Matt & Lindsay's Spot

Friday afternoon I met with the diabetes councelor. I first had to watch a 30 minute video about gestational diabetes. It was made in the early 90's and was quite funny. Not intentionally, but it was so corny! I was glad I was the only one in the room because I was laughing the whole time. It had great information in it, but come on, hire a few decent actors. Anyway, then I met with the councelor and went over my new diet and how to test my blood sugar. I was afraid they would try to cut out all my carbs, but it is really about spreading them out all day and pairing them with proteins and such. The goal is to keep my sugar levels steady and not having highs and lows. Its also about eating healthier carbs, not junk food. Its not the worst. I have to eat small meals throughout the day (6 of them - well 3 small meals and 3 snacks) which is the hardest part for me. Even though I am eating the same amount of food, maybe even less, I am just eating all the time. I also have to test my blood sugar 4 times a day in order to make sure my levels are within range. I really dont mind it. If you find the right spot on your finger, you dont even feel it. I know you dont believe me, but there have been times I had to see if I did it because I didnt feel it. If you get it in the wrong spot, it is a little sore. There have been a few of those. I am still learning. Overall, gestational diabetes is a little bit of a pain because it requires more planning (meals and time for testing wise) than I am use to, but I can handle it for a couple of months.

I went in today for my 30 week check up this morning. 10 to go!!!!!! Maybe 7. After 37 weeks, the baby is considered full term and can be delivered with no problems. Can you tell how excited I am getting that this is almost over? I cant wait until the next stage when he is here, but, man, I will be happy not to be pregnant! Everything looked good. The doctor looked over my sugar levels for the weekend and said that they looked good and therefore I should just keep doing what I was doing. He is going to be doing a growth scan (an ultrasound where they measure the baby) around 34 weeks. In a normal pregnancy, you would already have had your 2 ultrasounds, but since the diabetes and ulcerative colitis, the doc wants to see if the baby is growing normal. I am measuring normal, but who knows. He should be about 3 lbs right now. I am just excited to see the little guy in a few weeks. I now start going to the doc every 2-3 weeks. I am starting to feel quite at home at the hospital. Is that sad? I think it is. Oh well. So for the first time in a few weeks, I can actually report pretty good news. Knock on wood. I hope it keeps up!