miss_lady_pink
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I just wanted to share my story with others, im 26, was diagnosed with type 1 in 200/01? 6 months later an under active thyroid too, for a good solid ten years i refused to accept i had diabetes, i refused to do my injection or take tablets for my thyroid, it wasnt until i was 19 or 20 wen i suffered an unexpected miscarriage, it made me realise how serious something so precious could mean to me, for something i never even wanted, it made me realise only i was to blame n only me who could help myself, which is exactly wat i did, i did slip and it took another 2 years to get back on track, this time i moved address, changed drs and hospitals and met a whole new diabetic team of drs and consultants amazing too. I met my husband by moving too, n it was he whom also encouraged me to seek more help and get the care i truly needed, my hba1c never lower than 13, sugars no lower than say 20. Hypos galore etc etc, within 6 months of new drs n consultants, i started on a new insulin (levemir) taught myself how to use (split in 2) n got my sugars under control, albeit again i suffered another miscarriage in 2011, heartbreaking, words not enuf to detail the pain i felt of such a loss, it took a while to get over that but it only made me stronger to fight for what i wanted.
In 2013 i decided to completely stop drinking, i didnt drink alot anyway the odd wine at the weekend etc and i changed my diet and weaned myself of pain killers as i took em like sweets, tho i did take pre-conception folic acid every day, i started religously checking my sugars more n more n understanding them n insulin amount etc.
Well feeling, well, happy, positive, massively scared, i missed a period, then another one, then another one and so on, too scared to thimk of the truth (secretly aware of what was looming inside of me) hubby n i went on holiday, no drinking again,no water park fun either just pool side sunbathing, hubby said we shou,pld take a test wen we got home as i had a small bump!!
Test was positive..... i cried, hubby shocked, decided to leave in hubbys hand, he arranged all my appts to have it confirmed, i met with a nurse who specialised in diabetic midwifery, she was sooo nice, she arranged my first scan, in a diff room as prev room was a bad one, few hrs later, there on the black and grey grainy screen was a BABY, with a heartbeat :-0 speechless, words failed me, i had none, just complete utter shock, baby was moving, all seemed fine, i also found out i was in fact 19 weeks and 5 days almost 5 months gone :-0.
Well the next 4 months flew by in a state of fear, worry, stress, tears, nerves u name it i feared it, i didnt buy a single thing for the simple fact of jinxing anything.
At 37 weeks i was finally induced.... nearly 48hrs later..... i gave birth (with the help of forceps) to a healthy, handsome, happy baby boy, 7lb 8oz, perfectly perfect. Charlie ♥.
For anyone out there who was or is in same boat as me, have faith and hope, i never ever ever thought id have a baby, not naturally, but i did and know wen the time comes, i willl have hope and try again, but for now, i am enjoying every miniscule second with my miracle baby, and thriving in all that comes with being a mum and being reliant on. My husband and i couldnt have wished for more, everyday is just amazing.
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In 2013 i decided to completely stop drinking, i didnt drink alot anyway the odd wine at the weekend etc and i changed my diet and weaned myself of pain killers as i took em like sweets, tho i did take pre-conception folic acid every day, i started religously checking my sugars more n more n understanding them n insulin amount etc.
Well feeling, well, happy, positive, massively scared, i missed a period, then another one, then another one and so on, too scared to thimk of the truth (secretly aware of what was looming inside of me) hubby n i went on holiday, no drinking again,no water park fun either just pool side sunbathing, hubby said we shou,pld take a test wen we got home as i had a small bump!!
Test was positive..... i cried, hubby shocked, decided to leave in hubbys hand, he arranged all my appts to have it confirmed, i met with a nurse who specialised in diabetic midwifery, she was sooo nice, she arranged my first scan, in a diff room as prev room was a bad one, few hrs later, there on the black and grey grainy screen was a BABY, with a heartbeat :-0 speechless, words failed me, i had none, just complete utter shock, baby was moving, all seemed fine, i also found out i was in fact 19 weeks and 5 days almost 5 months gone :-0.
Well the next 4 months flew by in a state of fear, worry, stress, tears, nerves u name it i feared it, i didnt buy a single thing for the simple fact of jinxing anything.
At 37 weeks i was finally induced.... nearly 48hrs later..... i gave birth (with the help of forceps) to a healthy, handsome, happy baby boy, 7lb 8oz, perfectly perfect. Charlie ♥.
For anyone out there who was or is in same boat as me, have faith and hope, i never ever ever thought id have a baby, not naturally, but i did and know wen the time comes, i willl have hope and try again, but for now, i am enjoying every miniscule second with my miracle baby, and thriving in all that comes with being a mum and being reliant on. My husband and i couldnt have wished for more, everyday is just amazing.
Xxxxxxxx
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