New Routines - Week 30

On Monday, my OB confirmed I tested positive for gestational diabetes. I didn't have this condition with my first pregnancy so this was a big shock to me! But now thinking back last month, I don't think my gestational health stood a chance. I had unhealthy eating habits due to 4 back-to-back November birthdays in my immediate family, Halloween candy is still in great supply at our house, and of course Thanksgiving to top it all off. I know… excuses, excuses, right? I should have been smarter. Now I am paying the price and must greatly change my diet for the remainder of my pregnancy... monitor all my food intake and do a finger pricking test daily to ensure my blood sugar levels stay low. I am sure I will be just fine and am ready to take on these new challenges. :)

Additionally during my OB visit on Monday, my doc asked how my kick counting was going. I told her I haven’t really done this yet and believe that Samuel’s kicks are still so light and erratic that it would be hard to know if there is something wrong. She replied back, “you absolutely need to start and if you don’t see 10 kicks in a 1 hour (active) period, I need to go to the Mary Birch Triage center immediately to get my baby checked out.” I left that visit feeling a bit frustrated and thought to myself… I guess I will be going to that Triage a lot for a bunch of false alarms.

I started counting kicks that same night (Monday). This was probably the first time I paid special attention to them and actually made myself sit down after dinner (or) while I did Luke’s bath and consciously counted Samuel’s kicks. To my surprise, the 10 kicks/moves/rolls are there for the past 2 days and even before the hour was up! When I compare this to my last pregnancy- yes, Samuel is a little less active than Luke, but he’s still there fighting so hard to remind me he is still OK! I also didn’t have to keep up with a VERY active 2 year old when I had to count kicks with Luke in my tummy. I do feel so much more relieved now that all is how it should be at least at the present time.