Gestational Diabetes Test
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Sounds a lot like me. Doesn't matter what I eat, I pass the finger pricks with flying colors. The test really doesn't reflect "real life" at all. I decided to just stick with the GD guidelines (no real change for me, just eating smaller meals more frequently) since my weight gain stopped once I started it and I feel great. Hopefully you can find a provider that doesn't harp on the GD. Around here, they all seem to....
As for how long it takes the test results...I did mine on a Friday and got the call on Monday so I guess a couple days. But I'd imagine it depends on where you have the test done (mine was at the lab so there was no "sending out the blood for results"). I used to work in clinical diagnostics and the actual results take all of 20 seconds to come up with, if they're using good equipment.0 -
How long after completing the initial test did it take for your doctor to provide your results? I took the test Monday, and haven't heard anything. Just wondering if the results take a while...
Well that was frustrating. I took it on 11/11 (Veterans Day and I work for the government so I had off). Was waiting for a call all week and finally got the results on 11/19 (!!!) when I went to the doctor. She said to me, "Oh did you just take them yesterday?". I said No I took it EIGHT DAYS ago. First available appt. with the GD specialist wasn't until 11/25, a full two weeks after I took the test. So that's kind of frustrating, yeah.0 -
The first hospital I gave birth at, every kept saying, "oh you had GD" because my baby was 10lbs. No. I didn't. The next hospital just had a better atmosphere so when I pushed out an 11lb baby, they just said way to go! Also no GD.I work with babies and toddlers and I've met lots of babies whose mothers had undiagnosed GD and the babies were GIANT. And this can cause issues other than them just being large - if the doctor mistakenly decides to do vaginal instead of a C-section even though the baby is big, their shoulders can become dislocated, which causes lasting nerve damage. That's the only thing that makes me nervous. (and yes, I do have the worst job ever for a pregnant woman).
The majority of shoulder dystocia occurs with small babies, though. There, that should ease your mind! :P
I am not sure where you are getting your info from but from what I have learnt in my training for being a RN, shoulder dystocia does tend to occur in larger babies. Also from my own experience with my son who was 8 lb 11 oz. we had a hard time getting his shoulders out (he is also broad like my husband). Thanx to my great experienced midwife we were able to maneuver his shoulder out safely.
Yes - I am a social worker working with babies with various developmental delays and I have seen several cases of Erb's Palsy resulting from shoulder dystocia.0 -
The first hospital I gave birth at, every kept saying, "oh you had GD" because my baby was 10lbs. No. I didn't. The next hospital just had a better atmosphere so when I pushed out an 11lb baby, they just said way to go! Also no GD.I work with babies and toddlers and I've met lots of babies whose mothers had undiagnosed GD and the babies were GIANT. And this can cause issues other than them just being large - if the doctor mistakenly decides to do vaginal instead of a C-section even though the baby is big, their shoulders can become dislocated, which causes lasting nerve damage. That's the only thing that makes me nervous. (and yes, I do have the worst job ever for a pregnant woman).
The majority of shoulder dystocia occurs with small babies, though. There, that should ease your mind! :P
I am not sure where you are getting your info from but from what I have learnt in my training for being a RN, shoulder dystocia does tend to occur in larger babies. Also from my own experience with my son who was 8 lb 11 oz. we had a hard time getting his shoulders out (he is also broad like my husband). Thanx to my great experienced midwife we were able to maneuver his shoulder out safely.
Macrosomic babies have an elevated risk for SD, sure, but most cases of SD occur in babies under 8lb13oz because most babies are smaller than that.
I'm sure the data is useful for broad purposes but not sure how it applies to individual women, since controlling the size of the baby is tricky stuff. SD is, according to ACOG and AAFP, associated with numerous factors, one of them being protracted labor. I would not be surprised if fetal positioning was a larger factor than anything else ... how many women have had sections after hours of back labor and a stuck posterior baby? Correct fetal positioning is harder to achieve as jobs/people become more sedentary - women who are on their feet all day are in naturally a position that nudges baby into an anterior fetal position.
My son was over 10lbs and I made a conscious effort throughout my pregnancy to move him to a Left Anterior Position prior to delivery. I have to say that pushing was the easiest/fastest part of labor.0 -
Hi Ladies- rant here- I just went through with my one hour GTT and my number came out to be 131. My midwife now says I have to go back in for a two hour test.
Apparently some offices use 140 as their cutoff? I asked my office when they called and they said they have patients re-test if theirs is above 127.
@Scienceteacher - I just got my results, and I failed, as well. 135, and their cutoff is also 130. Keep us posted on how everything is going for you!0 -
Well, after the two hour, my numbers came back as:
Fasting 77 (supposed to be under 91)
One hour 163 (supposed to be under 179)
Two hour 158 (failed according to my office by 3 points)
So now I am "officially" gestationally diabetic according to my offfice. According to other criteria (such as the American Diabetes Association), I am not. I have been pretty much eating normally, and pricking my finger one hour after every meal and my highest number was 123 (after 30ish grams of sugar in the morning).
Morning seems to be when I am the most sensitive. Lunch/dinner #'s have not been above 105.Hi Ladies- rant here- I just went through with my one hour GTT and my number came out to be 131. My midwife now says I have to go back in for a two hour test.
Apparently some offices use 140 as their cutoff? I asked my office when they called and they said they have patients re-test if theirs is above 127.
@Scienceteacher - I just got my results, and I failed, as well. 135, and their cutoff is also 130. Keep us posted on how everything is going for you!0
