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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/2/2009 10:10:19 AM
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myka
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So what are you supposed to eat before this test? I have heard high fiber/protein. And that you don't have to fast.
For the 3 hour test, it is a fasting blood sugar test; no eating for 10+ hours before the test. You are also supposed to have a high-carb diet for 3 days prior to the test.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/2/2009 12:33:53 PM
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anne-girl
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Anne-girl, are you considered high risk because of your previous pregnancy? I can't imagine they would force someone who has a high-risk pregnancy to skip prenatal appointments...?
No, but my stillbirth was unexplained, so they are monitoring me closely, and if they do discover a cause, it could very well be something that would bump me up to high-risk. I would imagine high-risk pregnancies would be let off immediately. I'm hopeful that I will remain low-risk, as they were able to rule out cervical/uterine problems (eg incompetent cervix), but since they still don't know what caused it, I can't be sure.
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That sucks. Do they assign you a time/date?
More or less; they'll say "we're booking starting on X date" and you might have a choice of date/time after that point, but not often a lot of choice. Eg if I had a two-day window to get a test done, I might not get an appointment, or I'd have to wait another month. I'm getting my 20-wk u/s two weeks late as it is because they didn't have any openings in the 18-20 wk range. Besides which, if you're on call for trial you're expected to cancel any conflicting appointments if you get called in, and I don't think they give much notice.
So, I finally got DH's birthday present: mat clothes from Gap maternity!  (We don't have the store here and he shopped for me while travelling on business.) Funny, I was annoyed to get mat clothes for Christmas last year, but glad to get it this time. Maybe because I've discovered I dislike shopping for the stuff!
Too bad I can't send him bra shopping for me. 
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/2/2009 3:09:39 PM
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I'm feeling ok...as comfortable as can be expected I guess...had a few twinges this morning that were the same kind of feeling as a contraction, but didn't last long enough to be actual contractions, though hopefully it means things will get going soon! Thursday is my 'original' due date, and Sunday is the revised date...I'm soooo hoping I won't go beyond then!
How far away is your maternity unit, northstar? When I had my two, we were living on the Isle of Wight, and thankfully the hospital was only 7 miles away.
Fortunately my maternity unit is coming to me! We are planning a homebirth and so I'll just call my midwife when things get going. She lives an hour away, but will factor that in when deciding when to get here.
Should I need to go to the hospital, it is 20 mins away...
With my first, the hospital was 45 mins away but I didn't have to do the journey whilst in labour, as they had me in for 5 days beforehand in order to keep monitoring me. And my second was a homebirth, which means that so far I've never had the experience of being in a car whilst having contractions...for which I'm really grateful - I can't think of anything that sounds more uncomfortable! Am just praying that everything goes smoothly this time around too.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/2/2009 3:16:02 PM
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Fortunately my maternity unit is coming to me! We are planning a homebirth
Oh that's right! I remember now, sorry!!
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and so I'll just call my midwife when things get going. She lives an hour away, but will factor that in when deciding when to get here.
Is this your community midwife, or a private one?
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/2/2009 3:31:12 PM
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northstar
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Fortunately my maternity unit is coming to me! We are planning a homebirth
Oh that's right! I remember now, sorry!!
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and so I'll just call my midwife when things get going. She lives an hour away, but will factor that in when deciding when to get here.
Is this your community midwife, or a private one?
She's a private midwife, the same lady who delivered dd.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/2/2009 6:58:54 PM
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I haven't heard that the 3 hour test is a fasting blood sugar, everyone I know IRL has not fasted for it, most go in the afternoon in fact. I have had people suggest that the reason I have had trouble with the 1 hour before is because I assumed it was a fasting test. There is no specific fasting test ordered nor did she say to. Thanks though, I'll research it more.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/2/2009 8:00:01 PM
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Flintejae
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You look great, northstar!
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/2/2009 8:08:22 PM
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Sorry, my last post was a bit rushed. I hope I didn't come across as dismissive or rude to anyone. Part of my concern and confusion stems from having had different combos of the tests before. Several years ago I had the 3 hour test and it was ordered with a separate fasting glucose test. Then I did the one hour, assumed it was the same and tested borderline and went down the GD road I am hoping to avoid this time. With this baby they ordered a 1 hour at 6 weeks (I passed) along with a test that I HAD to eat with. So who knows. I'm not sure it is going to matter anyway, I would just like to avoid doing something that will really mess me up.
