I passed the one hour glucose test with Nadia. I failed it with Ian, and thus had to have the 3 hour test, which I also failed. I remember after having that test I said to Paul that if I was ever pregnant again and I failed the 1 hour test, I'd ask them to just assume I had GD and skip the 3 hour test as I never wanted to go through that again. My new OB said there was no reason to do the 1 hour test since I had GD last time, but that I should just skip right to the 3 hour test. It wasn't fun in 2009, but it was so much worse yesterday in part because I'm still in the first trimester (and my tummy is generally unhappy as it is). It also was worse because although I arrived at 7am, they didn't actually give me the yucky orange drink until 8:05am. I was at the hospital for more than 4 hours, which meant by the time it was done I hadn't consumed anything for 18 hours except that horrible glucose drink. I was *famished*. I
always eat breakfast. I do mean
always. And when I am pregnant I eat MORE in the morning than I do when I'm not pregnant, and since I haven't gained any weight, I take it I'm not overeating. I brought a book to read, but I could only read for the first about 20 minutes and then it was all I could do not to throw up. Tears were streaming down my face as I desperately tried to keep the contents of my stomach inside my body. I ended up lying down for most of the time. At one point I had to go to the bathroom, and I almost passed out. Someone had to help me get to and from the bathroom. The last hour I started to feel better and was able to sit up and read for a little bit. I felt icky the entire rest of the day and because of that went to bed at 8:30pm.
Thankfully when I went back to the waiting room during that last hour, there was a woman there with a young baby. Hearing that tiny baby cry was just what I needed. It helped remind me that this is all worth it. I still hope and pray to never have this test again. If the future FET results in a bfp, I hope we can avoid this 3 hour test. Frankly it doesn't matter if I am labeled with GD or not in the sense that I'm going to keep eating protein at every meal and avoiding sugar as much as possible. I feel horrible if I don't. This morning we had lunch at ladies Bible study since it was our last session. I tried not to eat too much in the way of sweets. I steered clear of the cakes and such. I ate a deviled egg and some stew along with a piece of bread and some fruit and fruit salad. It's not that I just had fruits and carbs, but still it was too much. My tummy felt awful at the end. I just can't eat sweets. The momentary pleasure while I eat the food doesn't compensate for feeling yucky for a long time afterward. I'll look forward to eating chocolate chip cookies and such again after September 24 (or earlier if baby decides he/she can't wait that long to be born). I am curious to hear whether I failed or passed the test yesterday, but the only change a label of GD will make is that I'll be checking my blood sugar via a glucometer. I don't think my diet will be much different either way.
Yesterday we found out that Ian won't be admitted to Hershey until April 2. I was bummed because if it had started on March 26, all my classes would have been covered. The good news is I shouldn't have to make too many trips from Hershey to my university. It also means I can start wearing maternity clothes in the near future as I won't be on campus much for 5 weeks between a conference in DC the last week of March and then being in Hershey for 4 weeks in April. A couple of days ago I bought the kids and I tickets to see Disney on Ice in Hershey on April 12. I think it's helpful to have something fun to look forward to during our 4 weeks there. Most of my non-maternity clothes still fit, but many of them hurt my belly (such as the capri pants I'm wearing at the moment). I am SO grateful for the warmer weather because nylons are the WORST. Even wearing a bigger size hasn't helped that much. I need sandal weather to come ASAP for my pg belly's sake!
Last week we found out that the local visiting professor chemistry position was also a closed door. The job had been posted in early February, and they were already wrapping that search up. So Paul will still be commuting to PSU for another year. After he gradutes (probably either August or December) he'll switch to being a post-doc (which includes a pay increase of some unknown amount). I'm praying for a tenure track job for him in the state of PA in physical chemistry for August 2013. We shall see if that is posssible. We might end up having to leave the state of PA in order for him to get a job in his field. The good news is that at least I know now we aren't moving for at least another year, which helps with making various decisions such as when to put our house on the market.
The time change seems to be helping Ian shift his wake up time as he woke up at 7am on Sunday (which really didn't represent any extra sleep as we only put the kids to bed 10 minutes earlier than usual on Saturday night), 6:40am yesterday, and 7:00am yesterday. I'll be thrilled if he gets back in the groove of not waking up before 7am.
