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The pain I started having was like mild period pains from the Wednesday night, I slept through them and then the Friday morning my waters broke and that's when my contractions got more regular. My partner stayed with me the first night and went home for the second then stayed again on the Friday...

Hi hun. I was induced with my little boy who is now 9 months old. My first pessary was used on the Wednesday and I had him early hours Saturday morning. I didn't find my diabetes to be an issue whilst I was in labour. I don't even remember if I had a hypo. I think I was concentrating so much on...

I had to go to doctors every 2 weeks towards the end of my pregnancy and work was fine about it, but I did explain this to my boss when I informed her I was pregnant. As for the hypos. I panicked my boss on many occasions as she thought they were a lot worse then they actually were, she used to...

Thank you :) Erm I would of said it was more gradual, I had hypos so I reduced my insulin and it wasn't making much difference. So the doctor said we should start think about delivery now rather then later, the doctor did mention about the drops and my placenta was still working fine as I had a...

No, I was induced. I was close to having a csection but they used forceps and he was born. When he was first born I think his first reading was 2.7 but the tests after that were just above 3 which the midwives were happy with. I'm from the uk and they tested his bloods for 24 hours but if his...

Thank you. I still have a few but I think that's me getting used to injecting pre-pregnancy doses. Will get my head round it soon I'm sure x Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hello. Just thought I would update you, I had my beautiful healthy baby boy at 37+5 which was 2 weeks ago. I went to doctors for a check up on the Tuesday and was booked in for an induction the next day due to hypoing a lot. Leon was born with no health problems and a good weight of 7lb15oz...

Hello and congratulations! I am type one diabetic and have been for 25 years. I haven't had my baby yet but I am 35 weeks. In the beginning stages of pregnancy I had a few high readings and I did correct them as soon as I tested, and baby seems to be doing really well! Growth of baby is average...

Congratulations! I an type one and have been for 24 years. I am 33 weeks pregnant and they haven't discussed much with me, all I know is I will have another growth scan at 36 weeks and that's when they will decide on when I will give birth. I'm hoping to make it to the 38 week mark. I did ask my...

Don't worry about the questions, I wish I had known about this group when I was in your situation. I was taking folic acid for quite a while before I was pregnant. Doctor said there was no time limit on how long you could take them for. I am a little obsessed with doing my bm and probably test...

They have never spoken to me about my diet or even what I should be eating. The only thing I had to change was eating more carbs for my lunch as my levels dropped mid afternoon and doc said I wasn't eating enough, He even advised me to have a Mars bar a hour after injecting - I wasn't going to...

I'm currently 29 weeks pregnant and never been offered the pump. So have been having daily injections. Hbac1 is 5.7 so they seem to be working well with me. It is hard work maintaining good levels but I would imagine it's hard on the pump too. I would stick to what you are comfortable with. As...

Really interesting to read your posts. I am 22 + 2 and my hbac1 is 5.7 I am not using a pump. The only reason it is so good is because I hypo a lot. I spike around 10 and then it slowly drops leading to a hypo. Spoke to doctor about this and he didn't seem particularly worried. Just told me eat...

Congratulations!! I contacted my gp, but the receptionist said they needed me to do a urine sample to confirm I was pregnant this actually took a week and a half due to a boarderline reading and had to retest. Then to book in to see the doctor was an extra week, luckily I rang the diabetic nurse...

Hello. How far on are you? I had a really bad time with hypos within the first trimester. Some days were random. I googled it and apparently if baby has a growth spirt, baby takes what it needs from you causing the hypos. I am 17 weeks now and they seemed to have calmed down a little now. Hope...