Also I relieve my feelings by decluttering, donating at the thrift and doing a better job at vacuuming than my sister ever has.

Soooo... I may have forgotten that yesterday was my wedding anniversary. Biyi forgot too, but she has taken the considered opinion that remembering these things is my responsibility. She may have suggested it showed husbandly failure. I countered that eight years sounds more like husbandly awesomeness. There may have been an impromptu boogie. (So that's her anniversary present taken care of.)

I love you and your family, billytea.

Sj - it is worth it for the health of your baby. and Laura is right - the constant eating works to keep you from wanting the milkshake or big bowl of pasta. or at least from being able to indulge.

testing -- make sure our hands are warm. run them under warm water and dry them . --massage the hand you plan to test .

as far as testing - before breakfast and before bed are important. the other two - are so you can see the pattern. what do you react to - when do you need to pay attention to activity level vs food.

let it work for you . and whining is allowed

Congrats, billytea! Gosh, your kiddo much be practically an adult by now, right? Doing a phd on the mating habits of some rare animal or something? ;)

I know it's important, but I also know I suck as a human being. And avoiding temptation while hormonal for 5 months is beyond my abilities. I shouldn't have said anything. I'm awake now because both of my hands and arms are in severe pain at the joints like the kind I sometimes get. I don't know if it is just a coincidence or not.

Oh you so do not suck, sj! The GD gives you cravings for the stuff you aren't supposed to have so it makes it bunches more difficult. You will get into the groove on the diet plan. Google lists of appropriate snacks and you will come up with plenty that are things you find yummy. Someone here suggested ricotta with cocoa powder and stevia. So tasty!!

Remember, the DG only lasts as long as the pregnancy. You can order a super sized ice cream to celebrate the birth. Considering DH's size and the possibility of larger babies with GD I was super good about the sugar. I had normal sized boys!

Thanks, Laura. My fasting blood sugar was too high this morning, but every other test so far has been within the range. So, maybe after a few days the fasting one with go down to the range they want it at? There's a lot of suggestions for meat on this list for meals because the sources of protein I am used to, mostly beans, have carbs. I can't cook meat right now. I can barely go to the market to shop for it. So, that is making things more difficult. Having to eat 6 times a day when you barely want to eat at all is a pain. Also, trying to figure out how to schedule everything around all the appointments I have is annoying. t whiny

TCG and I were both small babies, so I wasn't really worried about having a big baby until the GD diagnosis. I am still below my pre-pregnancy weight.

I hadn't eaten meat for many years before I got pregnant and wasn't about to start. I did eat fish. The dietitian didn't restrict beans at all, just simple carbs.

Apparently the size of the baby doesn't have any direct relationship with the mom's weight gain. ltc takes what she needs and doesn't really gain much until near the end. I am seriously embarrassed to say how much I gained with Brendon. 50 pounds. Because I had 3 prior miscarriages I was mostly sedentary for the whole pregnancy and my major craving was peanut butter. He was 7.15 when he was born, which considering his genes wasn't bad at all. The doctor had told me whether I gained 10 pounds or 50 he was going to be the same size when I worried. Not that they wanted me to gain so much, but they didn't give me a hard time about it either. They just cared that my sugar didn't get crazy.

You'll get into a rhythm with it. It is super easy for me to say not to worry, and you shouldn't. Then I have to be honest and admit that it has only just begun! Now you get to worry about ltc for the rest of your life! I'm not a worrier by nature, at all, but kids make you debate every decision you make endlessly. Sigh.

edited to change it to she because SHE!!

sj, changing your diet is hard, even when it's something *you* choose, and plan for (like me going gluten-free -- it was hard as HELL, and I still resent that I can't eat some things).

But you didn't decide this; the doctor told you that you need to do it, so that adds an extra layer of Oh Hell NO on top of it. And that blows. I hope you can get advice and support where you need it, including from Buffistas who had GD.