I hesitate telling ALL the details of the birth of our second son, Black Top (ha ha….he has darker hair than our first born, Golden Top). But I’ve decided I will. I strongly believe in the power of having a positive outlook and in believing all will work out well. So even though Golden Top’s… Read more…
There are some definite benefits to being pregnant the second time around… One of the big ones is knowing what to look for in a good OB (obstetrician). What I’ve learned is the result of literally choosing unwisely and not being an advocate for myself when preggo with Golden Top. Here are the top 5… Read more…
This post comes almost 2 months since my last one, which gives you an idea of how busy and tiring life has been these days. The good news is… I am alive and well! :) But caring for a 19 month old and my full time friend, diabetes, is tough. It doesn’t help that Golden… Read more…
I’ve been reading lots of pregnancy and type 1 diabetes forums lately and I see a lot of the same difficulties arising with us type 1 pregnant gals. The main one is the utterly exhausting hypoglycemia stage that occurs early in pregnancy. When I was preggo with Golden Top, I felt quite a bit in the dark… Read more…
Hello friends! I’ve now been pregnant for 9 weeks! If you subtract the first 2 weeks, when you’re really not pregnant, since pregnancy is tracked from the first day of your last period. I’ve only been pregnant for 7 weeks! I’m not going to sugar coat anything here. It’s been very tough! Why? Well, here… Read more…
I’m just going to come out with it: “We’re pregnant!!!” Yesterday, I woke up and did a pregnancy test… closed my eyes for 3 minutes… I expected to be disappointed but was pleasantly surprised with a beautiful plus sign:) Woo hoo!!! To me a positive pregnancy test is the equivalent of your child saying “hi”… Read more…
I told you a few weeks ago I was itching to do a pregnancy test! It really was a tough few weeks. Mostly because I was running my sugars so low that I wasn’t feeling them until I was in the low 3s (54 mg/dl). What I realized as I waited and waited… for what felt… Read more…
When Golden Top (Baby # 1) was born I was told I had a calcified placenta. This was obviously concerning and caused negative thoughts to flood my mind, “here goes something else malfunctioning” . Do you ever have thoughts like this? I was informed that my calcified placenta was the main reason for Golden Top… Read more…
The stages of early pregnancy for me can be summarized in one way: “I’m between a rock and a hard place!” Why, you may ask? If you have type 1 diabetes and you’re pregnant (or have been), you already know why. In the attempt to get perfect blood sugars – and yes, I mean perfect…… Read more…
A few days ago I wrote about the “beefs” I have when told by doctors I should wait to get pregnant. I’m happy to tell you though that my doctor has given my husband and I the “go ahead” to try and conceive. I’ve been so excited the last two weeks that I’m itching to… Read more…
