Frustrated with Gestational Diabetes!
I just got diagnosed with gestational diabetes today. I took a two hour glucose tolerance test and my numbers were 67 pre test, 192 one hour after the drink and 148 two hours after the drink. I failed the one hour one. It's frustrating because I have already cut down on so much carbs and sweets from my diet ever since I found out I was pregnant! It got to a point where I'm almost 26 weeks and I have only gained around 3-4 pounds and people keep commenting how small and skinny I look and how I do not look like I'm 6 and a half months pregnant. I was small to begin with and not overweight by any standards. Yet despite all of the healthier eating habits I still have this diagnosis while I see other pregnant mamas eating whatever they want to eat and gaining weight like there's no tomorrow but having no issues. Sorry, I just need to vent... I know this can happen to anyone and perhaps this is a blessing in disguise. Now I'm worried because I need to cut down on even more carbs and sugars, stick to a specific eating schedule (which is hard for me because of my irrational work schedule), and also worried if my baby will be healthy or too big for me to deliver since I'm so petite, and whether or not I need a c-section, etc. I just feel like I already failed as a mother and my baby is not even born yet! Just feeling miserable! 😢
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