Posterior Lie
As a disclaimer, I'm not sure this post has much to do with diabetes, either.One thing we learned at our 36-week labor scare was that baby was lying posterior. This means that if I were lying on my...
View ArticleGroup B Strep
In addition to that crazy bit about having a baby lying posterior, I was also GBS positive this time around. I apologize for making this disclaimer so often these days, but I'm pretty sure this post...
View ArticleMy OB Snuck Pearls of Wisdom into my Discharge Instructions!
First of all, I would like you to envision the kind of man my OB is: he is definitely in his 50s, probably in his 60s, and might even be close to 70. I don't know, it's sort of hard to tell. As far as...
View ArticleThe "Kangaroo Care" and "Back to Sleep" Campaigns Don't Play Nice in the Sandbox
Public Service Announcement: "The Back to Sleep" Campaign and Kangaroo Care do NOT play nice in the sandbox. And by that, I mean, a mother cannot really be expected to do both when she is taking care...
View ArticlePre-Term Labor
Ever since my first pregnancy, I have pined for an early delivery. Like, maybe even earlier than 37 weeks? Just a smudge? This is for several reasons, some of which are good and some of which are...
View ArticleWeek 18: Up, Down, and All Around
This week was probably the first time in this pregnancy when I felt like there was something just hugely off about my insulin regimen. But honestly, I couldn't say whether a new, moderately stable...
View ArticleWeek 19: Restoring Tranquility
When I say that I need to "restore tranquility" to my blood sugars, do you kind of understand what I mean? Avoiding having to give correction boluses, which always seem to bring me too low and never...
View ArticleWeek 20: Humming Right Along
I had another ultrasound this week. The 20-week is such a big moment for most women in their pregnancies, but given how many I've already had, it was almost a non-event! The placenta previa still...
View ArticleWeek 21: Managing Fatigue
The more babies I have, the more I understand my mother, and this includes beginning to understand why she always seemed so tired. Practically the only crime in my family was waking up someone else who...
View ArticleNFP Awareness Week!
I don't have a lot to say about NFP, mostly because, in spite of giving it a good go, we haven't found a method that can reliably help us prevent conception in the 12-18 months after a baby is born. It...
View ArticleWeek 22: When Pregnancy Is Boring
I am just going to note that some weeks, especially in the second trimester, can be pretty boring. And I don't mind that one bit! I am accustomed now to the idea of having another little person in the...
View ArticleWeek 24: Vacation
We were on vacation last week in the north woods of Wisconsin, which is why I did not post anything. But, since pregnancy has been happily boring lately, there wasn't a lot to say.During the first few...
View ArticleWeek 26: It Does and Does Not Get Easier
This week I became overwhelmed by the thought that I would have to do this for another three months. Three months! I have the whole third trimester ahead of me. Traditionally, the third trimester has...
View ArticleThe Rules Are Not Working
Now that I've had a CGM long enough to observe my blood sugar patterns following certain kinds of meals and certain kinds of exercise or activity levels, I've learned that many of the rules that have...
View ArticleWeek 27: Rules, Rules, Rules
So on Wednesday, I was frustrated by all the rules that I've been given by my OBs and endocrinologists over the years to (apparently) have a successful and healthy pregnancy. I've given a bit more...
View ArticleThe Power of Experience
The more pregnancies I go through, the more I pity Type I diabetic women going through their first. By trying to describe my experiences, I want more than anything to help other Type I diabetic women...
View ArticleWeek 29: Anxiety and Rest
Pregnancy has, blissfully, continued to be boring these last two weeks. Two weeks ago saw me at the office of the maternal-fetal specialist with nothing to report except a perfect health score for my...
View ArticleWeek 32: From the Desire of Being Esteemed, Deliver Me
These last few weeks have been so extremely normal, and it has been good. There were a few days when I could not get out walking in the morning, and since my insulin regimen depends quite heavily on...
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A Picture of My Kids
A while back I got freaked out because it seemed like some traffic from porn sites was being forwarded to my blog. I guess when you're talking about vaginas and all the other stuff that goes into...
View ArticleWeek 33: "You're A Worrier, Aren't You?"
The clouds do part occasionally, even though I have been super grumpy about my last visit to the perinatologist, and I think it's worth mentioning that my obstetrician - that is, the one who will...
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