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Post by ovenrack on Dec 11, 2017 11:49:24 GMT -6
Ah clementine, I remember they did the same for me when I was diagnosed during my last pregnancy. I was totally freaking out, so I was super alarmed to have a long wait. It is a good sign. You aren't going to wreck your baby by not tracking or knowing every single thing over the next few weeks. I would look up some general GD guidelines (usually around 30-45g of carbs per meal, 15 per snack), and plan on upping your healthy fats and proteins. And veggies! Like, now a pile of vegetables in cheese sauce is a great choice. Hah. Read some nutritional labels. Figure out how you like your eggs for breakfast. Switch from two slices of toast to one. But don't freak out. And enjoy Christmas! I am pretty sure I'm going to fail my next three hour and be told to start testing before Christmas, which makes me very sad. Hah. Oh well.
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Post by rm2013 on Dec 11, 2017 11:59:32 GMT -6
polson - so sorry, I know myself how hard the holidays can be with the loss of a parent. All the hugs. clementine - boo on the GD! I hope it’s easily manageable
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Post by mattsgirl2004 on Dec 11, 2017 12:00:57 GMT -6
polson I'm sorry. Sending lots of hugs. ❤ clementine Sorry about the GD diagnosis.
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Post by mattsgirl2004 on Dec 11, 2017 12:02:21 GMT -6
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Post by woodenshoes on Dec 11, 2017 12:12:21 GMT -6
clementine, I am sorry you have GD too. That is a long time to wait for your appointment. There is some pretty general, but not necessarily universal, guidelines when it comes to checking your blood sugar and how many carbs people are allowed to eat at meals. You can get a glucometer and start testing your numbers now if you want to see if you should be pushing for an appointment sooner. I don't know what your insurance covers. I am in a GD support group on Facebook which has been helpful. I can send you what my guidelines are, but yours could be different than mine. For example, for me they want my blood sugar at 140 or less after 1 hour, but some doctors want it at 120 or less at 1 hour, which is my goal if I test at two hours. Some of the big things with GD is balancing carbs with protein, drinking water, getting exercise, etc. If you have any questions before your appointment let me know. Like I said your guidelines might be different, but generally, the range is pretty similar for what they want your blood sugar at post-meal and fasting, and how many cards you can have per meal. In the beginning it is a lot of trial and error to figure out what works for your body. mattsgirl2004, Happy Anniversary! mintyblueair, I agree with telling the people before the party about the nut allergies. My weekend was okay. I got a little Christmas shopping done. Not much though. We took DS bowling yesterday, which was fun. I had to get a new battery for my car. Last Friday my car wouldn't start and I knew my battery was starting to go for a while. Good thing I was able to borrow a car from my neighbors for the day.
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Post by mintyblueair on Dec 11, 2017 12:23:26 GMT -6
Thanks everyone! I figured telling them was the right thing to do but we haven't had to navigate these kind of situations before. I told my husband to let them know.
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Post by mintyblueair on Dec 11, 2017 12:23:49 GMT -6
Thanks! And happy belated anniversary to you and your H!
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Post by snowmoon on Dec 11, 2017 12:49:47 GMT -6
Sorry so many of you are dealing with GD. I just found out I passed my GTT but my iron is super low (which doesn't surprise me.) But now I have to supplement and I've never found an iron supplement that doesn't make me feel like shit.
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Post by auri on Dec 11, 2017 12:53:10 GMT -6
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Post by auri on Dec 11, 2017 12:58:52 GMT -6
I woke up this morning to the smell of something burning. Apparently DD decided to go downstairs and make us some frozen waffles for breakfast. She put a waffle on a paper plate and put it in the microwave and pushed the popcorn setting. I'm just glad it didn't catch on fire and hurt her. We had a nice long talk about having an adult help just a little when she wants to make breakfast.
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Post by Rama on Dec 11, 2017 13:13:58 GMT -6
I woke up this morning to the smell of something burning. Apparently DD decided to go downstairs and make us some frozen waffles for breakfast. She put a waffle on a paper plate and put it in the microwave and pushed the popcorn setting. I'm just glad it didn't catch on fire and hurt her. We had a nice long talk about having an adult help just a little when she wants to make breakfast. This reminds me of my friend's 4 year old trying to make some frozen waffles in the toaster. There was smoke involved. It's so cute how they want to be helpful and nice, the execution just needs a little work sometimes.
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Post by whatsit on Dec 11, 2017 13:26:41 GMT -6
I’m always so confused that I don’t get notifications from tapa on mondays. Until I realize it’s Monday and a new thread has started. Oops
I’m still battling this stomach bug or whatever it is. Thought I was doing better last night so had something solid to eat, but woke up feeling like crap again. I have stuff to do damnit!
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Post by auri on Dec 11, 2017 13:35:15 GMT -6
whatsit I hope your stomach bug goes away soon. Stomach bugs are the worst.
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Post by polson on Dec 11, 2017 13:38:59 GMT -6
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Post by cornpop on Dec 11, 2017 13:49:42 GMT -6
clementine I'm sorry about the GD diagnosis. auri that's so sweet of her, and also so scary! whatsit Ugh I am in stomach bug hell with you. I hope you feel better quickly! I definitely feel better today but still sooo very lazy and exhausted. My daughter's been watching a lot of Sesame Street. Anyone have an tips for sacroiliac joint pain? Mine gets out of whack sometimes from barre but I can always stretch it back into place. Now with the pregnancy, stretching only seems to make it worse and the pain pretty constant when I walk.
