Well as you all know I am expecting my fourth child in June. Last week I had to go for a glucose test as my father was a insulin dependent diabetic when he was alive. When I was pregnant with my second child I had an impaired glucose test and therefore had to attend a special clinic. They wanted to put me on insulin which I refused and asked if I could do anything else so they said control your sugars by diet and exercise. Which I did, they loved to panic you because they kept saying I would have to have a section and the baby would be over 9lbs. They were wrong on both points my baby was 6lb and I delivered him no probs. My third child my test was fine but they wanted and insisted I attend the clinic and once again i controlled my sugars and once again they tried to panic me by saying he was going to be a big baby and once again he wasn’t he was a 7lb one. Well I knew what to expect I suppose when I went for this test the night before I was ill vomiting and crippled with indigestion. My sugar level was 6 on the morning and after I had drank my glucose at the hospital two hours later 5.8. the new guidelines i was told was 5.8 on a morning and 7.8 two hours after a meal. So I did it I stood up for myself and told them I would not attend the clinic I knew what I needed to do and would do it. They didn’t like it but have said they will let me get on with it as along as I contact them if my sugars gets out of control which I promised I would. You know what, all I want to do is enjoy this pregnancy with out that stress. I know this is going to be my last child and I just feel I have the right to do things as much as possible how I want it. I of course will not risk my unborn child’s health and will watch my diet and exercise. I just think when we are pregnant alot of things are taken out of our control not necessarily due to the risk of the health to the baby. I think they have their numbers they need to meet and must prove they are doing their jobs instead of looking at things on a individual basis for a expectant mother.
