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We just found out two weeks ago that I’m pregnant (I’m 6w now) and I decided there’s no way I can go on this yearly Memorial Day Weekend trip with his family. They already stress me out, I have no control over the food, I’ve been nauseous and have crazy food aversions, and they’ll be watching me like a hawk to see if I’m drinking. We’re not planning to tell them until after our first OB appt in June. I told my husband we should tell them I have a lot going on with work and a huge deadline coming up (which is true). He said we should act like I’m going up until like the day before because otherwise they’ll try to bully me into going.

Then for some reason, he had dinner with his dad yesterday and told him I’m not gonna go on the trip because I’m trying to watch my blood sugar??!?! His dad is chill and he has type 2 so he somewhat understands, but that’s just a weird fucking excuse, it doesn’t make any sense, and it’s not at all what we talked about. We had floated the idea of me being “sick” at the last minute but not this. Now his mom is texting me “how is your insulin??” Which is a dumb question and I don’t even know how to respond. The only thing I can think to say is that my A1C was elevated at my last appointment, so I want to stay home to get it under control? It’s so weird. She’s going to try to convince me or guilt me to go and I’m not doing it.

Husband is out of town on a work trip so I can’t even bitch at him about it. Someone please tell me I’m not crazy for being pissed 😭 when he comes back tomorrow I’ll be calm enough to talk to him about it instead of ranting, but right now I’m irate.

I stole this idea from r/handbags where a woman said she has a house purse she uses to carry stuff around for herself from room to room.

I’m living in a house with stairs for the first time ever and I’m forever going back and forth from my two main spots on the couch downstairs and the bed upstairs. I grabbed a tote bag and put in glucose tablets, antacid tablets, Tylenol, Unisom, a back scratcher, a hair tie, a phone charger, the book I’m reading, my glasses, and some chapstick. Planning to add stuff like belly cream as I progress. It’s already been a lifesaver today!

I’m pretty new to this sub but I’m seeing A LOT of posts about people being unhappy with their bodies, worrying about how they will look after pregnancy, etc.

It is not your fault that society has put all this extra, unrealistic pressure on women to look a certain way, and I understand how watching your body change can be upsetting.

But can we please be kinder to ourselves? Not to mention that these posts could make other women feel self conscious if they’re going through the same thing. I’m bloated, my face is round, my boobs are floppy- how am I supposed to feel when I keep seeing women talk about how ugly they look when their bodies look like mine?

Being big, having saggy breasts, having fat in places you didn’t have it before, all of that is completely normal and it does not in any way detract from your value as a human or as a woman. Our bodies are doing amazing things and literally performing miracles. You don’t have to be thin and perfect to be beautiful, and more importantly, you don’t have to be beautiful to be a great mom.

5w0d. I feel like the clock is ticking til the dreaded insulin resistance kicks in and I really need to figure this out before then.

My A1C before conception was 6.5 so I thought I was doing great. But these new pregnancy targets feel impossible. I’ve tried bolusing 15 min before eating, 30 min before eating, 15 min after eating, etc. and I keep spiking. I’m aiming for <120 two hours post prandial and I’m like 160 AT BEST (often times more like 180-200).

Any strategies you can share? Also I never got much education on how protein and other macros affect insulin absorption, so any resources on navigating that would be amazing. I’m feeling so overwhelmed.

Editing to add: I use Lyumjev and Omnipod. I’m trying to look into Tandem Mobi because I heard their auto is much better, but no one has called me back yet.

I’m 4w4d so have not yet hit insulin resistance, but I’m SO HUNGRY all the time. I struggle with BED and I don’t know where the line is between “eating for two” and overeating. And of course having diabetes makes it difficult for me to feel full, which is probably a contributing factor to the BED. I’m hoping when I have my first OB-GYN appt at 8 weeks they can give me more specific nutritional guidelines, but for now I would love any tips, stories, encouragement, or commiseration 🩷

After 3 years off birth control and 9 months of consistently trying, I just got a positive result! I’m exactly 4 weeks today (gestational age). I’m almost 34, so not quite AMA, but I was worried there was something wrong with me.

I’m super excited and super impatient! I happen to have an endo appt this week that was already scheduled so that was good timing, but my gyno is not taking OB patients right now, so I’m waiting on call backs from a different OB-GYN to get me in for my first appointment. I’m sitting here ready to burst with excitement and I’m like how could they have anything better to do than call me back?!

Anyway, my stomach has been GROWLING all day. How much am I supposed to be eating? Is it possible to overeat? I’m rambling at this point but I’m just so excited and had to tell someone besides my husband! Let me know how your first trimester went/is going!