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Post by katietopaz on Dec 11, 2017 14:19:17 GMT -6
I was about to say "good morning," but it's afternoon already. Oops. Where is the day going? I'm playing some catch-up and wanted to respond to a couple things from the weekend in last week's randoms without bumping the old thread. Leaf 🌱 I hope your DD had a good night last night with sleep! We tried every "gentle" sleep technique under the sun with DS too, and nothing worked for him. Checks just pissed him off even more. CIO gave me a new, happy baby, and I'll never doubt that decision. mintyblueair About the pudding for the clothespin cookie filling - I actually couldn't find that brand of pudding this year, either. It is a pre-made pudding, not the instant pudding powder. My mom suggested getting a four-pack of the snack packs, which are premade. And the filling tasted about the same! You could probably do one of the boxes of instant pudding, if you made it into pudding before adding it to the filling. Anywhere from 12-15oz of pudding is good.
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Post by polson on Dec 11, 2017 14:46:05 GMT -6
i never thought i would be as thankful for self checkout as i was today - finally got myself some prep h. you’re welcome for sharing
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Post by leatherpants on Dec 11, 2017 14:50:43 GMT -6
I've got a very random random. I've been messing around with making homemade yogurt in my instantpot and I think after a few iterations I finally mastered it! The batch I made this weekend is mild and thick, not too tart, and really smooth. Yay. I'm eating it with raspberries, blueberries and granola and feeling awfully good about myself (lol) I loooove instant pot yogurt. This is making my mouth water.
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Post by leatherpants on Dec 11, 2017 14:53:51 GMT -6
Damn clementine. Sorry about the GD. But I always think its a good thing when the medical people don't seem to be freaking out about something because I find them overly cautious in general.
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Post by leatherpants on Dec 11, 2017 14:54:40 GMT -6
i never thought i would be as thankful for self checkout as i was today - finally got myself some prep h. you’re welcome for sharing Lol. I'm really happy for you and hope you find some relief in your very near future.
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Post by yianna on Dec 11, 2017 15:16:30 GMT -6
i never thought i would be as thankful for self checkout as i was today - finally got myself some prep h. you’re welcome for sharing If anyone ever looks at you oddly when you buy this just say "this stuff is AMAZING on the bags under my eyes" and keep trucking.
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Post by leatherpants on Dec 11, 2017 15:47:42 GMT -6
i never thought i would be as thankful for self checkout as i was today - finally got myself some prep h. you’re welcome for sharing If anyone ever looks at you oddly when you buy this just say "this stuff is AMAZING on the bags under my eyes" and keep trucking. Yes, this is great advice! Isn't that what supermodels do? Just pretend you are a supermodel.
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Post by polson on Dec 11, 2017 15:51:41 GMT -6
yianna that was my plan😉 i don’t even know why i was so embarrassed to begin with
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Post by whatsit on Dec 11, 2017 15:54:16 GMT -6
cornpop glad you’re feeling somewhat better! I’m on day 3 for feeling crappy. I was feeling a lot better yesterday but then I think I overdid it when I had something to eat. So paw patrol is on here. Of course H picked up some OT shifts for tonight and tomorrow too. Extra $ is good but it sucks it’s when I’m sick. Bitter and ranty when I’m sick.
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Dec 11, 2017 16:04:16 GMT -6
katietopaz i think it worked (KNOCK ON WOOD)!!!! She opened her door at some point but I never heard her cry or anything. Putting her down has gotten a little harder nothing even remotely close to the first night. She might have abandonment issues later in life but she’s sleeping now and than seems like a fair trade off ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ whatsit OT shifts are such a blessing and a curse. I love the fun $$$ It brings in but some days it doesn’t seem worth the solo-parenting. I got a nosebleed on the bus home today. Wtaf to that as a pregnancy symptom. I’ve had one every couple of weeks and before getting pregnant I’d had maybe 2-3 in my whole life.
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Post by tinyjoys on Dec 11, 2017 16:07:54 GMT -6
Ugh. So, I get the big kid off the bus and grab the mail while I'm out there. There's a letter from the kids' peds office saying that the big kid's visit a couple weeks ago was denied by our insurance because I haven't updated the coordination of benefits. I log into our insurance and it was updated on 10/30/17, so.... 6 weeks ago? I updated it again and then went to look at our claims page. The insurance has denied a bunch of claims, including nearly 6K from my ER visit for fluids & in October. Two bags of saline and an ultrasound by a NP that said my baby was too small for my dates for 6K. HELL NO. Luckily, everything will be resubmitted, but just another headache now.
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Post by Rama on Dec 11, 2017 16:19:26 GMT -6
Ugh, that is irritating tinyjoys. I hope it's an easy fix.
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Post by whatsit on Dec 11, 2017 16:46:44 GMT -6
Oh tinyjoys I hope things are fixed quickly!
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Post by ArielMermaid on Dec 11, 2017 17:08:54 GMT -6
I full force have the toddler cold. I'm fairly miserable and I know tomorrow will be worse if it follows her schedule. Fuck.
I'm sorry for everyone else that is fighting a sickness.
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Post by tinyjoys on Dec 11, 2017 18:24:01 GMT -6
The insurance is taken care of, but it’ll take up to 5 business days for them to update & then refile all the claims. It’s annoying, but my part of the headache is done.
& then our dog puked a bunch of times & we tried taking her to the vet, but they were closing, even though H talked to them 30 minutes prior & they said they’d stay open.
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