Hope for the 3 hr glucose test

I’m a second time mom and Friday I failed the 1 hr glucose test 🙄 I was told that I needed to do the three hour glucose test and to say that I was anxious was an understatement! I don’t eat a lot of sweets and the 1 hr test glucose drink made me so nauseous I wasn’t sure how I would survive the 3 hr test. On top of that I also suffer from IBS and have a pretty sensitive digestive system and was terrified that fasting then drinking a more concentrated glucose drink would start a flare up. So I did what everybody does and started googling and looking here on glow for other peoples experiences, and of course 99% of them were horror stories of being sick, passing out, and having to repeat the test.

I just got home from doing the 3 hr test and I just wanted to give anyone that is in the same boat some encouragement! It really wasn’t too bad! I was nauseous for the first hour, but after that I felt sleepy but overall pretty good! I brought a book and downloaded a movie to my phone to keep me occupied (which I highly recommend) although I haven’t gotten the results yet I just wanted to put it out there that this test isn’t always terrible!! Good luck to the mommies who have to do it!!