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I am 28 (FTM) and currently 27 weeks. I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 10 weeks..immediately put on metformin 500 morning and evening. Plus, 4 units night time insulin.

Everything was under control with occasional spikes. But that too never went above 140. But since last week I moved my insulin to 6 units, still my readings are out of control 😭😭😭😭

17 Aug

After breakfast (12:30 pm)- 109

After lunch (4:30 pm)- 137

After dinner (10:45 pm)- 74

18 Aug

Fasting- 102

After breakfast (1:20 pm)- 158

After lunch (4:15 pm)- 102

After dinner (10:47 pm)- 128

19 Aug

Fasting (9:22 am)- 94

After breakfast (12 pm)- 166

After dinner (11 pm)- 163

I am having normal meal and trying to move after every meal. What am I doing wrong? I am not eating junk or having any sugar in any form...

Now even my milk without sugar or normal 2 chapatis are making my sugar level.go crazy.

Hey I am due in Nov and I live in Chandigarh, Punjab.

My doctor is shifting from my current hospital to cloud 9.

My doctor is really good and I feel really comfortable with her. The current hospital is good too I had previous 2 surgeries there. I heard cloud 9 is really expensive.

I have insurance but that only cover 65k and that too will be reimbursed later.

What do you suggest? Shoudl I go with cloud 9..how much does it cost?

Currently it's 2:19 am here. I am 23 weeks and really frustrated now. I am not at discomfort or no pain at all but since 2 weeks I am not able to fall asleep.

My mind and eyes are wide awake..random thoughts racing...it's very frustrating. I have to wakeup at 7 am to cook and get ready for work...once I am asleep I don't wakeup again until my alarm rings.

Anyone else facing this or know how ro get some sleep.

Hey I am FTM and currently 23 weeks. I'm from north India. So it's very cold here from Nov-Feb. I'm due on 21 Nov and it will be baby's first winter so I am more worried. Can you suggest some brands that have good quality winterwear and how should I layer them.

Also, what kind of clothes would you prefer? Clothing sets, onesies or anything else????

Hey I am 28 (FTM), I have starting getting pelvic gridle pain, pressure in my pelvis, hip and back pain. I have a 9 hours desk job, try to walk as much as possible but the pain is killing me...

Do you have any recommendations that might help? Will maternity belt help, if yes. Which one?

I am 18 weeks, FTM (28). I've had no pregnancy symptoms that make me amxious.

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I am feeling flutters, little taps and fish moving like movements since 17 weeks, I've posterior fundal placenta. I hope I'm not imagning things, what are your symtpoms.

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I'm really nervous for my anatomy scan in a week. How are you dealing?

Hey I am 28 FTM currently 17+4days. I was diagnosed really early like in 8th week. I am on metformin 500 day and night along with 4 units insulin bedtime.

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My numbers are mostly in range my highest fasting number has been 96 98. My post meal is mostly under control with once in a week kinda spike like 125 128.

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But yesterday I had a waffle with dark belgian chocolate. I know I shouldn't have but I just couldn't resist it and gave in. My fasting today was 109. Post meal 133. Which are highest in so long- my major concern is I am having dizziness whole day, my eyes are droppy I am feeling weird feverish.

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Can anyone help on what to do now? How to cope up and correct it. I will increase the dose to 6 units insulin today as suggested by my gyn. But other than that, what helps???

Hey, I am handling b2b consulting firm linkedin account with 74k followers. We mostly publish informational carousel content and linkedin articles that are very relevant but niche. To give you some idea. The impressions and clicks bpth on carousel post range between 1.5k-2.5k, meaning CTR of 50-70%. But very few likes like maybe 20-30 each post.

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Some more data:

1492 impressions, 1087 clicks

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2713 impressions, 1618 clicks

3674 impressions, 2725 clicks

3282 impressions, 1799 clicks

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Interestingly, similar kind of content with less research and barely any insights got more than 7k impressions, 1300 likes on expert profiles.