Northstar, nice pic.
Janine, how are you feeling? Everybody settling in at the new place?
Kris
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/2/2009 8:13:54 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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I would definitely call the lab and ask, Kris. I know the "rules" for the 1-hour test varied for my SIL and I and the only difference was that we had different labs. She had to fast, I was told to eat.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/2/2009 8:16:19 PM
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Krislynx
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I think that is the best bet. I know this lab always asks, but I also know they have a box to check off no matter what test they are doing.
Kris
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/2/2009 9:01:01 PM
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to be honest with you...and this is not purely based on my experience, but on my sister's as a nurse...
the one hour test is pretty useless. To truly and definitively diagnose GD...you need the 3 hour test...because it test the reaction your body has to the glucose at the three different time periods. My first baby stopped breathing 2 hours after birth (they were able to resuscitate her) because it turns out I was GD...BUT...I passed the 1 hour test with flying colors. My next baby they did the three hour test and guess what...my sugar levels are normal at the first hour, spike at the 2nd hour and drop way below normal at the third hour.
My sister who has been a nurse for over 18 years has said that the 1 hour test is really not accurate, because most people will spike a little in the first hour...but what is really telling is whether or not the 2nd hour becomes normal, drops, or continues to rise, and what the 3rd hour does as well.
I just tell my doctors now that don't waste my time or money on the 1 hour.....
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/2/2009 9:05:15 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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WOF, the OB I saw after having DD(different then the one who saw me through her pregnancy) basically said the same thing. She said with DD's size she would recommend that I skip the 1 hour test and just do the 3 hour test. I easily passed the 1-Hour test but we have a family history of GD... Not that DD was huge, but she would have been a good 9.5lber which is large for a first baby and even bigger for someone who had pre-e as long as I did, since it "should" cause IUGR.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/2/2009 9:43:39 PM
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Krislynx
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My previous 3 hour was very high initially, borderline (but nearly normal) during the second hour and normal the third. But I wasn't pregnant then and my body definitely does weird stuff with carbs when I am pregnant. Last time I couldn't eat plain oatmeal (regular cooked) or whole wheat spaghetti without my blood sugar getting all wonky. Never could figure out why.
I have had the hardest time eating veggies lately but I think I'm over it now. I've had 2 salads, winter squash (I know technically a starch) and raw veggies with a little dip over the last couple of days and they all taste good again!
Kris
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/2/2009 11:27:58 PM
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Tea-Tea
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Well, we're home! The quick rundown...it was basically 5 hours from the time that my water broke to the time she was born! I got the labor and birth I wanted (drug free). The main negative with that my doctor wasn't there when my body was completely ready to push...it was the most pain I've ever felt! It would have been 20 to 25 minutes shorter if she had been there at the right time. ARGH! I'll post the birth story eventually. Basically I got the things I prayed for concerning the labor, delivery and nursing! Now the "real" work begins with helping big sister cope!
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/2/2009 11:52:43 PM
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Flintejae
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Thanks for askign northsar. I'm having a hard time adjusting to this new place for some reason. I have almost everything unpacked, but it just doesn't feel like home.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/3/2009 7:41:23 AM
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manda59
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Thanks for asking northstar. I'm having a hard time adjusting to this new place for some reason. I have almost everything unpacked, but it just doesn't feel like home.
Janine,
You moved in really quickly and haven't had a whole lot of time together there as a family yet, so it's bound to feel a bit strange.
If you haven't already, I'd encourage you to put some worship music on and prayerwalk your new home, inviting the Lord to come in by His Spirit and fill the place from top to toe with His presence and His joy, especially praying over your front door and even the area outside. If you have done this already, then do it again! There's nothing like the powerful presence of God to make a place, any place, feel like home!! 
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/3/2009 9:22:27 AM
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anne-girl
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Hey Tammers! I'm glad you got the birth you wanted! I hope you're able to get some rest in the next few days.
