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@dragonfly23 she is a risk of being type 1 if I don’t keep my blood sugar levels under control, but at the moment I’m the only one poking themselves! I’m also at a higher risk of being type 2 diabetic after she’s born. With Gestational Diabetes the placenta is blocking my insulin production which means I have more sugar in blood than I should. Baby girl is being exposed to too much sugar which is causing her little pancreas to work harder as well. She is at risk of being bigger than normal and the diabetes can start to break down the placenta and umbilical cord which is why I have to be so closely monitored and diligent with my diet, exercise and water consumption. The worst part is that I can only do so much and the rest is hormones and completely out of my control! ????

Flamingogirl13 how exciting, we are also waiting to find out if it's a girl or a boy in there....I have no clue.....
Aww Kelliria I hope your little one comes on the day you want her too, youll be in the 'any day now stage' so very possible. I also have to wait for nature to take it's course, unless something happens between now and then so I need inducing. I have my next midwife appointment tomorrow...it's been a very looong 6 weeks since my last one, so I'm hoping everything goes, I think they'll start to be 2 weekly after tomorrow.
Good luck again Dragonfly23 we are all so excited to hear news xxx

Wow, looking back on my first post on this group, I was 15 weeks and 1 day. Time sure does fly by with all the ups Now, 1 day over and I am so waiting for the day to come when I finally get to meet him. I'm still stumped on the spelling of his name. Keep it original or different but my only thing is, would it still have the same meaning if it is not the original spelling? Still nothing to report, took my daughter to the store today and been having some tightness in the belly, back is sore and I believe more of the plug is coming out. So, it could be any day now; I hope. On to the more depressing side of things. I never thought a man could have daddy pregnancy brain, but believe me when I say that; it does exist. My hubby forgot that his truck keys were in the truck and two guys stole it during the night. It totally breaks my heart that some people just don't have any morals when it comes to other peoples' belongings. I guess on the bright side, it wasn't the van as the carseat for our daughter is in it and she would be stuck at home. Even though it wasn't my vehicle, it still traumatized me . Will keep everyone updated on the baby as they come. Hopefully he comes before Monday...

Feeling worried mummys...just about to set off for a scan as I'm measuring above the 90th percentile....my midwife thinks it's excess fluid rather than a huge baby..... it's nothing serious

Lakarmw, prayers, hun! I know things can be worrisome but hang in there. With my 1st, i measured in the 94%. I was huge but so was my daughter. She is still over the 99% at 2yrs 7m. She is 40 inches tall and weighs 39lbs. Everyone thinks she is 5. Do you have gd? I know a few of the women do. My boyfriend was 13lbs at birth and everything went great. Let us know how the scan goes. I'll be thinking of you today.

I have been super tired lately. Work has cut my hours down to about 30 a week but they say it is because I'm slowing down and when you get tired accidents happen. She also said it is because of performance not bc i am pregnant. I told her if i wasnt pregnant i wouldn't be a bit slower. They cant cut hrs bc of pregnancy due to laws. I am ok with it though cause i am so fatigued. I dropped a lot yesterday too. My belly is pointing down rather than out. I was about 34wks with dd when i dropped and almost 32 now. So about on track.

Thanks for you prompt reply Kelliria, panic over, just back from the hospital, and baby is measuring fine, they say I have a good amount of fluid but not excessive...and that I just carry it all really really forward, hence the big belly measurement. Still no clue as to the sex. Was amazing to see baby they've grown so much since my last scan at 20weeks.

Sorry to hear about your work, doesn't sound like their being very professional, and not nice to be treated like that. I'd just take extra time though to rest up though, rather than get upset about it. Does sound like your dropping, my baby is head down in the right position but hasn't engaged at all yet hehe xxx

@dragonfly23 i'm so sorry to hear about your H's truck. There's never a good time for these things to happen but this is one of the less ideal times. I hope they recover it, fingers crossed.

@Lakarmw i'm glad everything ended up being ok. And that you got to have an extra peak at the little one.

@Kelliria i'm sorry they cut your hours. Regardless of their reasoning, maybe its a blessing in disguise as it allows you to get some more rest time in.

@neomasie. Thank you! I hope they do find it but if they do, he doesn't want it back as who knows what they did to it. It just sucks as they have the keys and all they would need to do is fill it up with gas and be smart about driving it so they don't get caught. Still keeping my fingers crossed.

AFM, still nothing. Lost quite a bit of the mucus plug yesterday so hoping something will happen soon as Monday morning is my doctor's appointment and that will be when they start the paperwork for induction.

Dragonfly, how lucky! My dr wont even consider induction if everything is normal unless i am past 42 wks. A lot of friends asked to be induced about 38 wks and their drs readily agreed. Mine wont unless passed 42 or if something is wrong. I think you will have him within a week or so.