1 Hour Glucose Test

Ugh and double ugh. I had my 1 hour glucose test this morning and flunked it. Under the original guidelines, I passed no problem but they've changed the cut off and now I have to take the miserable 3 hour test. I can already feel them digging around in my arm looking for my teensy, pain in the tush veins.

I'm 28 weeks and at my appointment this morning baby looked great. Heartbeat is strong, baby is active, blood pressure is low and I still haven't gained any weight. I'm sure they're going to make me take the 3 hour glucose test in the next few days and then the next official appointment is in 2 weeks since we've now made it to the third trimester.

Gestational Diabetes usually pops up towards the end of pregnancy when the placenta produces too many insulin-blocking hormones. This raises your blood sugar which can lead to baby getting excess glucose and growing larger. The placenta produces insulin-blocking hormones normally, but you don't have an issue until it produces them in such high levels that your blood sugar is too high after every meal.

My family has a history of big babies, almost all our full term littles are over 8lbs. Only my sister, who is tiny and petite as an adult, was full term at 7 and change. There's no family history of diabetes, gestational diabetes or any other pregnancy complication. They're just bigger kiddos who grow mostly grow into average adults.

I'm sure I will pass the 3 hour test, but I really, really hope they don't try to use this test as an opportunity to complain about baby's size -_-