I just wanted to share my positive story since I know when I found out I had gestational diabetes I was so upset and worried. Although my day time numbers were always fine, my fasting numbers were high and so I was on insulin at night for many weeks. My baby girl was born at 39 weeks with a planned c section (not gd related...breech baby). she weighed 6 lbs 11 oz and was totally healthy. I was able to hold her and have skin to skin quickly and start breastfeeding in the first hour post op, which are all things that help to regulate blood sugar in babies. She passed her three blood sugar tests in the first few hours and is now home at three days old eating well and doing great. Having gd was not how I pictured my pregnancy and it was really hard to deal with at times, but stay positive because it can all turn out fine.