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Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Bracing Myself
The pregnancy is progressing at 15 weeks.
If you read this anytime soon, please say a quick prayer for me. Tomorrow morning I take the 3 hour glucose test. I dread it...my whole day will be shot because I know I am going to feel ROTTEN!
But it needs to be done. I developed gestational diabetes very early in the last pregnancy. 12 weeks I had a diagnosis, and by 20 weeks I was on insulin. Even being very strict in my diet it wasn't helping the sugars.
So, my OB doctor said to me last visit that my Hemoglobin A1C was very good, but my fasting numbers are already high, and face it, I have 100% chance of gestational diabetes for this pregnancy.
So here we go again...I dread it. I dislike the multiple finger prickings during the day, the forcing down of food, and then the insulin shots.... It's the sacrifice I will make for my baby, but oh I really dread it.
I recently discovered that St. Josemaria Escriva is one of the patrons of diabetes. He had it during his lifetime, but then was completely cured.
St. Josemaria, pray for us!
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I will some extra prayers for you, my dear friend. I'll offer up my frustrations this week for you. God bless you and baby.
Posted by: Ruth | Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Oh, Jenn! You know I will be praying for you. Let us know how it turns out.
Posted by: Cindy | Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Oh Jenn-- yuck. I don't have to take mine until 20 weeks. I hate it -- the drink, the diet (healthy, though it is -- I hate being restricted), and the pricking. But you have it worse than I -- since I haven't had to repeat the episode. So prayers to St. Jose Escriva for tomorrow morning!!
Posted by: Maryan | Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Praying for you, Jenn.
Posted by: KC | Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Jen, you're in my prayers. God bless you.
Posted by: Katherine in TX | Thursday, July 19, 2007
Oh, I hate the three hour test! I needed it for five out of seven pregnancies, and it was always horrible.
Praying for you!
Posted by: Alice Gunther | Thursday, July 19, 2007
You'll be in my prayers too. Just focus on the blessing you have. It is worth it. But I'll still pray to St. JoseMaria!!
Posted by: Lillian | Thursday, July 19, 2007
I'll pray for you Jen!
I offered a novena (which I actually completed) to St. Josemaria Escriva that he would intercede for me to have a baby. I feel he is important to my pregnancy. I'll remember you to him today.
Posted by: Helen(Mary Vitamin) | Thursday, July 19, 2007
I'll pray for you Jen!
I offered a novena (which I actually completed) to St. Josemaria Escriva that he would intercede for me to have a baby. I feel he is important to my pregnancy. I'll remember you to him today.
Posted by: Helen(Mary Vitamin) | Thursday, July 19, 2007
No chances of anything so invasive in Britain -- where total neglect appears to be the new maternity policy!
I'll pray for you.
Posted by: Elizabeth H. | Thursday, July 19, 2007
Praying for you, Jenn, with sympathy. I have never had a problem with gestational diabetes, but I struggled all through my last with asthma and breathlessness. However thrilled you are with a pregnancy, it doesn't make being ill any less miserable :(.
Posted by: Kathryn | Thursday, July 19, 2007
You're in my prayers today Jenn.
Posted by: Caroline | Thursday, July 19, 2007
Oh Jenn,
I hate those things! They only come up positive when I'm having a girl and it's such a drag to think that I'm harming myself and/or the baby if I'm not exactly strict with everything!
Praying to St. Josemaria for you!
Posted by: Mary G | Thursday, July 19, 2007
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