found under my dad and step mum's sofa. Phew! Had to wait for them to send it to me as they were in Amsterdam for the new year. I've only had the thing for a month!

Anyway, back to the diabetes and babies. Diec I'm so sorry you might not get the birth you wanted, but I just wanted to reiterate the positives of c sections. DD was a cesarean birth, nothing to do with diabetes but because I had a low placenta so there was no way out! She was born at 36w after I had a 4th heavy bleed and was absolutely fine. The midwives and doctors were fantastic and I was able to hold her very quickly. She was also such a beautiful baby as no squashed face or cone head. Not biased of course Smile

I breastfed her for 9 months. Took a few days for milk to come in and we did have to do top up feeds from a cup for a week, this was quite nice for DH as it meant he could get involved in feeding. I know lots of people who had to do this and of course lots of people who've had absolutely no problems with feeding after a cesarean. Think in our case it was because DD was quite a sleepy baby (didn't last).

As has already been said, an elective is soooo much easier to recover from then an emergency. In a few weeks time when you have your DC in your arms and they're making gurgle noises and are so in love with you, how they came into the world won't really matter.

I will keep everything crossed though that s/he turns. I'm sure you've already looked into it, but there are a number of yoga positions you can do to try and turn them. Good luck x

Hope everyone else is ok. I really must do some work as DD at her grandparents for the day, will have a read through the last weeks events later.

BonaDea · 03/01/2013 12:47

hoping - you should discuss with your DSN, but I think it sounds like your nighttime Levemir is actually too high.

You have dropped 6mmol which is quite a lot overnight, when most people experience a slight rise. It was fine because you went to bed slightly high, but if you had been on target for after dinner (ie 4-7) you would have had a bad hypo.

So, I think you might need to look at your novorapid ratio for dinner, to make sure you are not going to bed too high but then look at reducing your Levemir so that you are not dropping so much overnight. As I said yesterday, Levemir is supposed to keep you steady, not lower your blood glucose.

Mylittlepuds · 03/01/2013 12:57

Bona is right re. long acting. It should keep you steady through the night. So go to bed 5, wake up 5. X

Hopingforno2 · 03/01/2013 14:01

I will be speaking to her tommorow, i think the drop was due to my correction dose tho rather than my levemir as i took it when i hit 11.4 felt really sick being at that and hate going to sleep high i went to sleep at 10.1 because i knew that it was on the way down and set an alarm for 4am just to make sure it didnt make me crash. As the correction was at 12 im thinking that 4am was wen it would have had maximum effect tho it may be 5 hours the previous night i only dropped from 8.1 to 5.3 from 11pm to 8am anf again had to correct at 9pm so part of it was that i think anyway.

My ds isnt too well today or i would have called her taking him to the gp soon just to be on safe side. He has been complaining of a sore back and tummy off and on since last night an is now running a temp with cold hands and didnt want to sit at table as some very mild sunlight was coming thro (this is what worries me most) in all likelyhood we will be sent home with calpol and told not to be silly but i cant help but worry about him he is usually so lively but actually law down on the floor this morning Sad

Hopingforno2 · 03/01/2013 14:01

*lay

BonaDea · 03/01/2013 14:10

Hi Hoping - the correction dose might have been to blame, you are right. You do have to be quite cautious with taking correction doses before bed, especially if your dinner time Novorapid is still working at that point. For me, the peak activity of Novorapid is around the 2 hour mark, so it wouldn't still be bringing me down at 4 hours, but everyone is different.

You're quite right to take DS to the doc - am sure all is fine, but better safe than sorry!

SpottyTeacakes · 03/01/2013 14:14

Hoping- hope your ds feels better soon Smile

Mylittlepuds · 03/01/2013 15:10

Peak of Novo is about 2 hours. If you take long acting at about 10pm it peaks at 3am. x

Hopingforno2 · 03/01/2013 16:31

Thanks, yeah dsn said peak 2 hours but still there 4-5 hours. I started taking my levemir at 8pm as was told it starts to work within an hour.

Ds has tonsilitis poor wee guy, ok so non diabetes related question, im at my parents where my docs surgery is and my ds antibiotic is to be kept in a fridge, of course theirs has broken down and new one doesnt come till tommorow. Until i get home ive put it outside tied in a bag any other ideas how to keep it at right temp?

Mylittlepuds · 03/01/2013 17:17

Yes it's def there 4-5 hours later too as I often hypo then even if I've had no more insulin!

Outside in bag sounds good bet. Oh bless him :-( Hope he gets better soon Hoping.