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How are you guys doing? How are you guys increasing impressions?

I am a little confused. I know co-sleeping is good for baby but I really want some time with my husband too. Also, we both are really bad sleeper..we need a whole bed to ourselves.

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Also, in the day- baby will be sleeping sometimes at my in-laws floor, sometimes with us or sometimes in their nursery. I am not sure it's a nursery we just have a spare room that we are thinking of turning into baby room.

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I am also thinking we will be spending first 3 months at ground floor since going up and down, walking stairs would be possible.

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What should I do????????🥺🥺🥺

Hey I am FTM (28), lately my vagina feels very tender amd sore. You know like it feels heavy I don't know how to explain it. But it mostly happens at night and then starts to get better when I wakeup and start moving my body. Has anyone else experienced it???

Should I tell my gyn about this? I have a desk job of 9 hours a day so I feel alot of pressure in my pelvic area too.

Hey I am 28 FTM. I just wanted to know how common it is to take WFH or stop coming to office during pregnancy. I am in my 4th month and my HR denied WFH or hybrid.

Hey I am 15 weeks today, I am 28 FTM and with this company for 4 years. I work as a senior social media specialist and a average employee always between 3-5 rating. My company was very flexible initially but now when I asked for work from home or hybrid, the HR (also a women) told me just take a break from carrer for 2 YEARS!!!!!! Starting this month. Andddd this is not a startup; a big company in their industry with more than 800+ employees. My manager has no problem with my performance, even he is furious.

How can they do this? I want some cases where the company has provided wfh or hybrid to employees or suggested any other approach? Please help to make my case stronger.

For reference- my reasons for WFH are that I have tp commute 2 hour daily for work, my work can be easily done remotely, I had a miscarriage last year so want extra care, the road for about half hour is very bumpy and not safe to travel every day. I get weekly progestrone injections that are very painful and I get feverish for 1-2 days, I have gestational diabates so need to follow proper diet.

Hey I am 28 FTM mom and 14.2 weeks today. I met my gyn yesterday, she saw my numbers and all are almost within range but I have lost almost 6-7 kgs (13-14 pounds) in my first trimester but I was alreayd overweight at the start of pregnancy (78-80 kgs, 5'5 height). I have started gaining a little weight again but my gyn wants me to eat more. She is concerned if I do strict diet I might end up with a small baby.

I don't have any nausea but yes some food aversions + I don't get very hungry. I can easily spend 4-5 hours without eating.

She has added protein powder in my diet and wants me to eat every 2 hours, plus she wants me to increase my main course intake. I have been eating less so I don't screw up my diabetes numbers.

I don't know what do to, how to balance it.

Hey, my cousin graduated last year with an M.Sc. in Data Science and an 8.4 CGPA. She has basic working knowledge of SQL, Power BI, Tableau, and Excel. She’s extremely hardworking and intelligent, but she’s really struggling to land an entry-level job.

We’re based in North India (Chandigarh region), and there don’t seem to be many good opportunities here. One major limitation is that she can’t relocate to another city right now and is specifically looking for remote/WFH opportunities or in the hometown area.

Where should she begin? What additional skills would actually improve her chances? What’s the right way to apply for entry-level roles in this field? Also, are there any good companies that offer paid or even unpaid remote internships for freshers in data science or analytics?

Hey I am 12.5-13 weeks today. This week has been hard. I was diagnosed with GD at 8 weeks. All three numbers were high.

Recently my post meal are contrilled, all lower than 130 butttt my fasting is always between 93-100. I am on metformin 500 and night time 4 units insulin.

It has been so hard recently, every time I eat I feel so dizzy my head feels so light. Like when I sit it feels like everthing is spinning. I have balanced meal adding protein very less carbs.

I don"t know what's happening..I have major brain fog too.

Has anyone else experienced this?

So I am 28 FTM, had my 12 week scan yesterday. My subchronic bleed just keep coming back.

