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the amnio is to ensure lung development and decide if we need a steriod shot before induction.

because i have diabetes and am on an insulin pump and my blood sugars have been too well controlled these last few wks, they believe that she is not getting the nutrients she needs to thrive as the placenta may not be working properly --- 99 percent of the time with diabetes, the mother's blood sugar is very very difficult to control in the last few wks of the pregnancy because the placenta is creating an overload of hormones which causes the body to be unable to breakdown and process insulin properly.
In my case, my blood sugar has been perfect and my insulin intake has actually decreased instead of increasing.

while i dont think it is anything to worry about....they are keeping a very close eye on my blood sugar....every 2 days - to see what is going on.

even today, after lunch, two hours after eating, my sugar was 68 - it should have been around 90-120. I ended up having to consume over 100 grams of carbs to get it back up and stay up until dinner time.

this not only puts stress on her little body, but it exhausts me.

long story....i know, i am sorry

and to top that off....diabetic babies are much larger at term and have a higher rate of emergency c-sections as they cannot travel down the birth canal and are jaundice.

at least we know at 37w4d - she should still be under 9lbs and over 6lbs - which should be okay for my narrow hips...

okay - that was even a longer explaination than i had planned.


Oh Yeah!!! Dre ---- have you stopped POASing? when I found out in january, i think i poas'ed every other day just to see those two lines until the u/s