u/Emotional-Term8200

Hey all,

Just seeking some peace of mind from anyone else who had similar situation.

I am on night insulin for GD. I was out shopping and lunch was delayed and i felt my sugar levels drop and I had forgotten to bring my glucose candies so I bought a sweet drink and had that along with some sushi and half a cookie. I was fine after this and baby was moving fine after as well. I did a test right after and level was 5.4

I thought the leveLs went down after 2 hours but when i checked its at 10.9 so obviously I overdid on the sugars.

I am a bit scared. This is the first time it went out of control like this. Physically, I feel fine. I am just walking around now and drinking lots of water to bring this down.

This happened to anyone else and is this ok?

Hi all,

I am hoping to hear about some experiences and maybe get lucky enough to hear from an obstetrician that will tell me something different to their textbook answers from hospital guidelines and policies.

I have GD and its being managed well with protophane (currently on 14 units) only (not novorapid). Just because I have GD, the OBs have been telling me since 28 weeks that I may need to get induced at 39 weeks in case of risks of bigger baby, stillbirth, shoulder dystocia etc. I have been trying to read a lot since then and after a lengthy discussion with a OB after 36 weeks scan, we decided that we will go to 40 weeks without being induced because there are no other risks and my pregnancy have been super smooth.

Baby's growth is normal, at 54th percentile and weighing approx 2.7kg. There are no other risk factors. They have booked me in for induction at 40 weeks but I am still not comfortable with that and very much want a spontaneous labor and let my body do its natural thing.

One of the OB told me he does not see any risk of going till 40 but wouldn't like to go past 40 weeks but I dont understand why ???

\- What exactly is the risk here with going past 40?

\- A midwife briefly mentioned placenta could deteriorate, but is this only because i have GD and insulin?

\- Another friend with GD said her OB is letting her go upto 41 weeks but she isn't on insulin.

Others with similar experiences, what have you chosen to do and have done in the past?

What are my options here?

Hi all,

I am hoping to hear about some experiences and maybe get lucky enough to hear from an obstetrician that will tell me something different to their textbook answers from hospital guidelines and policies.

I have GD and its being managed well with protophane (currently on 14 units) only (not novorapid). Just because I have GD, the OBs have been telling me since 28 weeks that I may need to get induced at 39 weeks in case of risks of bigger baby, stillbirth, shoulder dystocia etc. I have been trying to read a lot since then and after a lengthy discussion with a OB after 36 weeks scan, we decided that we will go to 40 weeks without being induced because there are no other risks and my pregnancy have been super smooth.

Baby's growth is normal, at 54th percentile and weighing approx 2.7kg. There are no other risk factors. They have booked me in for induction at 40 weeks but I am still not comfortable with that and very much want a spontaneous labor and let my body do its natural thing.

One of the OB told me he does not see any risk of going till 40 but wouldn't like to go past 40 weeks but I dont understand why ???

- What exactly is the risk here with going past 40?

- A midwife briefly mentioned placenta could deteriorate, but is this only because i have GD and insulin?

- Another friend with GD said her OB is letting her go upto 41 weeks but she isn't on insulin.

Others with similar experiences, what have you chosen to do and have done in the past?

What are my options here?

I need to make an urgent change to a booking but this airline has an absolutely shit calling system. It keeps going in circles when I dial the Australian number. Ive been pressing options for the last 20 minutes!

Anyone have any idea how to contact Singapire Airlines from Australia and actually get a human to pickup? The number I tried is the 0272094388 number