Hello, 6 months!!
Countdown: 13 weeks to go
Six months feels like a huge milestone in my pregnancy. I feel very blessed and thankful for my baby & body. My absolute favorite experience is when I feel him kick; it honestly makes me happy so many times throughout the day. I now realize where the “glow” comes from in pregnancy. At least for me, it’s the happiness and connection I feel with him that fills me with appreciation.
I haven’t talked much about my pregnancy because I’ve been an emotional wreck, but here’s a little update:
At my 26 weeks appointment, I took the “one hour” glucose test and did not pass. My blood sugar count was 156, which was abnormal (normal is less than 140 mg). I went back to the lab to take a 3 hour glucose test this weekend after an 8 hour fasting (water okay). The lab technician tested my blood clean, I then drank the orange sugary drink and they proceeded to test my blood every hour for the next three hours.
A few hours later, I checked my results online…I had failed the three hour glucose test and waiting to be diagnosed by the doctor. So many thoughts running through my head- did I do something wrong to trigger this? Have I put my baby at risk? What next? I can’t help but feel shocked, upset, stressed, worried, depressed and a whole of other emotions. This is TRULY a wake up for me. I will need to learn to cope with this. I will update as soon as I hear from my doctor.
Abnormal blood values for a 3-hour 100-gram oral glucose tolerance test are:
• Fasting: greater than 95 mg
• 1 hour: greater than 180 mg
• 2 hour: greater than 155 mg
• 3 hour: greater than 140 mg
**If more than one of your blood glucose results is higher than normal, you have gestational diabetes.**
Here are my results:
The Melanie Journal 