Janine, if it makes you feel any better, we moved into our current house two years ago and we still haven't managed to put up pictures.  Mostly because we were still buying furniture, but it's not feeling very homey yet for us either. I guess it takes a while.
So, it looks like I have a choice of hospitals. One is a level 3 hospital in the suburbs, and the other is a small country hospital which recently asked my midwifery group to deliver there. They have most of the same amenities and apparently more staff per patient (esp nurses). The smaller hospital is a bit further away according to the map, but probably wouldn't take much longer to drive to since there wouldn't be traffic. It has most of the amenities of the bigger hospital but fewer doctors/anesthesiologists on site (or overnight, only on call), but then, at a bigger hospital, the staff you need might not be available when you want them either.
Has anybody experienced births in either or both settings, and have any ideas what I should think about in deciding which to give birth at?
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/3/2009 9:33:38 AM
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Mrs.Wifey
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I would find out 1) who has the highest level of newborn care. Does the smaller hospital only have a "special care" nursery, or do they have a NICU? Also, is an anesthesiologist on the hospital grounds during his on-call shift, or would he have to be called from home?
We have the option of a slew of hospitals since we live in a pretty metro area. We chose our hospital based on their NICU and their open-ness to natural birth and their "hands off" approach. For example, as a "policy" they will not talk about a c-section for a "failed" labor until it's been 18-24 hours since your water broke or you last made progress. They also have a lower rate(although still high) of episiotomy and c-sections.
They also have queen size recovery beds which was actually a huge selling point for me  Also, that they are willing to give NICU parents a room on the post partum floor for as long as they have one available, and that they also have a family room for use overnight if needed.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/3/2009 9:52:27 AM
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Actually, neither hospital has an NICU. Only a couple hospitals in town do, and neither have spaces for midwives; I'd have to go with an ob/gyn to deliver at one of them, and I don't particularly want to transfer care unless I have to, as all of those hospitals are further away, and I'm very happy with my midwife. It seems like the general pattern in Ontario is that hospitals will either focus on low-risk births and allow midwives, or focus on high-risk births and not allow them. *sigh* Having had some friends with babies in NICU, I know none of them offer onsite space to the parents, or even a discount at a nearby hotel. Thank you, universal health care. 
The smaller hospital doesn't have a doctor or anesthesiologist onsite overnight, but apparently they are onsite during the day. There isn't a high enough volume to keep them there otherwise. However, given that with my m/c I had to wait a couple of hours for my D&C for the onsite anesthesiologist to be available, I don't think the travel time would make a lot of difference.
The key is that we haven't yet visited the smaller hospital; we'll probably do that in a couple of months. Also, since our midwives' clinic only started birthing there in September, it's early yet to know whether their first impressions will hold.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/3/2009 10:21:34 AM
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Also, is an anesthesiologist on the hospital grounds during his on-call shift, or would he have to be called from home?
and if he's at home on call, how far away does he live.
I had Emma at a very large hospital...the military hospital in Landstuhl Germany (where they send all injured soldiers from downrange before they get them back to the States). However, it was very homey and unlike the other smaller hospitals I had given birth to. I had her when most of the staff were on Christmas leave...the 27th. Even though the anesthesiologist was just on call, that was the quickest I have ever gotten anything while in labor. When they called, he came immediately, and was in my room within 20 minutes. All of my other births in hospitals with anesthesiologists in the hospital have taken longer then that (usually anywhere from 30 to 45 minutes). So them being on call even at home doesn't exactly mean a longer wait time for you...just ask though.
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They also have a lower rate(although still high) of episiotomy and c-sections.
That would be major factors for me too.
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They also have queen size recovery beds which was actually a huge selling point for me
WOW..that would be awesome!!!
On the bed front...with Justice's labor we were at the military hospital here and seriously, that bed was THE MOST HORRIBLE BED EVER. I was in back pain BEFORE I was even in labor (I was induced). Even Paul (during the times I kicked him out of his chair) said it was a horrible bed. The nurses told me after I had him that they would routinely go into the rooms and see dad banished to the bed and mom in the chair or on the floor. So if you can, my advice would be to go to see the area at both hospitals and check out each bed. I would give up things in other areas to have a comfortable bed.
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