I had my first scan at 6w4d and then at 8w2d the bleed reduced significantly and measured at 7x5mm. But now at 12.1 week the sub chronic bleed is again 19.5x5mm.

I don't understand what's happening. I am on progestrone support- medication + weekly injections (hate them so much, so painful).

I am working from home and have very minimal travel only hospital visits, I do live on first floor so need to climb stairs alot. I haven't had sex since we found out don't wanna risk anything. My dr. put hold on baby asprin for 2 weeks to see if that makes any difference.

I just don't understand why it keeps coming back. I have no cramps, spotting or bleeding ever.

Hey I am FTM (28, Indian) and 12 weeks today. . Yayyyy!! Have my 12 week scan today (scared & excited) and this pregnancy has been going smootly no morning sickness, no nausea or no cravings. I was able to eat everything. Then I was hit by Gestational diabetes..I have a big appetite now like eating every 1 or 2 hour big....But this week I have started these aversions specially from Cottage cheese, eggs and soya 🤮🤮🤢🤢. I just hate the smell and I don't eat chicken. So basically all my protein sources went to drain. I am on 4 units insulin night time and metformin 500 mg (morning & evening) still I get spikes sometimes.

What I eat mostly:

Waking up: One glass of lukewarm water + soaked nuts

Breakfast: always the same, unsweetened Peanut butter + 2 brown bread toast + glass of warm milk

Mid-morning: Apple/Kiwi/Guava + pistachio

Lunch: Moong dal khichdi or 2 wheat chapati + whtever homemade veggie I have made + homemade curd + buttermilk

Evening snack: Milk + some cookies or foxnuts or protein bar

Dinner: Rice/Chappati + veggie

No bedtime snack b'cz that spikes my fasting level.

But the problem is low protein and I get hungry between lunch & dinner. Because difference between my lunch & dinner is almost 7-8 hours.

I am 11 weeks today. I have read so many posts that women have vaginal discharge. Some might have less or some experience alot of it. But I don't have it. Not even once. I am on progestrone meds and injections so I should have it right?

But I don't have the other pregnancy symptoms either. No morning sickness, no nausea. I only have sore breats that come and go. Frequent urination & 24/7 hungry. No food aversions no cravings. I had previous two scan, last one was at 8w4d baby was doing great. Next one is at 12 weeks.

Does not having vaginal discharge is ok? Or does it starts late?

Hey I am 28 FTM, 11 weeks today. Since yesterday I am feeling this pulling sensation near pelvis/lower abdomen. Like I am carrying some weight there. I mean I am, but baby is tiny rn so is this pulling common or normal at this week?

Could be bcz of MMC? I had am early miscarriage last year, I don't want to loose this baby.

Also, yesterday I had diarreha too, it has been happening since the start of this pregnancy. 2 days constipation 3rd day diarreha and I had stomach ache and mild back pain after that, which subsided when I wokeup in the morning. So could this pulling be bcz of my that episode?

I had a fairly smooth pregnancy so far- no morning sickness, no nausea. Just sore boobs that go on and off. Mild back pain bcz I am sitting wfh job. Pretty much it...oh and I am hungry 24/7 so I shouldn't be constipated acc. to the amount of food I eat in a day.

Anything please?

Hey, I am 28 FTM. I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes very early on like at 7weeks maybe. I was immediately put on metformin 500 mg morning and evening. My fasting sugars are still high so yesterday my obgyn referred me to an endocrine and he put me on night time insulin starting with 4 units. I am currently 10 weeks & 4 days pregnant what surprised me was I lost 4 kgs (8.8 lb) within 2 weeks. I had a lot of blaoting that has massively reduced in past 2 days.

Could it be because of clean diet? I have cut carbs, no sugar at all and more protein.

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Could it be because of medicine?

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It was just bloat from water retention and now that placenta has took over. I am feeling bit lighter?

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Worst...I had a MMC. But I don't have any cramping or spotting. I feel ok. I barely had any pregnancy symptoms from the start so I don't know.

Have anyone faced this?