I passed the one hour glucose test with Nadia. I failed it with Ian, and thus had to have the 3 hour test, which I also failed. I remember after having that test I said to Paul that if I was ever pregnant again and I failed the 1 hour test, I'd ask them to just assume I had GD and skip the 3 hour test as I never wanted to go through that again. My new OB said there was no reason to do the 1 hour test since I had GD last time, but that I should just skip right to the 3 hour test. It wasn't fun in 2009, but it was so much worse yesterday in part because I'm still in the first trimester (and my tummy is generally unhappy as it is). It also was worse because although I arrived at 7am, they didn't actually give me the yucky orange drink until 8:05am. I was at the hospital for more than 4 hours, which meant by the time it was done I hadn't consumed anything for 18 hours except that horrible glucose drink. I was *famished*. I always eat breakfast. I do mean always. And when I am pregnant I eat MORE in the morning than I do when I'm not pregnant, and since I haven't gained any weight, I take it I'm not overeating. I brought a book to read, but I could only read for the first about 20 minutes and then it was all I could do not to throw up. Tears were streaming down my face as I desperately tried to keep the contents of my stomach inside my body. I ended up lying down for most of the time. At one point I had to go to the bathroom, and I almost passed out. Someone had to help me get to and from the bathroom. The last hour I started to feel better and was able to sit up and read for a little bit. I felt icky the entire rest of the day and because of that went to bed at 8:30pm.
Thankfully when I went back to the waiting room during that last hour, there was a woman there with a young baby. Hearing that tiny baby cry was just what I needed. It helped remind me that this is all worth it. I still hope and pray to never have this test again. If the future FET results in a bfp, I hope we can avoid this 3 hour test. Frankly it doesn't matter if I am labeled with GD or not in the sense that I'm going to keep eating protein at every meal and avoiding sugar as much as possible. I feel horrible if I don't. This morning we had lunch at ladies Bible study since it was our last session. I tried not to eat too much in the way of sweets. I steered clear of the cakes and such. I ate a deviled egg and some stew along with a piece of bread and some fruit and fruit salad. It's not that I just had fruits and carbs, but still it was too much. My tummy felt awful at the end. I just can't eat sweets. The momentary pleasure while I eat the food doesn't compensate for feeling yucky for a long time afterward. I'll look forward to eating chocolate chip cookies and such again after September 24 (or earlier if baby decides he/she can't wait that long to be born). I am curious to hear whether I failed or passed the test yesterday, but the only change a label of GD will make is that I'll be checking my blood sugar via a glucometer. I don't think my diet will be much different either way.
Yesterday we found out that Ian won't be admitted to Hershey until April 2. I was bummed because if it had started on March 26, all my classes would have been covered. The good news is I shouldn't have to make too many trips from Hershey to my university. It also means I can start wearing maternity clothes in the near future as I won't be on campus much for 5 weeks between a conference in DC the last week of March and then being in Hershey for 4 weeks in April. A couple of days ago I bought the kids and I tickets to see Disney on Ice in Hershey on April 12. I think it's helpful to have something fun to look forward to during our 4 weeks there. Most of my non-maternity clothes still fit, but many of them hurt my belly (such as the capri pants I'm wearing at the moment). I am SO grateful for the warmer weather because nylons are the WORST. Even wearing a bigger size hasn't helped that much. I need sandal weather to come ASAP for my pg belly's sake! 
Last week we found out that the local visiting professor chemistry position was also a closed door. The job had been posted in early February, and they were already wrapping that search up. So Paul will still be commuting to PSU for another year. After he gradutes (probably either August or December) he'll switch to being a post-doc (which includes a pay increase of some unknown amount). I'm praying for a tenure track job for him in the state of PA in physical chemistry for August 2013. We shall see if that is posssible. We might end up having to leave the state of PA in order for him to get a job in his field. The good news is that at least I know now we aren't moving for at least another year, which helps with making various decisions such as when to put our house on the market.
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So sorry your glucose test was so horrible. I had to do the 3 hour with Noah's pgcy, and it was NO FUN. I can only imagine how bad it must have been in the first tri! :(
I'm confused as to why you said you can start wearing maternity clothes in the near future since you won't be on campus much the next 5 weeks. I don't see the connection...Help please! :)
Love,
Jo
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