Gestational Diabetes Test
I can not believe that I am already 28 weeks pregnant! It won’t be too much longer until our little one arrives.
For today’s visit, I had to have testing to see if I have gestational diabetes. For this test, you will be asked to drink an incredibly sweet drink. You’ll have to wait an hour, and then blood will be drawn to see how well your body is processing the sugar.
This is my 6th test as this is my 6th child. I have discovered that the fruit punch flavor actually tastes the best. My least favorite flavor was the orange flavor. I’ve also discovered that the liquid tastes better if it is chilled.
It’s important to follow all of your doctor’s instructions to the letter when preparing for this test. My doctor had told me to only drink water this morning and to eat only protein for breakfast. I did as I was told to do, but another woman didn’t follow the instructions. They actually refused to do the test on her and told her she had to re-schedule.
While I was waiting for time to pass, the nurse handed me a hospital pre-admission paper which he was going to have the hospital process. That way, he explained, I wouldn’t have to worry about paperwork when I was in labor. As I was filling out the paperwork, I got a little bit scared when I realized that I am REALLY having a baby.Â
I had to call my husband and cry. My husband is very practical and was clearly dumbfounded: hadn’t I known for 6 months that I was having a kid? Why was I so frantic at this moment? Maybe it was all the sugar in that drink I said.
After taking several vials of blood to run the diabetes test, the midwife measured my stomach and listened for our son’s heartbeat. She asked about any complications I might be experiencing and weighed me.  My next appointment is in 3 weeks.
I’m curious to find out what other moms to be think about the diabetes test. What was your favorite drink flavor? Did you like your drink chilled or room temperature?
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millie says...
I am having my second home birth with my third child and have elected to skip the test the last two times since for my first was fine and I had a normal size baby and my diet hasn’t changed. I remember just gulping it down without even tasting it…. there are so many more indications of health than need to be extracted by blood and numeric tests.
Secret Mommy says...
I’ve had the test once and will have it again later in this pregnancy. They gave me the lemon-lime flavor, which wasn’t too awful. I also chilled it in the fridge AND poured it over a HUGE cup full of ice and then chugged it down in the 15 minutes or whatever they told me to. It was a lot like slightly flat Sprite. Even though I had over a 10 pound baby, I did not have gestational diabetes and sure hope I don’t this time, either…tho obviously for me it doesn’t make much diff. regarding birth weight.
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Amanda says...
I am going for my third test of my second pregnancy. For the first pregnancy I had two tests, and had gestational diabetes. I had a very strict-carb-counting diet for the first pregnancy. For this pregnancy I have tried to follow the same general rules unofficially. I hate the stuff that we have to drink and wasting my time at the hospital for 4 hours when the doctor could just say,”follow the same diet from last time”.