Pregnant type 1 diabetics, step over here...

[RueDeWakening]

I seem to have filled up the old thread and thought I better start a new one! 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.

Diec - cut your insulin to about 75% of pre-pregnancy levels, and make sure that you have a snack as well as a drink every time you bf. it will get easier. AND it won't hurt LO to occasionally have to wait for their feed while you sort yourself out.

Puds - don't forget if you get a pump and try it, and decide you hate it, there's nothing to stop you just giving it back and reverting to MDI. I think they're brilliant, but they don't work for everyone. Research is a good plan though, happy to answer any questions if I can

I was told 1u/15mg and to aim between five and ten. I've been eating pretty much what I like with minimal insulin and my levemir has gone from 26 (split) to 18 (split)

I'd lower your long acting further too Diec. I've found if I get that 2u or so higher than I need I'm hypoing all day with minimal effort. Think of all that milk your body needs in the night - and how much busier you are in the night too! And perhaps go back to not splitting it?

Are you needing loads of water as soon as your let down happens?!

I bf DS for 10 months and was in a constant state of hypo really. It was no good. I'd been so used to being controlled within an inch if my life I never really let go of that. This time with a toddler and a new baby I'm going to run high - like just below 10 - even if that means a shitty HBA1c for a year or so. I refuse to run around like a headless chicken! I'm sure plenty of cheeky type one teens have been high for a few years to no ill effect.

• if you are splitting it that is

puds my consultant always tells me to run above 8 for at least 3 months, to regain my hypo awareness (which, to be fair, has hung around longer this time than it did the last 2 times!). Tricky when BFing but a fab reason to eat cream cakes whenever I fancy :o

...and I forgot to say, I'm officially exactly 20 weeks today, hurrah! Scan next Monday, heart scan a week on Friday, somewhere between 16 - 18 weeks to go...

Hello all :)

I've got a DECS eye screening tomorrow and I wondered if its safe to have the eye drops in pregnancy (7wks) or if I should insist on having it without the drops?

I have had a screening without drops before and they got a good clear picture. But I'm having it done at a different hospital this time. I assume the screening is safe in pregnancy but am being very wary with any medication.

That's really interesting Rue - well there, I have it from an official source! I'm going to stuff the diabetes once this baby is here and hopefully the bfing will keep me from going too ridiculous. As long as I'm under 10 I'll be happy.

Ah another milestone Rue - I'm not that far ahead at 25 weeks. Where I'd been quite slim I now feel enormous! And my appetite (particularly for choccy and ice cream) has gone through the roof...the baby must need it...

I had the drops whenever I had my eyes done

There used to be a so-called risk but now that's gone for some reason (they use different drops now?) - or you can ask for the ones that don't carry the risk. There are two types.

Personally I'm like you - I prefer to get them without as generally I need to get back to work/drive. The only time I got them was at the beginning of this pregnancy when I thought I was having probelms with my eyes. Turns out it was just I needed very weak glasses! Won't be having them again (next week!). x

I'll ask to have it without I thnk. They've done it that way before so they can do it again!

Precisely. Your eyes, your choice.

Re: eye drops, there are 2 types, I understand, and you just need to make dead sure they know you're pregnant and that you want the pregnancy-safe ones.

As far as my hypo issues go, I'd totally forgotten to unsplit my Levemir and to reduce it! Where is my brain?! So I've started doing that and ran quite a bit higher yesterday, but at least no scary hypos.
Thanks.

Diec your brain is busy admiring your baby!

Morning ladies hope everyone is well, growth scan and clinic this morning hope baby checks out well.

Glad you sorted it Diec! I know when I've gone overboard with the long-acting I struggle to keep my levels above a reasonable level.

Hope all goes well Hoping today! Interested to see how chubby or not your little pud is!

Well...I'm now offically on 10u for two measly pieces of toast on a morning (and it's that really skinny wholemeal break which for two pieces adds up to 32g). Any advances on that to make me feel less weird!

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Puds I was on 12u for that same bread

Morning everyone. Diec - so pleased to hear that your milk is in and all is going well - had a huge wobble over the weekend about not being able to BF and what if they take the baby away when it's born for BG monitoring and then I can't get it established. I kind of just want it all to happen now - can't bear the uncertainty!

I agree totally with the plans above to run a bit higher after bubs comes. A few months of slightly higher readings are not going to hurt you long term, and the risk of hypoing seriously while alone with a baby are not worth thinking about! I am looking forward to some serious cake munching and also plan to get stocked up with full fat coke and lemonade as i do find liquid treatments for hypos to be easiest to take when you're brains in hypo-fug and quickest acting.

Talking of hypos - have any of you (or do you plan to) co-sleep with LO? Having read up all about it, I definitely think it sounds like the best plan. The latest advice seems to be that the scare-stories about SIDs and rolling over on baby are completely eliminated when you take out of the equation factors like parents drinking and smoking heavily and sleeping together on unsafe things like a sofa. But I guess hypo risk is something to bear in mind when bed-sharing. What we've actually done is ordered a co-sleeper cot, which attaches to the side of our bed, so that the baby has his/her own little area in the bed so that shoudl really limit risk of me passing out and squashing him / her and I guess I just need to keep stocked up on snacks and drinks during the night. Any thoughts?

Bona ds was tube fed for a week and a half and we've had no problems establishing feeding

Co sleeper cot sounds best remember there's a difference between co sleeping and bed sharing. This morning I had a hypo but I only woke up because ds wanted feeding so bed sharing isn't something I would do. Had a yummy cinnamon pop tart for breakfast though

Bona DS had an ng tube for nearly 5 weeks, I didn't even see him until he was more than 24 hrs old (in nicu immediately after birth) yet we managed to get bf established and feed for over a year. It is hard work, but definitely possible, and if you read up on what support there will be available now, you'll know what to ask for/where to go when you need it.

Hi all,

Well baby Zachary James was born on Friday 11th Jan at 0149 by emergency section. Was in induced labour for 14 hrs but I failed to progress past 5cm and Zach's heart rate kept dropping so at midnight on Thurs they decided to section me. He is perfect! 7lb 11oz, on formula as his blood sugars were low when born, I'm doing fine, bit sore but sooooo happy!

Hope everyone else is doing okay.

Xx

Congratulations newbie so glad you are both well

Growth scan went fine baby is 1.1kg which im told is only slightly above average but within normal limits and said all looked good diabetes doctor however wants me to reduce lows further and says my hba1c of 5.1% is too low?!

Congratulations Newbie!!!!!! That's fantastic news - and what a lovely name too. How are you feeling?

Hoping 5.1!!! Blimming heck that is very low! I can see why they'd want that a bit higher just due to hypos but what a fantastic HBA1C! Never seen one that good xxx