Is everyone still out there? We’ve been cocooned in the wonderful world of our tiny baby for the last fortnight, but now it’s time to come out into the big wide world and say hello. Baby Eva was born on 24 April and cleverly disproved the myth that all diabetics have massive babies by being… Read More »
As I’m having a c-section at 38 weeks, the baby needed to have a shot of steroids before she’s born to make sure her lungs are nice and strong when she arrives. I was surprised by this as I thought 38 weeks was past the date when steroids are required, but according to the latest… Read More »
Given the number of medics it took to conceive and gestate this baby, I’ve never been under the illusion that getting her out would be an all natural affair. I may occasionally dream of a candle-lit water birth accompanied by whale song or maybe a soothing string quartet, but I’ve never held out much hope.… Read More »
I’m now 8 months pregnant and I’m starting to feel it. Somewhat unfairly morning sickness has returned, which combined with tiredness and the general effort involved in moving my epic stature leads to a lot of harrumphing. Because of the diabetes we’re being monitored twice a week to check all is well. HbA1c is 5.2%… Read More »
At the start of my pregnancy I developed a coping strategy to try and stop me going mad from the pressure of trying not to turn my unborn child’s current home into a sticky syrup of glucose. That’s served me pretty well to be honest, although I am now trying to reduce the level of… Read More »
I’ve found that people ask me a lot if I’ve written my birth plan yet. And I’ve got a two part answer to that question. In terms of a tradition birth plan, I’ve decided not to bother. I’m happy with my hospital’s standard procedures around the things that are important to me – stuff like… Read More »
As you can probably guess from the four week gap between posts, this growing new life whilst playing at being a pancreas business is pretty exhausting, hence the radio silence. But no news is good news, all is well. Baby is measuring the right size and is kicking away. HbA1c remains at 5.1%. And I’m just… Read More »
We started antenatal classes last week. This makes everything suddenly feel very real. The NHS run class was really good, a nice bunch of people and a great midwife leading the session. But at the back of my mind throughout was a feeling of “this would be a lot easier without diabetes”. They went around… Read More »