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[Rie26]

I was wondering since I have gestational diabetes of how high my risks are of having a csection done & does the baby always come early when you have this? This is my first pregnancy so ima kind of lost

[ms_feb]

Plus it's really important to control ur sugar coz a lot of GD baby's comes out jaundice (my daughter was) & hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). But don't worry it's not a life threatening. U might have to start breast feeding right away it will helps a lot:) good luck if u have any question send me an email:)

[ms_feb]

I'm GD with both of my pregnancy. Just because ur GD doesn't mean ur gonna have c-section my first one it was normal delivery & she came out when I was 38 weeks.. & this second one my doc will determine on the day of my delivery. Im now 38 weeks with no contractions or any sign of labor. My doc said he might come out 40 weeks. So yeh not all GD get cs & comes out early. It really depends on how u control ur sugar. If ur not control & the baby might get too big then u might need cs. It's just really depends. But the best is try to control ur sugar so ur baby won't get too big.

[steph_ut]

A friend of mine has had gestational diabetes with both of her pregnancies. Both were born right around their due date without c-sections.

[Lesley27]

Ya i have a friend that didnt gain weight thru her preg... but she was bigger so it wasnt a big deal.. she kept it under control but was hungry alot so choosing foods that are more filling but less sugar helps... oh and she was induced 2 weeks early and had a 6 lb something boy... she has a clotting disorder(only affects her when pregnant) so the induction wasnt related to the diabetes

[sorenr]

My friend had the same problem , she did have her baby early but only by a week or so (all her other kids were also early, this was her 6th) so I dont know if that necessarily caused it. The baby was also under 8lbs although she had expected a much larger baby. She had a natural birth too. She had managed to keep the diabetes under control and was observed closely, she in fact lost some weight due to the changes in her diet!  The diabetes cleared up almost instantly after birth and although baby's sugar levels were low after birth this rectified itself within 24 hours too. Good luck and all the best...the horror stories are not always the only outcome!!

[Lesley27]

i think think the risks of Csection may come from difficulties due to babies size... saying that, if you control your sugars well and keep your diabetes under control the chance of you having a larger baby would be decreased... im not sure what the risks of having a baby early are? you may be thinking this because if the Dr is concerned about the babies size they ma induce early but this again would be increased risk for it of the diabetes isnt controlled...

If the diabetes isnt controlled then the baby gets more sugar, meaning more fat and bigger size... if it is controlled the amounts of sugar to the baby are controlled and baby should grow at a regular pace...


I hope someone who has more knowledge adds more to this or corrects me if im wrong but as far as i know or at least what makes sense to me is this.... hope this helps :) congrats on your pregnancy!!

Oh and when they say there is a higher risk you have to think that they are comparing all diabetic mommas to those with out it so there will be a certain amount that isnt controlled... then increasing these risks...