Hey guys, I have a very important dilemma and need as much advice and viewpoints as possible! I'm sorry this is such a long post, but PLEASE bear with me!

I developed GD while pregnant with my third child over 3 years ago. It never went away, so I was then diagnosed with Type 2. Well, I was worried about having any more pregnancies since developing type 2, but eventually got pregnant and had my baby almost 5 months ago.

So here's my dilemma. We want 1 more child but are worried that it could potentially be a bad idea, given my health status now. Here are a few key details... I'm 35, have 4 kids, no losses. 3 of them were born via c-section. I had no trouble conceiving any of them. I have type 2 diabetes & hypothyroidism. My first pregnancy was very easy and healthy, my second was a little rougher but not bad. My third is when I developed GD, and it was a pretty rough pregnancy with unstable sugars & preeclampsia in the end, where I was hospitalized at 36 weeks and had to stay there a week when they finally delivered her at 37 weeks. She was healthy though. My last pregnancy (#4, almost 5 months old) was the toughest. My sugars were very unstable and ran high most of the time. I was switched from metformin to glyburide, which helped a lot. Other than that, my pregnancy went along smoothly for the most part except baby was measuring big, at 2 weeks ahead. At my 36 week OB visit, they did a non-stress test and noticed I was having consistent contractions. So they did another ultrasound and decided to deliver my baby that same day. At 36 weeks, she was born weighing 9lbs 11oz. She was in the NICU for a week. My constant high sugars messed with her and she was jaundice and rapid breathing and such, and they had to put a central umbilical line in her and give her sugar water for several days before starting to finally feed her for the first time. She is now almost 5 months old and perfectly healthy! Needless to say, the experience scared the ever living hell out of us though, and we decided for DH to have a vasectomy. Not because we didn't want anymore kids, but simply because of my health. Well, he hasn't had the vasectomy yet, and we have decided that we realllly want just 1 more child together (my 5 month old is our first together). So here's where you guys come in... Tell me, is this a stupid decision or is this understandable and do-able? I will admit that when I got pregnant with my last child, I wasn't controlling my diabetes like I should have been. I was still fairly new to the diagnosis and ignorant about a lot of it. I know much more now and can definitely manage it MUCH better during another pregnancy, but is that enough? What do you think my chances would be for a healthy pregnancy and baby if I watched myself closer next time around? DH is so scared that after the last one going to rough, he's afraid of something serious happening next time, like losing me or the baby. I'm sorry this is so long, I just really need some insight on this because I feel alone, and a vasectomy sounds like too much right now when we are still desperately wanting 1 more baby. What would you do?!

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Diabetes and pregnancy