Hello all mommies

[Ydan]

hello to all mommies.hope u all are feeling good. I'm Nadeen and i'm in my 25 weeks.due date is July 10. this is my first baby,so i'm so excited and terrified at same time.  i have a question about lamaze classes. how important are these prenatal classes? and where can i find a good place in Toronto,North York?  
thx for any reply.

[Diane1003]

I'm back from the 3 hour deal and passed - I do not have gestational diabetes.  When I got there they drew blood for a baseline and waited a few minutes - then by 8:30am I had the orange drink and had blood drawn at hour intervals for three hours.  At 11:30 they drew blood, I went to the hosiptal cafeteria, had lunch, and went back to the lab for my results.  They were able to tell me the results right there.  All of my numbers were lower than they needed to be - the closest was 4 points away.  It wasn't too bad -the other woman there said she was just hungry- but I was a little nauseaus...  I just sat and waited out the time!  No biggie.

[sexyhot_dandy]

thanks for the info when i had my first son i did the 3 hr now am doin the 1 hr the good thing is i can eat this is so sweet am scard i have hyperthyroidism and my baby is goin to be about 6 or 7 pounds right now am measurin ahead which is makin me paranoid my 1st son was 5lbs 13 ounces i hope i pass my test i dont want Gesatational diabetes cause then i would have to get a C-section cause the baby would be super big lol am 26 wks and am gettin them Braxton hip things 24 7 thank God am still close am goin to say a prayer for u girl u need it cause if u got Gestational diabetes after ur baby is born u can go in a coma my sister's aunt had that it was really scary cause no one knew of she would ever wake up to see her little girl she did which was wonderful

[Diane1003]

If you fail the one hour test then they'll refer you to do a three hour one.  I failed mine and have to do the extended test.  I was told that if my total number at that point is elevated or if two numbers are off then I'll be diagnosed with gestational diabetes (GD) and be sent to a nutritionist.  The number I wanted to be below was 140 and I was at 146 so I go in on Thursday for the extended test.  I'll post after that to say how it went.  From what I understand it's rather unpleasant b/c you have to fast prior to the test.  I'll go in at 7:45am and can't eat after 10pm the night before.  I'll get a baseline blood level started and get the actual glucose drink by about 8:15 - so then I'll have blood drawn at for three hour intervals after that.  After the last blood is drawn I'll have to eat before I can leave the hospital (the lab that's doing the testing will be done is at a hospital).  They do have reclining chairs there so I'm hoping to sleep through most of it!  The paperwork my dr's office gave me said I will get shaky from not eating!  nice!

[rukiyar]

All is well for me I am Due 7/7/08 with #7 LOL, you docs office or the hopsital you are set to deliver at should give you all the infor on prenatal and breastfeeding classes ,

[sexyhot_dandy]

sorry u fail does that mean u have gestational diabetes am just wondering am doin mine on the 16th along wid my sonogram i have a problem with my thyroids so am hopin everything goes well from now on

[Ydan]

oops,what will happen if u fail it? mine is on Apr 23.
thx for ur reply

[Diane1003]

Your clinic should be able to give you a list of numbers and such. I'm going to take classes at the hospital where I will deliver.  You could check there - at a hospital or something.  I'm due July 11 and just failed my 1 hr glucose test today - blech!