Just found your channel and am binge watching. ❤️ I am an older mama also with 9 kiddos (including 18-month-old twins). I love seeing how other large families run their homes. God bless from Tennessee!
There are other ways to test your blood sugar levels. Because of health issues, I wasn't able to drink the sugary drink. They were still able to determine when I did and didn't have gd with my last 4 pregnancies. You are spot on with your thoughts on your healthy eating vs. their thoughts. 😊
So glad to hear that you're doing well and that the children are offering help and pampering you. Also glad to know that you are getting on so well with your midwife. My youngest is now 42 years old so I can't really remember, I had fabulous pregnancies, no sickness, no cravings in fact I was at my healthiest while pregnant. Both deliveries were under 6 hours start to finish. I just wish I'd been able to have more children. I can't wait for "bubbes" to make her entry into the world. Wishing you continued health and happiness during your pregnany. Thank you for sharing xxx
May i suggest you look into Lily Nichols work? I have studied and researched this topic for years actually. She is a genius. I’ve had 8 babies. My balanced breakfast and the best I’ve ever felt during my pregnancies was when I ate a very protein centric breakfast. That would be bacon and eggs almost daily. I also opted to check my blood sugar myself for the last 2 or 3 babies. I don’t eat sugar much at all. I wish I’d known about eating low carbs/high protein during all my other pregnancies. It was life changing in my recent pregnancies and recoveries.
I just had my first child Dec 2022 and they wouldn't do the gestational test the first time around bc i had drank water in the morning!! And i was so confused bc they only told me to fast and that water is fine and when i showed up they said no, i wasn't even supposed to have a sip bc im breaking my fast 🤔 I think it just depends on the clinic
I think the collective prenatal care providers in the US need to get their acts together. It's not healthy for a pregnant woman to be fasting for 12 hours, especially with no water.
Yes! The gestational diabetes testing is absurd! In my later pregnancies (#11 & #12), I opted to do the blood sugar monitor testing. It was kind of a pain, but definitely more accurate. I had two home births (#7 & #9) and I skipped the testing altogether with those two pregnancies. But like you, I felt more inclined to do it in my older (geriatric) age. 😂So glad to hear everything is going well. Blessings!
Hmm, maybe I will ask for the blood sugar monitoring. I want to be wise, but what they are asking me to do seems like the opposite of wisdom! Being a geriatric pregnant woman isn't for the faint of heart! ;)
40yr & baking #11 atm😉( 27 weeks) & the last several I've just done the glucose monitor and it's been great! I'm going to do it again with this one too! The drink makes me so sick feeling, and it's obviously not good for us!( I don't even drink juice and soda due to its high sugar content, why is their garbage drink ok?!🤦♀️)
Two ladies I talked to at church mentioned that they had to fast as well. When were your pregnancies? It's so interesting to me that there are so many different recommendations for the same test!
The drinks are so bad for you. They can test you fasting and after eating a normal breakfast. I always opt out of the drinks. It’s really unnecessary to down 100 grams of sugar in one sitting.
Just found your channel and am binge watching. ❤️ I am an older mama also with 9 kiddos (including 18-month-old twins). I love seeing how other large families run their homes. God bless from Tennessee!
I love seeing how large families operate as well. There is always something new to learn...and always a way to improve!
I tell my patients to avoid juice before the GDM test. (juice is not part of a balanced breakfast IMO)
What a wonderful gift for you to have so much help. I wish you the best with your delivery and recovery.
Thank you so much, Diane. I am so grateful for the help!
There are other ways to test your blood sugar levels. Because of health issues, I wasn't able to drink the sugary drink. They were still able to determine when I did and didn't have gd with my last 4 pregnancies. You are spot on with your thoughts on your healthy eating vs. their thoughts. 😊
I'm going to ask them about this because the more I think about it, the less I want to do it!
So glad to hear that you're doing well and that the children are offering help and pampering you. Also glad to know that you are getting on so well with your midwife. My youngest is now 42 years old so I can't really remember, I had fabulous pregnancies, no sickness, no cravings in fact I was at my healthiest while pregnant. Both deliveries were under 6 hours start to finish. I just wish I'd been able to have more children. I can't wait for "bubbes" to make her entry into the world. Wishing you continued health and happiness during your pregnany. Thank you for sharing xxx
Thank you, Dee! We're really getting excited to meet Bubbles too!
❤❤❤❤ you're looking fabulous!
Thank you, Challice!
May i suggest you look into Lily Nichols work? I have studied and researched this topic for years actually. She is a genius. I’ve had 8 babies. My balanced breakfast and the best I’ve ever felt during my pregnancies was when I ate a very protein centric breakfast. That would be bacon and eggs almost daily. I also opted to check my blood sugar myself for the last 2 or 3 babies. I don’t eat sugar much at all. I wish I’d known about eating low carbs/high protein during all my other pregnancies. It was life changing in my recent pregnancies and recoveries.
Thank you for the suggestion!
I just found you, as a suggestion from TH-cam! probably because I follow Fields Full House, Blessed Bears, Our Tribe of Many and Abiding Farmhouse!
Well welcome to the channel! It's so nice to have you here!
I just had my first child Dec 2022 and they wouldn't do the gestational test the first time around bc i had drank water in the morning!! And i was so confused bc they only told me to fast and that water is fine and when i showed up they said no, i wasn't even supposed to have a sip bc im breaking my fast 🤔 I think it just depends on the clinic
I think the collective prenatal care providers in the US need to get their acts together. It's not healthy for a pregnant woman to be fasting for 12 hours, especially with no water.
Yes! The gestational diabetes testing is absurd! In my later pregnancies (#11 & #12), I opted to do the blood sugar monitor testing. It was kind of a pain, but definitely more accurate. I had two home births (#7 & #9) and I skipped the testing altogether with those two pregnancies. But like you, I felt more inclined to do it in my older (geriatric) age. 😂So glad to hear everything is going well. Blessings!
Hmm, maybe I will ask for the blood sugar monitoring. I want to be wise, but what they are asking me to do seems like the opposite of wisdom! Being a geriatric pregnant woman isn't for the faint of heart! ;)
@@AshleyMBuffa Haha, yes!!! And I agree, their drink test just makes no sense. Keep us posted if you can. :)
I sure will!
40yr & baking #11 atm😉( 27 weeks) & the last several I've just done the glucose monitor and it's been great! I'm going to do it again with this one too! The drink makes me so sick feeling, and it's obviously not good for us!( I don't even drink juice and soda due to its high sugar content, why is their garbage drink ok?!🤦♀️)
I had to fast for 12hrs before both of my gestational diabetes tests.
Two ladies I talked to at church mentioned that they had to fast as well. When were your pregnancies? It's so interesting to me that there are so many different recommendations for the same test!
The drinks are so bad for you. They can test you fasting and after eating a normal breakfast. I always opt out of the drinks. It’s really unnecessary to down 100 grams of sugar in one sitting.
They really need to rethink how they are conducting these tests...there isn't one variable that makes sense for a pregnant woman.
@@AshleyMBuffa It’s about money. Not health. No money in healthy people.
Agreed. A friend lent me her glucose monitor. I'm going to test my own levels...the right way ;)