Mild panic-think I'm pregnant

[nmb264]

So period is due today and a couple of days this week I have had cramping which I thought was my period. Then I turned to google. Potentially implantation cramping! Bloods have been high for two weeks and done two test and have very faints lines today! Eeeek.
Feel so bad already as i was out last week celebrating my birthday and out last night at Take That! So alcohol and takeaways!!! :-(

I am going to test again in the morning. My hba1c was 7% on 22nd March but I think it will have gone up now. If I am pregnant I am not as delighted as I hoped because of the stupid choices I've made recently with food and drink!

Just looking for some 'been there' stories!
Thanks x

 

[hels]

Try not to worry - easier said than done, I know.

My first child took quite a long time to conceive so when we decided to try for another I expected it to take a while again.
I went on holiday for a week and drank lots of wife every day and indulged in lot of lovely food which involved lots of guesswork with my insulin and went mountain biking (and crashing hard).
My usually well controlled blood sugars were running high for the week and it didn't occur to me that I could be pregnant. It wasn't until a couple weeks later I realised I was pregnant as I had only had one period since stopping breastfeeding no 1 so wasn't expecting regular periods.
As soon as I realised I panicked but it was done.
The rest of my pregnancy was well controlled and went fine. I am now sat here feeding my nearly 6 week old son.

Congratulations. Just concentrate on keeping things under control from now on! Good luck. Xxx

 

[nmb264]

Thank you for your reply. I had my nasal up to 200% last night but it's finally come down so hopefully I can keep on top of it now. Another faint line this morning and what feels like period cramps. It's not really sunk in!x

 

[sleepyheadzzz]

Hey nmb264,

I'm 9 weeks 6 days along and my A1C has also been around 7%. I've been dealing with more highs and swings than I was expecting, but so far things are going as they should. My basal rates started to drop a bit around week 7, but not as much as I was expecting, and I had to increase them again last week.

I found the first 6 weeks extremely stressful, but now I feel a bit more used to everything so I'm trying not to freak out to much when I'm swinging or going high. Regular patterns have been practically non-existent for me except for a couple of days at a time.

A lot of people drink/smoke/use recreational drugs for weeks without realizing they're pregnant, and while not ideal, the majority of those babies are born healthy. It's hard not to feel guilty or stress about it, but try to let go of what's done. I've been trying to take the attitude that no matter how hard I try, swings and high glucose will happen, so when it happens, correct and move on.