Pregnancy_Journal

Got to dr.s office at 9am
got first poke, had an 84.
She said that was good, got my drink, had to sip it over 20minutes.
Finished drink at 9:31. In an hour i get poked again...
117 is the number for poke #2.
Now to wait another hour...
Ok, its 11:31 now... 116 she said i passed.
WHOOO!

 This chart shows the levels that the American Diabetes Association
 considers abnormal at each interval of the test:

Interval	Abnormal reading
Fasting	95 mg/dl or higher
One hour	180 mg/dl or higher
Two hours	155 mg/dl or higher
Three hours	140 mg/dl or higher

Name: Robin Lynn

Age::23
Birthday:: June 18th 1986
Birth Place:: Milwaukee,WI
Height:: 5'8

FIRSTS:
Is this your first pregnancy?: no
How did you find out you were pregnant?: ... had some wine... next morning I was like... who gets hung over on wine?!?....wait this isn't a hangover!
What kind of pregnancy test did you take?: e.p.t

How many?: 1 e.p.t, 3 cheapos
What were your first symptoms?: yak... and I guess my boobs
Who did you tell first?: Matthew

Who was with you when you found out?: just me
Was baby planned?: no
When was baby conceived?: september 11th
How far were you when you found out?: umm... 6wks was the first dr. thing?

My BABY:
Due date:: June 18th 2010
Do you want to know the sex?: yes
Do you know the sex?: yes

If so, boy or girl?:. girl
Any names?: no....

Any ultrasounds?: two
Have you heard the heartbeat?: yes
Baby ethnicity?: Caucasian?
Who do you think baby will look like?: probably another mini me.
Will baby have any siblings?: yes, big sister Kyla

Have you and dad felt baby move?: yes she moves like crazy! ... daddy hasn't felt it yet.

MISCELLANEOUS:
Did you have morning sickness?: heck yeah!
Did you have any cravings?: odd stuff, it changes every week... but cinnamon toast has always been there.
Did you have any mood swings?: i think?

Are you a high risk pregnancy?: I don't think so?
Any complications?: had a car crash issue, and the cord use to be wrapped around her leg, but she got out, might have gestational diabetes?
Formula or breastfeeding?: we'll see hopefully breastfeed.
Have you bought anything for baby yet?: yup
When did you start to show?: I just look pudgy... no bump
How long could you wear your regular clothes?: still wearing my "fat pants"
Are you excited?: so-so
Who will help with baby after their born?: me and big sister.
What is your favorite thing about being pregnant?: feeling her move
What is the worst thing about being pregnant?: heartburn & morning sickness & back pain & round ligament pain.
What one thing do you miss doing since being pregnant? having energy
Any days you wish you weren't pregnant?: sometimes
Are you ready for baby?: pretty much
Do you have insurance?: yep
How many kids do you want?:  one more, need A BOY!
Do you talk to your baby?: Kyla does more then me.
Do you still feel attractive?: eh not really
Have you had your baby shower yet?: not yet.

Do you like kids?: yes

How far along are you now?: 26wks even!

... I failed.

I just failed my test with a 134... the nurse said 130 and over gets the retest. but i will probably pass the retest.

So I have to take off work monday :(

What is the glucose tolerance test like?

For three days before the test, you'll be told to eat at least 150 grams of carbohydrate a day. If you eat a normal diet and have an extra piece of bread at each meal, you'll likely be getting enough carbs. For eight to 14 hours before the test, you can't eat or drink anything but sips of water (and you're not supposed to smoke or exercise either), so you'll want to schedule it for first thing in the morning.

When you arrive for the test, the technician will take a blood sample to measure your "fasting blood glucose level" and then ask you to drink either a more concentrated dose or a larger volume of the glucose solution. Then brace yourself for three more arm pricks, as your blood is tested every hour for the next three hours. The technician should alternate arms each time she draws your blood.

You'll definitely need something to distract you this time, because you'll have to stay seated in the waiting room between blood drawings. And bring something to eat right after your final blood sample is drawn because you'll probably be starving.

If one of the readings is abnormal, you may have to take another test later in your pregnancy. Or your practitioner may ask you to make some changes in your diet and exercise routine. If two or more of your readings are abnormal, you'll be diagnosed with gestational diabetes and you'll need to talk to your practitioner about a treatment plan.

What happens if I'm diagnosed with gestational diabetes?

