Diabetics..... Tell me about your labour and birth experiences!

[PolytheneGirl]

I'm T1 diabetic and expecting DC2. DC1 was an ELCS due to other medical issues so I have never done the whole labour thing. I'm just a bit worried about, being induced, especially after a CS, being wired up to numerous machines and being stuck to a bed because of it, and how it will affect my diabetes.

Don't sugar coat it.....I need to know what to expect!

Thanks for the info Dino . You're welcome to "intrude" anytime. I'm keeping a stringent DAFNE diary so hopefully that's enough.

DH's face when I just explained to him about sites and infusions etc. You'd think I'd told him I was going to make him wear the pump!

Poly, my hba1c at the time of first applying for funding was 6.0. I had it agreed and actually pump in hand within 3 weeks. My clinic are very pro-pump. Good luck! Best thing I ever did apart from the dcs.

I've got a very good diabetic specialist nurse. I'll try to have a chat with her and see what she thinks.

Thank you so much for sharing with me. I'm feeling a lot more certain about what I want now and more positive that I can get it. I didn't know there were this many T1s on MN!