Holey cow
Well, it was nice while it lasted.
For those who follow here, you may have noticed my recent obsession with food. And although I have posted about some not-so-healthy fare, behind the scenes, I truly do my best to eat well, especially throughout this pregnancy.
People often ask me why I do not just eat what I want while pregnant. I am told to not worry so much about the weight. That it will all come off after the baby.
Unfortunately, those people are not my doctor.
I wish I were one of those pregnant women who could just ‘be pregnant.’
The ones who can eat Ding Dongs and Ho-Ho’s for nine months and still able to keep their weight within healthy limits.
As a non-pregnant woman, I can usually pull that off. However, while pregnant, my body does not comply.
During my last pregnancy, I tried to just enjoy myself and ate as I normally would, plus or minus a few binges when cravings set in.
Unfortunately, by my third trimester, I was a borderline gestational diabetic.
I swear I was not able to eat anything but chicken salad for months.
Not to mention, I still gained well over 40 pounds during that pregnancy. I was on bed-rest for nearly 4-months, and never wanted to know what my final weight was.
So this time around, I really wanted to eat healthy and maintain reasonable weight gain (especially in case I required bed rest again). All in hopes of avoiding blood sugar issues again.
So far in this pregnancy (at 30 weeks), I have gained a total of 16 pounds. If I gain 1-pound per week until the very end, I will fall right into the recommended weight gain range, with ample wiggle room since my BMI was on the lower end pre-pregnancy.
However, all of my efforts may have been in vain.
I failed my glucose screening test last week. Just like I did with Babisodes.
So this past weekend, I returned to the hospital and took a more in-depth glucose test. I did not have any food or water for 14 hours, and sat in the hospital for four of them, requiring a blood draw every hour. Did I mention I’m preggers?
Now I look smokin’ hot with these track marks on my arms. All I need is a brown bag and a 40 oz fin one hand, and a Virgina Slim in the other to complete the picture.
I don’t care. I’ll endure the test again as long as I do not have to go on a strict diabetic diet (usually low-carb).
I could MAYBE handle not eating bread or pasta.
But no rice?
It’s like asking a cow not to graze.
I seriously think I saw a california roll shaped cloud in the sky today…
Oh bummer!! I’m so sorry. When do you find out your results? I was always sooo paranoid that I was going to have to do the long, torturous version of that test. You deserve a whole box of Lucky Charms for that!
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January 18th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
That sushi looks really tasty.
It will *all* be worth it when the little one is born.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
I had gestational diabetes with Noah. It’s not fun. Hope your test turns out ok.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Oh no! That is stinky! I’m sorry. I hope the results are negative and you can continue to eat your rice.
And thank you for making me SO HUNGRY FOR SUSHI!!!!!
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January 18th, 2010 at 5:38 pm
I remember being soooooo nervous about the glucose tolerance test just because I knew how difficult it would be to give up so many of my favorite foods. Good luck with YOUR test results! Fingers crossed for you!
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January 18th, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Oh you poor thing! This makes me so sad. You deserve to eat whatever the heck you want. Be strong!!
January 18th, 2010 at 6:13 pm
I have thankfully never had to take the 4 hour glucose test. Fingers crossed that you pass!
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January 18th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
I’m sorry! You really tried hard not to let this happen too!
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January 18th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
I love sushi! I had problems with my blood sugar too…I think sometimes it just happens (unfortunately).
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January 18th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
Bummer, I remember that test and thankfully I passed. Then again, it’s probably why I got huge babies. Hope it goes OK.
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January 18th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
Oh, I’m so sorry. I hope you don’t end up on the super-strict diet!
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January 18th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
GD usually results in LARGE babies, but the effects on Mommy are temporary. Usually. GD can indicate a tendency to diabetes in later life, but it doesn’t have to. And of course, being diagnosed as GD means you’ll watch your diet and minimize any effect on the lovely you. Just take care of you – one day at a time.
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January 18th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
I can’t imagine not being able to eat carbs. Fingers crossed that the results go your way!
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January 18th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Sorry to hear you ended up with gestational diabetes again. Hopefully you won’t have to be on bed rest! My best friend had that with both her pregnancies and for the second one she had a “baby nurse” go to her home daily to check her blood sugar. That bruise you got looks pretty nasty.
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January 18th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Sorry! I had to undergo the three hour glucose test with all three pregnancies. Unfortunately, I had gestational diabetes with the second and third children.
Good luck!
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January 18th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Awww, sorry to hear you had the long test. That sucks. My wife did it twice. At least you got to sit in a hospital, she had to sit in one of those lab places where most people are there to do drug tests. Ew.
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January 18th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
My mother-in-law told me that when she was pregnant with her first kid (my husband), she ate like a pregnant lady — whatever the heck she wanted — and gained 42 pounds. Her doctor scolded her and warned that the next time she got pregnant, 42 pounds would be unacceptable. So during her second pregnancy, she was on a very strict diet to ENSURE that she wouldn’t gain as much weight as she had the first time…
But she gained EXACTLY 42 pounds that time, too. So, if she were to read this post of yours, she’d probably say, “Eff it. Eat what you want.”
January 18th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
Ugh! That’s no fun at all! I hope the testing shows you are going to get through it all without giving up rice. I can’t believe they did that to a pregnant woman though.
