diagnosis

Well... got the bad news this morning. its official. i kept hoping they would say they were wrong. but ... i guess i just have to accept it. i cried all morning. like a 2 year old. and felt so bad for myself and for my baby. . . but i am really trying to stay positive.....im really hoping to be able to control it. . .. with diet.. my dr set me up with a diabetes specialist, and a nutritionist that can set me up on meal plans. and teach me about the diabetic diet.. i REALLY dont want to go on insulin.

This image is for dramatic purposes:)

The good news.. well maybe not good.. is that Asher will be making his debut a few weeks earlier than expected. most likely @ 36-37 weeks. my 5'2" body can NOT carry/deliver a GD 10lb'er. i simply do not have enough room... and i really dont want a c-section. .. as well as i do NOT want him to get so cramped that his shoulders get messed up. my poor guy.


Gestational diabetes is a condition characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels that is first recognized during pregnancy. The condition occurs in approximately 4% of all pregnancies.

Risk Factors:

• Being a member of a high risk ethnic group (Hispanic, Black, Native American, or Asian).
• Having sugar in your urine.
• Impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose (blood sugar levels are high, but not high enough to be diabetes).
• Family history of diabetes (if your parents or siblings have diabetes).
• Previously giving birth to a baby over 9 pounds.
• Previously giving birth to a stillborn baby.
• Having gestational diabetes with a previous pregnancy.
• Having too much amniotic fluid (a condition called polyhydramnios)

This can lead to what's called macrosomia. A macrosomic baby may be too large to enter the birth canal. Or the baby's head may enter the canal but then his shoulders get stuck. In this situation, called shoulder dystocia, your practitioner and her assistants will have to use special maneuvers to deliver your baby. Delivery can sometimes result in a fractured bone or nerve damage, both of which heal without permanent problems in nearly 99 percent of babies. (In very rare cases, the baby may suffer brain damage from lack of oxygen during this process.) What's more, the maneuvers needed to deliver a broad-shouldered baby can lead to injuries to the "whoha" area or require a large episiotomy for you.

Most women with gestational diabetes don't remain diabetic once the baby is born. Once you've had it, though, you're at higher risk for getting it again during a future pregnancy and for becoming diabetic later in life.

ughhhhh.... it will all be worth is when little Asher gets here. HEALTHY!