I had my first appointment with the diabetes specialist team on Thursday - met with the dietitian and specialist midwife. It was lots to take in and quite overwhelming, but really good at the same time. First I met with the dietitian and went through my diet. I was very honest about my eating and fortunately she felt my diet wasn't that bad! She said I didn't need to make too many changes, probably mostly to my breakfast as wasn't getting full enough. It was nice to get validation too that its not my fault, its just one of those things. Like she said, you can get ladies who eat crap throughout their entire pregnancies or really obese ladies and they don't get it... I had the risks and I did. She seemed to think that I will probably need to up my metformin dose and will likely end up on insulin in time but for now they just want to monitor my intake and blood sugar levels.
We then met with the specialist midwife and she taught me how to do my blood sugar levels which I will need to do 6 times a day (pre eating and then 1 hour post eating). On Monday they will call me to discuss my results since I saw them and then make the decision in regards to metformin levels. So far my levels have been quite stable, if anything im not eating enough so my levels are lower than what they recommend but all in all ok.
Im feeling ok about it all, just getting on with it all. At the end of the day the approach is more about prevention - we don't want bubs to get too big or unwell and so im taking the steps to ensure that is the case!!
Next step is we will have a scan and then meet with an obstetrician and then a physician. I will have regular appointments and scans with them until we birth so feel in good hands.
So yea, just another hurdle in the road to get our baby... its not like we're not used to having to take the harder route to get the family which we so desperately want so for us this is just another step in that road. We will get through it, we are strong, and more importantly we will get our precious and healthy baby girl xx
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