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January 18th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
That really stinks. Take care of yourself, and hopefully sushi can stay on your menu.
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January 18th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
That stinks! The Glucose test was THE WORST test ever. How do you make a pregnant woman fast? It’s ridiculous. 10 weeks to go, you can do it!
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January 18th, 2010 at 10:30 pm
I had GD with my daughter. Not with my first son. With my 2nd son, I failed the 1-hour and passed the 3-hour. Those tests are so not fun.
I know how much it stressed me out to have GD, so I really, really hope you don’t have it. I blame being built like a boy (no hips, small tits).
Thinking of you.
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January 18th, 2010 at 10:38 pm
Oh no…I’m sorry to hear that!
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January 18th, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Babe, I started twitching at the mere idea of no rice. that’s just so very wrong. xo
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January 18th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
I know it’s not the same but try making wraps with the nori, the veggies and the fish. It’s actually pretty tasty.
Those track marks are sexy! What are you doing, bringing Owwie back?
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January 19th, 2010 at 12:09 am
Ohhh no!! Ok I know what that feels like and it sucks!!! They even sent me to a “high risk” pregnancy dr, to no avail. I must the sushi!!! Sushi!!!!!!
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January 19th, 2010 at 12:43 am
Oh man. That sucks…so sorry to hear that. I am also finding it very wrong that they wouldn’t let a pregnant woman eat for 14 hours. Just plain wrong…
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January 19th, 2010 at 1:29 am
say it ain’t so!!!!!!!!!!!
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January 19th, 2010 at 1:38 am
Oh yum!! Those look soooooo good!!
January 19th, 2010 at 3:11 am
I do hope you don’t have to go on a strict diet, that would be hard! Food indulgence is one of the advantages of being preggy and I wish for you to have that. I might faint if I were you, I hate needles!
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January 19th, 2010 at 4:17 am
Nope, gestational diabetes really sucked for me. I seriously think what pushed me over the edge was all the junkfood and candy and shit I ate ‘because I was pregnant’. Stupid, just dumb. So yeah, you’re right. As good as a ding dong is…they should be eaten in moderation. *sigh*
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January 19th, 2010 at 8:09 am
oh boo. man, i hope your test results turn out okay! i don’t know if i can handle not having any rice. it’s like a staple here too…well at least it is for me.
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January 19th, 2010 at 10:13 am
I hope the results come out saying that rice/bread/other happy foods in that family are all OK. Japan would probably shut down if folks here had to avoid rice. Unimaginable. Sending ricey thoughts.
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January 19th, 2010 at 10:41 am
Oh Sandy, I’m sorry to hear about that! I will be thinking of you and wishing for a better outcome as I can hear the Lucky Charm boxes in the cupboard crying out to you this very moment!!!
Take it easy this week!
January 19th, 2010 at 11:03 am
Ohhh, the track marks. How I loathe thee. I have a feeling I will hate that part of pregnancy. I hope it turns/turned out okay!
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January 19th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
All of a sudden I have a craving for chicken salad…
That sucks
Sorry, I dont’ know what else to say… it really does suck.
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January 19th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Sounds like it’s something that just happens to you, no matter how you eat. However, imiagine being on that strict diabetic diet for life. I’m limited to 25 g. of carbs per meal — approximately 1/2 c. of cooked rice, assuming I eat no other carbs (no peas, corn, beans or carrots) and no dessert. It won’t be much longer for you, and then you can eat what you want! Hang n there.
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January 19th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Keeping my fingers crossed for you. GD is a bear.
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January 19th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Good luck!!! Not eating rice is like not drinking water in my book. All in moderation, as long as you stay away from those Lucky Charms…LOL.
January 19th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
I’m holding positive thoughts for your test results … and suddenly have a craving for California Roll … seriously!
Hugs and blessings,
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January 19th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
I did get gestational diabetes with my Little One … it was a bit of a pain in the butt. And I had to do blood testing all the time and fax in the results each week. And follow a strict diet. It is annoying but bearable in the end. Plus I got to have lots of extra ultrasounds so that was a big plus. Hope you get a pass though as it wasn’t a good time.
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January 19th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
I’m keeping my fingers crossed the test turns out well and that you can at least continue to eat rice.
January 20th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Oh man that’s blows. That test had me so scared it seriously inhibited my holiday chocolate binging. But I’m actually kinda glad I had it looming over me, stopping me from packing on a bunch of unnecessary pounds. Thankfully I passed the test and my weight is on track. You’ve only gained 16 lbs? Wow. I’m up to 20 so I’ve got to keep it down to 10 these final 9 weeks. which is about what I did with Nate, now that the belly is so large, there’s not much room or appetite lately. Sadly.
Really hoping you pass the next test. A friend of mine had to do the longer test and she passed. I failed the anemia test though. Yummy iron pills for me!
Best of luck!
January 20th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
I have a friend going through the same thing. Not fun. Hopefully with some small diet changes she (and you) can continue to have healthy pregnancies.
January 21st, 2010 at 12:30 am
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January 21st, 2010 at 10:10 pm
I feel your pain!!! I was calling the doctor’s office every day waiting for my test results because I wanted a bowl of Froot Loops so bad! I’m so sorry Sandy. It just doesn’t seem fair that you have kept your weight healthy and STILL have to deal with this gestational diabetes crap.
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January 23rd, 2010 at 3:59 am