You'll work with your practitioner or a diabetes specialist and possibly a nutritionist to come up with a plan to manage your condition. Your condition should only last as long as your pregnancy — but a small number of women who develop diabetes during pregnancy still have it after delivery, so you'll have to take another glucose test after six weeks postpartum.

Just finished drinking the orange stuff for the glucose test.
...YUCK! 50MG pure sugar down the hatch.
                                                                    ...ewww.

It says:drink entire bottle in 10min. be ready to have your blood drawn exactly one hr. after you have finished the drink. being late could result in doing the test over again.

well i definitely don't want to drink that again!
I started the drink at 12:04
and finished drinking at 12:11

My appointment is at 1:00 so I will probably have to wait a bit.

where to begin...
It was one of those days, try to get a step ahead, and wind up two backward.
I went to take grandma to the bank after work, as always my reward would be the yummy chocolate chip cookies they keep in the lobby... no such cookie! I walked out cookieless, sigh. Never the less, Pat and Richard where over at grandma's this morning and brought donuts! YEA! I would have 2...1 for me and one for baby of course tehe...
Grandma said she set them aside special... she started to search. I also hungry for my nummies started to search as well...
asked if Jackie or Jordan ate them. they said no, continued to look... then from upstairs grandma found them!
...
she came down with an empty zip lock bag that had several bite marks on it, and a large hole.... awesome. no dunut either!
starting to hate this day.

Then later on grandma and I were looking for something and the topic came up that she had no light for her closet, I remembered I picked out a nice easy up closet light for her, so I asked her why she didn't put it up. she pointed to it, so i sighed and set out to put it up. all it needed was batteries and in could velcro right to the wall of the closet, but I figured since I was there I would do it right for her, and screw it into the wall...
I got one screw in and then dropped it... yep, broke the bulb in three... sigh.
so we tried to see what we would need to just fix the darn light bulb right, so I got a screwdriver and started to losen the existing light fixture on the ceiling... I started to here noises... I told grandma I think there is a raccoon, up there! so i pounded on the ceiling... and we herd pounding back.... odd, so we did it again ... and it banged back... oh crap, i thought this sounds like a big raccoon.... and then grandma says... I think its Jackie.... oh snap, we locked Jackie and Jordan out... so i went down the stairs and let them in. we all thought that was kinda funny. (they are the biggest raccoons I've ever seen!) so grandma was explaining to them what just happened, and why we didn't answer the door right away, and she banged on the wall lightly as a demonstration... and the clock feel off the wall. I was like you know what that's the sign that we are done for the day...
So I left to go pick up Kyla, and as I was going on to 60 someone hit the butt of my car... it was no big deal and he didn't have insurance so I just let him go. then as I was driving my back started to hurt... I called Matt and let him know I would be late, and then I started to really hurt. then by the time I got there to pick up Kyla the pain was low and in the front, so I decided to go to st. Marys to get checked out. We got to the ER and we decided an xray would be to much of a risk for the baby, and it should be monitored first. so they wanted me to go down to the labor and delivery and get monitored before anything else. a nurse came up to wheel me down there... I was right there and she past me and went to the front desk, "I'm her for a patient pick up", she said. the nurse behind the counter pointed at me and said "right there"... to wich the other nurse said "no, I'm from labor and delivery, to pick up a pregnant patient." the nurse behind the counter pointed again and said "right there." I felt bad again about my lack of baby bump. and then she came over and said "oh sorry, so how far along are you, they told me 6 months." I said "yeah I am 6 months", then she kinda went "oh.." and it was a long quite ride to the next unit. ...So some of the pain was preterm labor, and they gave me a pill to stop it, and I was monitored for like half an hour, then they said the baby is ok, and let the other doctor look at me. We already threw out the whole xray thing, and with out that it's hard to see exactly, but we decided nothing was broken but that a virtibre may be out of wack. The only thing we can do is wait for the baby to be born and then try and treat the back. I should only lift 10lbs, and only pick up Kyla for in and out of the car-seat and such. I can really only take Tylenol. but heat or cold packs as needed. my next appointment is Tuesday, so we will look into it more then, depending on what the back injuries may be it may mean a c-section. treatment for the back looks like it will be more chiropractic, then any thing surgical. depending on what the disks looks like. but the way I was hit, and the way I feel, they don't think it got pinched.