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No baby is measuring on target and not big.
They explained to me that they don't like women to go over 40 weeks with gestational diabetes as the risk of stillborn increases.

Why are they inducing you? Do they fear she is getting too big? I'm just curious because I'm just reaching my 3rd trimester so I haven't been through that part yet.

Hi all,
Thank you all for your support. Thought I'd give you update as alot has changed since posting this.
Thankfully I've remained diet controlled and not needed to go on insulin. I have to test my blood sugars 4 times a day before/after meals and monitor what I consume.
This week I have started harvesting colostrum which will be given to baby as top ups between feeds to help her regulate her own blood sugars after delivery. If this isn't successful, she will go into special care for short time until it's resolved but usually the top up of colostrum helps prevent this.
I have weekly scans since my diagnosis aswel as appointments with my consultant and dietition just to check the baby not getting too much sugar and growing too big. They will induce me at 39 weeks latest. (Only 18 days away :-D)
When I first had my diagnosis.. I wasn't given any clue as to what this was, how it would effect my baby etc. It was an extremely daunting time and experience.
Thank you everyone.

Well what did the doctor said about this. I think he is the one that knows the best. He could tell what is best for the baby. I am really worried after listening to your story. I never tool this problem so seriously. I thought it would be just some kind of normal issue. After this I am very much worried. Is it that bad. I am really very sorry for this problem that you are suffering. I just wish it could go somewhere far and never annoy you again. I am really sorry for what just happened. I think you should be careful now dear. Best of luck.

Do not be worried at all. It is a normal thing. It happens rarely but is completely normal. Once you get the baby, you will get rid of it. This is going to be temporary. Pregnancy does weird things to our bodies and this is one of them. Relax and do as your doctor says. Stressing about it is going to make it worse for you.

I got diagnosed at 12 weeks. Boy did that surprise me. This is my 4th and I've never had diabetes with the others. They only tested me so early because of my family history. I just have to count my carbs so I'm limited on sugar and grains but can eat as much veggies (excluding potatoes, corn and peas) and meat as I want. My clinic has me check my sugar level when I wake up, 2 hours after meals, and before bed. I send this log to my diabetic nurse weekly. As long as I stick to my diet and my sugar levels stay within my goal range, I should have a normal pregnancy and get my VBAC as planned. Luckily for you, you are towards the end of it, so try to find comfort in the fact that it'll be over soon. They will have you do another sugar test at your post partum check up though.

I had gestational diabetes in my last pregnancy at 28 weeks. Initially I tired to control it with low carb/no sugar diet but unfortunately I needed to go onto insulin around 30 weeks. I was on a mix of slow and fast release insulin injections. My son was born at 37 weeks due to developing hypertension. He was 7 lbs and perfect. His blood sugars were fine after birth and we went home in 2 days (I had a c section as he was breech)
He's continued to met his milestones and is a happy and content wee guy. The plus I found about having GD was I was so careful about what I ate and didn't put on as much weight as I did with my other 2 pregnancies. I found keeping a food diary really helpful as I was then accountable for what I ate and it made me honest. All the best

Thank you all for your replies.
I saw my usual consultant today who set my mind at rest with few things before I meet the diabetic team tomorrow.
My levels came back marginal so would be diet controlled. Unsure until tomorrow what this involves.
She explained some scenarios that may arise and the different outcomes. So I feel more at ease today.

Thank you for all your support. I was truly in state yesterday and had no idea what was going on.

GD is very common, usually easily treated with diet changes. I highly recommend the Keto diet, I'm on it anyway because it was helping me lose weight before I got pregnant, now I'm just on it to maintain and because it's healthier for me with PCOS. As Squishy said, cut carbs as much as you can(my daily intake is around 20 net carbs a day). As for baby, no it most likely won't cause any problems, the only thing I've ever heard was it makes the baby fatter and sometimes they induce a week or two earlier depending on how severe the GD is because the baby will get large. My best friend had GD and her daughter is perfect, you'll do just fine, take a deep breath and talk to the team.

Sorry about some of the missspellings I’m using my phone auto correct