28 Weeks

The Gestational Diabetes test was Friday and I already received the results this morning over the phone. The type of testing my midwife does is the fasting 2 hour test:

My experience with the new test:
1. I fasted for 10 hours before the test. Only water was allowed during this time. Ate a high protein dinner.
2. My blood was first drawn at 9:20 am to determine my “baseline.”
3. I was then asked to drink the glucose solution (75 g) within 3-5 minutes.
4. My blood was drawn again at 10:20 am while I was meeting with the midwife for a routine prenatal visit.
5. My blood was drawn for the last time at 11:20 am

Coming from a girl who does not do well with blood, this was a stretch getting blood drawn not once, not twice, but three times; not to mention one arm had to be drawn from twice. I'm so thankful it's over and done with and hopefully there will not be any more blood involved in the prenatals going forward :)

So the results... In parenthesis according to the draws-
First draw (Fasting) -Numbers should between 65-91 (78)
Second draw- Like the see the number less than 180 (85)
Final draw- Under 153 (78)
Hemoglobin (Iron) 11.5

All in all, I would definitely do this test again because it seemed to be the most accurate. Especially since one does it fasting for a 10 hour period of time-- I would imagine the false positives occur when a patient has been eating their regular diet and then goes in for the testing with nutrients and sugar already in their system that it can easily throw the numbers off and make them look more elevated.

Abbott's new maternity ward is set to open next month and we'll schedule a tour to check it out. Excited to see their water birth facility and check everything out. I'm a visual person and need to be able to mentally deliver there before the actual labor and delivery process happens. It helped to be able to visualize the labor process when delivering at St. Joe's. The birth plan is to labor naturally without medication/ intervention unless absolutely necessary using hypnobirthing method (More info here: http://www.hypnobirthing.com/howitworks.htm) and delivering baby in water again. Of course, it's easy to say that is the "plan" but we know the One who is really in control!

Nutrition wise- aiming to consume 60g of protein daily now. The midwife doesn't love the idea of protein powder, so I'm trying to stick with natural sources:

• 22g Salmon, Halibut (3 oz) Good fats too!
• 10g Applegate Turkey Breast(2 oz) - {I know lunch meat is not 'technically' allowed but I always buy Applegate's natural nitrite-free line}
• 10g Nuts (1/2 cup)
• 6g. each -Eggs- cooked or hard boiled
• Kale, broccoli, beans, avacado
• Greek yogurt, cottage cheese
• 5g. Goat cheese medallion
• Peanut/Almond butters

Looking forward to turning the corner and heading into the third trimester! I'm truly amazed at how fast this is all going. WOW!