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<blockquote data-quote="Trinnyco" data-source="post: 2017225" data-attributes="member: 502884"><p>Hi Moosh, I’m a student midwife and also Type 1 so hopefully I can help a little. First of all congratulations on your pregnancy!! I dont have any kids myself so can’t comment on that side of things however the birth plan tends to happen around 36 weeks. </p><p>As others have mentioned it is likely the obstetrician will offer to induce you, usually at 38 weeks. This is your choice ultimately however the recommendation for this is usually due to the small risk of stillbirth due to the placenta not working well and also doctors are usually worried about the baby being too big (they may offer you a scan to estimate weight however this can be unreliable by 10% either way). </p><p>A lot of type 1s develop pre-eclampsia or other issues so may need to be induced earlier. Also depends on your blood sugars too. </p><p>It would be really great to have a think about pain relief options you would like, birthing positions, have a look into breathing exercises for coping (hypnobirthing), who you want as birth partners, whether you want skin to skin, whether you will be breastfeeding, whether you want baby to have vitamin K, etc.</p><p> It is generally recommended that you are on an insulin sliding scale drip during active labour too and they will recommended continuous monitoring of babys heartrate with the bands across your belly. Usually you will have a midwife appointment around 36 weeks to discuss birth plans. They can also talk through the potential induction process too. Some type 1s choose to have an caesarean however this can impact further pregnancies so its important to discuss this with the midwife or doctor. Sometimes a caesaerean may be necessary if the situation changes or the doctor recommends. You may not have all choices available dependent on the situation but there are still important choices that exist which can make it a really positive experience and make you feel in control! so dont be dismayed and have a read around the options!</p><p>Wish you the best of luck!! If you have any questions please let me know <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="☺️" title="Smiling face :relaxed:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/263a.png" data-shortname=":relaxed:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trinnyco, post: 2017225, member: 502884"] Hi Moosh, I’m a student midwife and also Type 1 so hopefully I can help a little. First of all congratulations on your pregnancy!! I dont have any kids myself so can’t comment on that side of things however the birth plan tends to happen around 36 weeks. As others have mentioned it is likely the obstetrician will offer to induce you, usually at 38 weeks. This is your choice ultimately however the recommendation for this is usually due to the small risk of stillbirth due to the placenta not working well and also doctors are usually worried about the baby being too big (they may offer you a scan to estimate weight however this can be unreliable by 10% either way). A lot of type 1s develop pre-eclampsia or other issues so may need to be induced earlier. Also depends on your blood sugars too. It would be really great to have a think about pain relief options you would like, birthing positions, have a look into breathing exercises for coping (hypnobirthing), who you want as birth partners, whether you want skin to skin, whether you will be breastfeeding, whether you want baby to have vitamin K, etc. It is generally recommended that you are on an insulin sliding scale drip during active labour too and they will recommended continuous monitoring of babys heartrate with the bands across your belly. Usually you will have a midwife appointment around 36 weeks to discuss birth plans. They can also talk through the potential induction process too. Some type 1s choose to have an caesarean however this can impact further pregnancies so its important to discuss this with the midwife or doctor. Sometimes a caesaerean may be necessary if the situation changes or the doctor recommends. You may not have all choices available dependent on the situation but there are still important choices that exist which can make it a really positive experience and make you feel in control! so dont be dismayed and have a read around the options! Wish you the best of luck!! If you have any questions please let me know ☺️ [/QUOTE]
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