29 weeks 5 days.

swollen hand and swollen belly


*sigh*.

So I "failed" the one hour glucose tolerance test, and now I have to take the three hour glucose tolerance test tomorrow morning to check for gestational diabetes. I'm so not looking forward to fasting, drinking a bunch of sweet goo, then having my blood drawn every hour for three hours. Oh, and sitting in a crowded waiting room for three hours, too. What if the fasting then sweet goo makes me sick? Please don't let me barf.

Of course it will be important to know whether or not I have gestational diabetes, so I can start a soul-sucking diet of low carbs, no sweets, and less calories. I'll do anything for our little guy, but I would be lying if I said that it won't be awful to not have bread or chocolate for another few months. By the way, having gestational diabetes doesn't mean I had diabetes before becoming pregnant, or that I will still have diabetes after pregnancy. It's just based on how my body handles insulin while pregnant. Still, it sucks and I feel bad about this potentially bringing harm to our kid. But catching it now would be great for him & me, so we can get the right treatment. I do feel for pregnant women who don't have access to regular prenatal care. Having diabetes while pregnant and not knowing it or getting treatment could be a really bad thing for both the kid and the momma.

I'm still struggling with some depression, though nothing too major. I don't want it to become major, so I checked into some talk sessions with my HMO. Well, $60 copay per visit means that's a big fat no. Oh well. I don't feel out of control or anything, just a bit stressed and down. I've definitely had worse, so I will soldier on.

I had a tour and doctor interview at a pediatrician office yesterday that went even better than expected. I was impressed that the office has separate waiting rooms for sick kids and well kids, so they don't infect each other. Also a third waiting room for newborns only (even a separate entrance) so they come in contact with as few people as possible during their very early little lives. The tour was after hours, and some of the nurses were scrubbing all of the toys and chairs in the regular waiting room, too. I'm not a super germaphobe or anything, it was just kind of nice attention to detail at a place where sick kids frequent. The doctor was very receptive to my two pages of questions (yes, I was that person), and said they would be more than fine with treating a vegan kid with an alternative vaccine schedule. Good news. I am still going to tour a couple other places, just in case.

Wish me luck with the three hour test tomorrow. Should be a fun time.