breastfeeding

Hi all, I hope you are all well, and benefitting from the forum just as I do. I wanted to share what is probably a different kind of success story - but also ask, whether anyone has experienced anything similar, or has an explanation :writer: I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in Summer 2015...

I am exclusively breastfeeding the last 16 weeks. It has been tough but pushed through as my main concern is I want to reduce his risk of T1. However with every passing week it is getting harder for both me my other family members and him (He screams all the time) today I was diagnosed with...

I have just tried contacting 3 different hospitals to speak to a nurse for urgent advice and none are available! I’m hoping somebody on here can advise. My bg is 20.3 and I have a blood ketone measurement of 0.6 I am drinking water and giving extra insulin, but I have a 5 month old baby I am...

Hi all. I have been recommended to follow low carb diet as my blood sugar is rising following GD in both my pregnancies. The nurse I saw (who was excellent) said to just eat foods completely from her green list she gave me for two weeks so these have extremely little to no carbs. I completely...

Hello, It took over four years for me to get my HBA1c low enough to try for a baby and then to get successfully pregnant and stay that way! My son is now 20 months old. Am really struggling to manage being a mum and lowering my HBA1c. Am also still breastfeeding at night which plays havoc with...

Hello, I had a planned/semi emergency c section over a year ago. When they tested my sons blood,an hour after delivery, it was 1. He was taken to SCBU where he ended up having many different glucose drips including one into his stomach. I didn't really have any support with breastfeeding and so...

hello, i have just had my 3rd baby and i am very determined to breastfeed. she is now 11 days old and i have been breastfeeding her since birth. my milk supply has been very good since feeding but today i have literally had high blood sugars all day and it seems like my milk supply has decreased...