Pregnancy 2011- June

AFM : My Dr's office just called and said that I didn't pass my 1 hour gloucose challange. Now I'm so frustrated and annoyed that I can barely think!!! They said that I can study up on diet and suchlike and eat like I'm diabetic for the rest of my pregnancy or I can pay to go have the 3 hour test done. I don't want to do either!!! :sad: Uggg!!! My midwife is gonna flip and totally want to restrict my diet which makes me think that I really want to do the 3 hour test unless the cost is totally unreasonable. If it would come back positive then fine. I'll change what I eat. I just hate to go to the bother of totally changing my lifestyle if it's not absolutely necessary. :grumble: Rant over. Now I need to get off here and go get something done while DS is asleep. I made 34 1/2 pints of strawberry jam to sell yesterday. Went and got more strawberries this morning and now I have enough to make three times that much. I think I'll save some to do next week, but hey won't all fit in my fridge so I've got to get to the ones that aren't fitting. And I need to mow. And I need to hoe the garden, put posts in for one planting of tomatoes, string up the other planting of tomatoes, mulch some stuff, hoe flower beds, and tomorrow morning I'll need to pick the strawberries in the garden. And have I mentioned that I'm really tired of the 90 degree weather!!! Sorry folks, I did say end of rant a while back didn't I. :embarassed: Guess it was just the end of that one. Thanks for hearing me out. Now I've gotta go work on strawberries and meditate on cutting sugar out of my diet.

I failed the 1 hour too Regina so we're in the same boat right now! I go for the 3 (technically 4) hour one Monday morning. I am just doing my best this weekend to watch my carb in take (breads/pasta/potato) as well as sugar and hoping I pass. I've come to terms with the fact that I might not and if I don't then we'll deal with it then. Until then I'm crossing everything I can and praying I pass the 3 hour! I know of a lot of women who failed the 1 and passed the 3 if that helps you any. I'll let you know how Monday goes!

Thanks to everyone!

Danielle - Definatly let me know how Monday goes for you. I'm leaning toward getting the test done and finding out for sure. My midwife gave me this website that she really like though and it makes the diet look doable. Although they have you eating 2,600 calories minium... :noway: If I eat that many calories I'm really scared what will happen to my weight gain. Not pretty I'm thinking!!! Right now I'm trying to eat 1,900 and eat back my exercise calories. I know, if I went by that diet I'd just have to exercise a lot right?:ohwell: Here's the link for that site http://www.drbrewerpregnancydiet.com/id96.html

Rachel – I’m right there with you on wanting a good night’s sleep. I’m up several times to go to the bathroom or shifting because part of my body is going numb. My new thing now is if I lay on my right side I feel like I can’t breathe, I know it’s better for me to sleep on my left anyway but I can only be in one position for so long.

Victoria – cute bump!!!

Julie – :laugh: :laugh: at using hubby bread trimmer because that’s what I use! I asked him about using it not to long after we got married and he didn’t care. He almost never uses it anyway so I don’t feel too bad. And how your co-worker acted was completely uncalled for. I get that he’s upset about what’s happening but it’s not your fault and even if it was that’s not professional behavior.

Kacy – we miss you! I can’t imagine how hard it that must be when no one really knew about what happened. A good friend of mine miscarried at 6 weeks after trying for two years to get pregnant and has pretty much been avoiding me for the past 5 months. I know she’s happy for me, but it’s really hard for her at the same time. ::hugs::

Regina – lots of people who are not diabetic get a false negative on the one hour test. If it’s not too expensive I say get the 3 hour one just so you know for sure.

Brittony – you look great!!!

It’s going to be a busy weekend for me. I need to get the whole house cleaned up and get our yard/plants looking somewhat normal (with hubbys help of course). I normally want no part of anything to do with the outside but I feel like I have to this weekend before my in-laws get here. And I refuse to do ANYTHING house related on our anniversary Monday so that only leaves the next two days. Technically I could have gotten so stuff taken care of tonight, but laziness won out! :laugh:

Hey ladies! We are here in WI and *finally* have internet today! Three trips to Best Buy and Verizon.

Esca Eirnin was born last Thursday June 2nd just before noon. I caught him into my hands, in the pool, after an intense, quick labor starting w/ my waters breaking. He was born at 38 weeks even, weighed 8lbs 7.5oz. He is beautiful of course!

Amazingly accurate in your prediction, you are so in tune

Hey ladies! We are here in WI and *finally* have internet today! Three trips to Best Buy and Verizon.

Esca Eirnin was born last Thursday June 2nd just before noon. I caught him into my hands, in the pool, after an intense, quick labor starting w/ my waters breaking. He was born at 38 weeks even, weighed 8lbs 7.5oz. He is beautiful of course!

We're all hoping for some pictures soon . . .

Rachel- I know what you mean about sleep! I've been doing pretty well lately, but it comes and goes.

Kacy- I'm glad you are doing better. It's gotta be hard knowing someone else who is pregnant. I think it would be especially hard for me if no one knew about my pregnancy. We are here for you!

meokk- You look great! Love your hair!

Regina- I'm sorry about your glucose test! I would go ahead and get the three hour test done if it isn't too costly.


Just took my 36 week picture. I hope I resized it small enough.

Awwwww! How cute!

Hey ladies! We are here in WI and *finally* have internet today! Three trips to Best Buy and Verizon.

Esca Eirnin was born last Thursday June 2nd just before noon. I caught him into my hands, in the pool, after an intense, quick labor starting w/ my waters breaking. He was born at 38 weeks even, weighed 8lbs 7.5oz. He is beautiful of course!

Let me say Annabelle, that I am so so happy to have you back!!! I was a teensy bit afraid that you'd forgotten all about us and left us for good. Glad to see that wasn't the case. Hope that your move was uneventful and that you're settling in well. Whenever you feel like it pictures would be great and since I'm planning a home birth myself a few more details of the birth would be nice if you care to share. I realize that after as many times as you've done this it may all seem like an old story to you, but I'm still very interested in the details. :happy: Welcome back my friend!!! :flowerforyou:

Julie - I always wonder about people who act like that. What on earth did their mother teach them? Honestly.... I would have let him have it once he started swearing at me. Tell your supervisor, in writing perhaps, so you at least have documentation of the incident.

Sleep issues - me too! I don't generally have to go to the bathroom more than once a night yet, but every little thing wakes me, and I'm still not used the other half of the bed being empty with hubby's graveyard schedule (I keep reminding myself, a full time job is a good thing, we can put up with this schedule while it lasts). Or it's the cats, or a shoulder aches, or my hand goes numb, or ... Yeah, good night's sleep, what's that? :grumble:

Baby bump pictures - You all look so cute! I need to post pics. Need to take some first ...


Had final rehearsal tonight for band concert tomorrow. I'm really not enjoying this band, and not going back after concert. Baby is a good excuse. But I just couldn't get enough air tonight! It seems like I have about 4 to 6 inches between top of bump and ribs in front, and diaphragm just doesn't have enough room now. I will be staying in my orchestra and in choir, but we don't have much else in either for the summer. I am teaching my kids, so I will have enough opportunities to practice and hopefully can breath better again soon