34 Weeks

Our little boy is growing, but luckily, not too quickly. I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes in September, which means that I need to test my blood sugar 4x per day, watch my carb intake, and take some diabetes medication. All in all, it hasn't been that bad and it will go away once I deliver. It does mean that Baby Daily has to be watched carefully, as GD babies often get big bellies, which make them difficult to deliver. I've been able to control my sugars pretty darn well and our last ultrasound at 32 weeks found Baby Daily to be right on track for weight and size. He weighed 4 pounds, 4 ounces. His femur bones, however, were large for his gestational age, which neither Marc nor I can quite figure out, seeing as how we are short people. At any rate, my next ultrasound is next week (36 weeks) and this one will give us more of an indication of whether or not I will need a c-section or not. Since I'm on diabetes medication, I do have to go into the doctor for weekly fetal monitoring, as the medication can cause premature deterioration of the placenta. Last week his heartrate had some unusually low dips, which concerned the doctor and they almost sent me to the hospital. The OB kept me on the fetal monitor for about an hour and had try lying in various positions (back, left side, right side) to see if that helped. Finally, his heartrate went back to normal with no low dips and they let me go home, figuring that my positioning was probably squishing the main artery going to the uterus when we got the low readings. So, I have to be careful to lie only on my side. I do know that they will not let me go past my due date (January 6th) because of the GD. Last time we talked to the OB about it, she mentioned I would probably be induced Jan 2nd or 3rd if Baby Daily is not yet here on his own accord. Only 4 weeks to go!