Moved up due date because of gestational diabetes??

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Did any of you ladies doctors instantly move up your due date about like 2 weeks after finding out you had gestational diabetes... Or did they do this only because you had complications or because the baby was measuring farther along or bigger? I am asking because I noticed on a letter it said my EDD was December 15th.. Which originally it was suppossed to be december 24th. But my doctor never told me they moved it up or mentioned any known complications.... Im not on medicine only diet controlled and my numbers have been great and he always measures my belly but doesnt say anything and thats it. Havent had a growth scan or ultrasound since 21 weeks i am now 30. Not sure why this happened or why he hasnt said anything. So just curious :) he also makes me see him once a week now. But i thought that was just because of being diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Idk 💁

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My due date hasn't changed but they told me that I will likely be induced at least a week before. Maybe your baby is measuring ahead?

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Mine just wanted to induce me before due date, they tried to induce me a week before but I didn’t progress. So I went back a week later. He was born on his due date. He was6 lbs 13 ozs when born. They might have changed your due date based on size of baby.

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My first born we induced at 38 weeks because the more later in the pregnancy the more harder to control the sugar. And I was just on glyburide and she didn’t want to put me on insulin. At that time we did an amnio to see if his lungs were developed enough. Now fast forward 8 years with with current pregnancy, he’s measuring way ahead and estimated to be a very big baby. This pregnancy I’m on an insane amount of insulin and Metformin. And I still can’t seem to keep it together. My OB wants to induce on the week of 37 weeks. I have another growth scan next week so I may be just planning on delivering days later.  And I made sure I wouldn’t have an amnio this time😬 that long needle was so scary!
What they told me is they don’t induce unless it’s medically necessary and for me it’s the number control and the size of my baby.

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im getting induce at 38weeks because I have GD.. 36weeks now.. due date was Nov.12th now being induced Oct.29th. I'm on insulin to control my sugar so I'm OK with being induced😁.. I'm tired of sticking myself😥😥

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I always measure father along than I am and my babies measure large which can push your due date back when they measure. But that doesn’t mean that’s the date your doctor will go by as far as when you are expected to deliver. Usually they go by what your dating scan early on says. You said you see your doctor every week-just ask. I would think they would have told you if they were changing your actual due date. My due date has never changed from the initial measurement US with any of my kids.

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It's considered best practice to delivery at 39 weeks for GD mothers. They do this to reduce the risks of adverse outcomes to the baby:
-The possibility of an oversized baby and the delivery complications that come with that.
-The increased chances of deteriorating cord and placenta health that puts the baby at risk.
-The potential heath risks to babies from GD mothers.
My OB originally told me they induce early at 39 weeks. I had expressed I wanted to give myself every opportunity to try and go into labour naturally, and as we got to my last month, my OB was comfortable allowing me to go up to my due date before we induced. But my blood sugar was well controlled, I had regular monitoring to ensure everything was working properly and it was safe to continue. 
Every pregnancy is different and some OB are more risk adverse than others. Talk to your OB and ask them to explain the change in EDD.

Moved up due date because of gestational diabetes??

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