My Diabetes (GTT) Test Experience
Today I had to become to the infirmary for a loooong session of testing for the Glucose Tolerance Test.
Due to me having a higher BMI than I am supposed to, I could non utilization the traditional 10 infinitesimal Lucozade exam that many women larn to utilization alongside their midwife. Instead, I had the lucky process of having a to a greater extent than in-depth exam that took a delightful THREE AND Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 HALF HOURS!
It involved non eating or drinking anything too H2O from 8pm the previous evening, together with and thus getting upwards at the crevice of dawn, before projectile vomitting out of my machine (well some managed to remain inwards the machine to my disgust) on the agency to the hospital to accept the start blood exam (which started late).
I together with thus had to drinkable a sugary drinkable that looked similar urine. I had hoped it would live on Lucozade, but patently this materials tests better, thus later my before vomit I had to endeavor my best to maintain it down, every bit the nurse warned me if I didn't, I would accept to redo the exam some other day. It tasted similar moisture chalk (if that makes sense), but thankfully it stayed down! I was together with thus told to sit down inwards the reception room for 2 hours.
Yes you lot read correctly, TWO HOURS. There was me thinking during that fourth dimension I could become for walks, popular downwards to the infirmary store for a girlie magazine together with larn some fresh air, but no. The lovely lady told me I was non allowed to exit the stuffy, really busy reception room for the entire ii hours. Oh joy.
Now what assort of woman would I live on if I didnt permit my beautiful man to part all the experiences of my pregnancy where possible? So of course, I invited him (well, told him) to come upwards alongside me together with savor it alongside me. There was me thinking he could maintain me company, but he spent most of the ii hours asleep, together with the remaining fourth dimension reading a costless newspaper. You gotta dear men!
Meanwhile I passed the fourth dimension comparison the other women's bump shapes together with sizes, together with staring inwards horror at a toddler contrary me, who when told past times her woman rear that she had upset her past times misbehaving, she proceeded to scream at total pitch together with and thus flop onto the floor, legs together with arms spread wide, together with having a total on diva tantrum. She together with thus got upwards together with proceeded to selection a lot of the books of the donation shelf together with throw a few about, together with looking at me of all people for approval.
The girl, who is patently named Sparkle, was definitely 'sparkly' inwards character, together with my bloke took bang-up pleasance inwards telling me "this is what you lot accept got to await forwards to" which didnt assist the former anxiety! But I got my ain back, reminding him that it would live on 10 times worse if our babe is anything similar me, together with he before long near up!
So later people watching for ii hours together with getting a numb bum, nosotros were together with thus called dorsum inwards together with I had some other blood exam together with was told I could larn the results tomorrow. As I began salivating at the idea of running out the door to consume my pre-prepared cheese sandwich, the nurse hitting me alongside the lovely intelligence that I volition ask to repeat this exam at 28 weeks!
I cannot wait...
My bloke told me he wasn't coming side past times side time, but every bit he couldn't quite await me inwards the nub every bit he said it, I intend he already knows that is merely wishful thinking!
Due to me having a higher BMI than I am supposed to, I could non utilization the traditional 10 infinitesimal Lucozade exam that many women larn to utilization alongside their midwife. Instead, I had the lucky process of having a to a greater extent than in-depth exam that took a delightful THREE AND Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 HALF HOURS!
It involved non eating or drinking anything too H2O from 8pm the previous evening, together with and thus getting upwards at the crevice of dawn, before projectile vomitting out of my machine (well some managed to remain inwards the machine to my disgust) on the agency to the hospital to accept the start blood exam (which started late).
I together with thus had to drinkable a sugary drinkable that looked similar urine. I had hoped it would live on Lucozade, but patently this materials tests better, thus later my before vomit I had to endeavor my best to maintain it down, every bit the nurse warned me if I didn't, I would accept to redo the exam some other day. It tasted similar moisture chalk (if that makes sense), but thankfully it stayed down! I was together with thus told to sit down inwards the reception room for 2 hours.
Yes you lot read correctly, TWO HOURS. There was me thinking during that fourth dimension I could become for walks, popular downwards to the infirmary store for a girlie magazine together with larn some fresh air, but no. The lovely lady told me I was non allowed to exit the stuffy, really busy reception room for the entire ii hours. Oh joy.
Now what assort of woman would I live on if I didnt permit my beautiful man to part all the experiences of my pregnancy where possible? So of course, I invited him (well, told him) to come upwards alongside me together with savor it alongside me. There was me thinking he could maintain me company, but he spent most of the ii hours asleep, together with the remaining fourth dimension reading a costless newspaper. You gotta dear men!
Meanwhile I passed the fourth dimension comparison the other women's bump shapes together with sizes, together with staring inwards horror at a toddler contrary me, who when told past times her woman rear that she had upset her past times misbehaving, she proceeded to scream at total pitch together with and thus flop onto the floor, legs together with arms spread wide, together with having a total on diva tantrum. She together with thus got upwards together with proceeded to selection a lot of the books of the donation shelf together with throw a few about, together with looking at me of all people for approval.
The girl, who is patently named Sparkle, was definitely 'sparkly' inwards character, together with my bloke took bang-up pleasance inwards telling me "this is what you lot accept got to await forwards to" which didnt assist the former anxiety! But I got my ain back, reminding him that it would live on 10 times worse if our babe is anything similar me, together with he before long near up!
So later people watching for ii hours together with getting a numb bum, nosotros were together with thus called dorsum inwards together with I had some other blood exam together with was told I could larn the results tomorrow. As I began salivating at the idea of running out the door to consume my pre-prepared cheese sandwich, the nurse hitting me alongside the lovely intelligence that I volition ask to repeat this exam at 28 weeks!
I cannot wait...
My bloke told me he wasn't coming side past times side time, but every bit he couldn't quite await me inwards the nub every bit he said it, I intend he already knows that is merely wishful thinking!