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TTC with type one

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Charlieann94

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Hi all,

New the forum so hope you're all well.

I have had T1D since I was 11 - now 27. I also have ulcerative colitis and because of this I had to have surgery at 15 to have an ileostomy or stoma bag - I still have my rectum so currently waiting for surgery to remove this. But, before that can happen we're TTC baby no1 as it reduces fertility dramatically.

I was wanting to know if anyone would share their experiences or stories TTC/early pregnancies. Currently on month 4 of trying, taking folic acid 5mg for around 5 months now and my HBA1c is 6.7 or 50mm. I have just been approved for a pump so I'm hoping this will further my improvement of the HBA1c.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,

Charlie
 
Hi Charlie,
I was 9 when diagnosed with type 1. I had my daughter 3 years ago in March at the age of 30. It took us 7 months of TTC, seemed like ages but happened in the end!
If you have any more questions please let me know!
 
CH88 said:
Hi Charlie,
I was 9 when diagnosed with type 1. I had my daughter 3 years ago in March at the age of 30. It took us 7 months of TTC, seemed like ages but happened in the end!
If you have any more questions please let me know!
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Thanks for your reply, really appreciate it! Did you take any vitamins which you could recommend? Thanks :)
 
Hi Charlie
I’ve been T1D for 9 months now and was TTC for over a year with no luck prior to diagnosis. I’m a bit of a newbie to diabetes so won’t pretend to give you advice but I’ve just had a positive pregnancy test. What I’ve been doing - taking 5mg folic for 4 months, last hbac was 6.5, I’ve been doing low carb (under 50g), keeping in range of 4-8mmol almost 100% of the time and using the Glow app to track my fertile window. Lots of luck and baby dust to you!
 
LucieT13 said:
Hi Charlie
I’ve been T1D for 9 months now and was TTC for over a year with no luck prior to diagnosis. I’m a bit of a newbie to diabetes so won’t pretend to give you advice but I’ve just had a positive pregnancy test. What I’ve been doing - taking 5mg folic for 4 months, last hbac was 6.5, I’ve been doing low carb (under 50g), keeping in range of 4-8mmol almost 100% of the time and using the Glow app to track my fertile window. Lots of luck and baby dust to you!
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Hi Lucie, thanks for your message! I did similar and I found out I was pregnant on the 24th Feb! How are you getting along? :)
 
Charlieann94 said:
Hi Lucie, thanks for your message! I did similar and I found out I was pregnant on the 24th Feb! How are you getting along? :)
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That’s amazing news, congratulations! I was ticking along fine with the usual fatigue and nausea but have just had a positive covid test and now I’m freaking out. I’m only 8 weeks so pretty worried about development and miscarriage. Sorry, what a downer to your happy announcement!
 
Really sorry you've got Covid @LucieT13. Hope you only have mild symptoms, and that your baby is ok. I can only imagine how worrying this is for you, sendings hugs and prayers for you both xx
 
LucieT13 said:
That’s amazing news, congratulations! I was ticking along fine with the usual fatigue and nausea but have just had a positive covid test and now I’m freaking out. I’m only 8 weeks so pretty worried about development and miscarriage. Sorry, what a downer to your happy announcement!
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Oh no! How are you?
 
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