Diabetes

As a mother of a 7-year-old and a 16 month old I have seen it all. With my 7-year-old my doctor wanted me to get a ultrasound done because I was larger than what I should have been. It was concluded that I just had a normal baby. I had my glucose tolerance test done and basically never knew what the results were. I assumed it was fine because we never discussed the results. 12 days before my due date I went to the hospital cause I had not felt the baby move for well over a day. I was hooked up and it was determined that the baby was fine. I finally went into labor in the middle of the night and by 2:00 pm that day I was pushing. I pushed for hours and hours and hours. Never once was a c-section mentioned. Finally 2 nurses got on top of me and put each of their fists into my stomach and pushed with all their might. Finally the baby was coming but now the Dr. was thinking emergency c-section. No instead she pulled with every bit she had and broke my son's collarbone . He came out blue and not breathing. They kept him in the baby warmer next to me taking footprints and what ever they need to do. 20 minutes later they bring him to the nursery to find out both of his lungs were collapsed and the whole time he was getting footprinted he couldn't breath. He was born at 10 pounds and 14 ounces. I don't mean to scare you at all but keep in mind that you need to see a high risk Dr and not just the average. I was diagnosed with Type 1 after the birth. To compare my second child was great. Although I traveled an hour 3 times a week to the Dr. they were awesome. They scheduled a c-section 3 weeks before my due date and everything went smoothly because they are trained in high risk. They carefully monitor you. Not to mention I got to have an ultrasound every week while others sometimes only see their baby once during the whole pregnancy. Also be prepared for the baby to have low blood sugar after birth. Both mine did and were required to be hospitalized in the NICU for days. I had to go home without them on both occasions. Please feel free to email if you need anything.

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