Gestational Diabetes

This is my 2nd pregnancy and I had GD in my first aggrevated by my long term steroid therapy.

Has anyone else had it with more than one pregnancy?

And at what gestational age did it appear the 2nd or 3rd time round?

I didn't have it with my first 2 pregnancies but had it with my last 2.

second time around was fine - I controled it really well with diet and exercise and must admit I snuck a few naughties in now and then.

To answer your question - I had the GTT test (2 hour one) at 24 weeks and pasted (just) and then I had it again at 29 weeks and didn't. Midwife said they arent too sure when to test so thats why I did it a second time just incase. I guess if you had insulin last time then they may pick it up earlier as both times I avoided having insulin.

And I had the GTT test again 6 weeks after baby and got the all clear - but of cause much more high risk than ever.

Thanks guys - good to hear your feedback. The reason I asked is that I am around 6 weeks pregnant now. Last couple of nights I have been back to waking to pee hundreds of times and super thirsty so started checking sugars before and after again as I did with 1st pregnancy. (1st pregnancy was on inslulin to manage sugars). and sure enough my fastings are sitting around 6.5 and 2 hours after a meal at 9-10 which I think from memory was too high!

 

My GTT after DD was born wasd normal and I have had normal random sugars in the last 9 months since she was born so am pretty sure all this has just started again since I got pregnant again. However I was under the impression (wrongly obviously!) that GD didn't start until the 2nd or 3rd trimester!

 

Guess will try and see the doc next week.

Thanks for your help.

Thanks Mattsmum - saw doc today and yup back on insulin for duration of preg. Apparently 1st trimester can be a bit rough with all the hormones up and down, 2nd trimester calms down a tad and then works up again in the 3rd!! Anyway all sorted now.

Cheers