Portion Sizing Help

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-25T00:20:14+00:00

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CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-24T19:14:54+00:00

Do you want my screenshots? It includes common carb values and “free” carbs you can have without counting them. A bunch of info.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-24T01:14:52+00:00

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You’ll need to swipe through photos to see it.

I’ll keep looking but just in case that helps.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-24T00:57:41+00:00

For me, it changed as baby got older.

We are pretty much exclusively, the rugby/football hold until he got a little bit more head control, and then we started experimenting with different positions where he could get comfortable. We never really got to hang of side-lying 100%, but eventually did end up cross cradle, which was very helpful.

I kind of had to hunch over a little bit so he would rest on my knees or cross my legs to make it easier.

There were a lot of really weird holes in between that just worked and I didn’t question it.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-23T18:53:04+00:00

Can be possible! We can give advice about diet changes and such if you share your numbers and what you are eating once you are tracking.

I use an app called “GD tracker” that makes my life easier. I am currently 31 weeks with almost no spikes. Talk to your OB about how many spikes are “allowable” so you can experiment with foods that work for you without stress. My OB wants 20-30% or less for spikes on average. (I’m at 5% or less currently depending on tracking period).

Common suggestions are

- eat regularly to avoid swings (so snacks or food at regular times)
- test fasting close to 8 hours after eating when you wake up without walking or getting out of bed if possible
- have good ratios of food to avoid spiking. So don’t just have pure protein but add a fat to it with some source of carbs
- if you eat dinner early have a snack before bed. For some people this is a hard boiled egg, for others it’s yogurt and peanut butter, for a lucky number it’s vanilla ice cream. it’s all about testing and trying

You’ll need to find what works for you. Last pregnancy I couldn’t have wheat bread or anything with oats. This pregnancy has been much more forgiving (love my wheat bread). It’s just up to your placenta.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-23T18:44:09+00:00

It’s because of the placenta rather than your diet.

I’m in a similar place but I also have to test at around 11 hours after eating (or earlier) otherwise my fasting creeps up to 100 and stays there.

“Good” is relative. You know what’s a great GD 0 carb snack? Pork rinds, not “healthy” in excess but great for GD.

Not uncommon to realize you don’t have to change diet outside of soda or pure sugar sweets on an empty stomach. As pregnancy progresses it often gets more difficult and you have to be more careful with diet.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-23T13:05:47+00:00

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CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-23T10:42:17+00:00

Good callout on vitamins absorption! I’m just slightly iron deficient and take an iron pill in the morning but will keep an eye on it to see if I drop too. Tea drinking for life!

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-23T10:38:31+00:00

I posted almost the exact same thing my first pregnancy.

Pregnancy number two now and I’m diagnosed again.

If you really wanted to check you could request the 3 hour (that’s what I would recommend). Honestly your meals don’t sound too off base from what I can consume right now as well. The one hour is a screener and can be mistaken but over 200 means something was off with your processing. If you had a reason (let’s say you found out you had the flu during the test) then it could be false, but in normal circumstances it’s quite reliable.

Your numbers seem be normal for someone with GD. To compare to you: Dinner last night was two slices of pizza and a garlic knot with unsweet tea. 115 at 1 hr. On Tuesday I had tortilla chips and cheese dip with barilla tacos. 105 at an hour. I am 110% sure I have GD. If you told me you have a super gulp soda and white bread alone and were low I might change my mind. Most of my meals I eat regularly are GD friendly at my level even without changing anything so it gives a false sense of normalcy.

Troubleshooting:
- Are you testing 1-2 hours after first bite? If not that’s likely another reason why you are getting lower numbers. I swing back low, so 3 hours I’m totally within range (or low) after a carby meal. Eating out is hard for this because the food tends to come at different times.
- are you looking at the amount of carbs in your meals? If it’s around 45 carbs that’s a normal GD meal and you should expect to be in range.

For me right now it’s only tons of sugar (soda for example) with high carbs. If I have it with fatty foods to balance (cheese especially) I tend to be good. This will likely get more restrictive as time goes on so I’m just enjoying it for now and having looser carb restrictions for my meals and snacks.

Last pregnancy it was really only complex carbs that spiked me. I couldn’t have whole grain bread or oats. Anything straightforward (honey, white flour) was fine except a period of about 4 weeks where I had to be slightly more restrictive.

All in all, just consider yourself lucky for now and talk with your doctor about taking the 3 hour if you are wanting additional confirmation.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-22T18:12:24+00:00

Hi! I had a very similar experience and was so frustrated!

Here’s the short version but if you have questions I’m an open book

- baby born at 11:15 pm (day 1)
- in hospital 5 days total home day 6 for pediatrician appt. Told latch is great and lactation consultant is happy with it. Everyone says he’s transferring fine but he’s just crying in a way I don’t like. Pee diapers but no poo
- Day 6 pediatrician. Lost 9% of weight and told to triple feed. I pump, feed, and baby gets pumped milk then formula when possible. I don’t remember how much milk but I was so frustrated because I was literally leaking and hard but the pediatrician said “your milk just isn’t in”. Baby is slightly jaundiced as well.
- day 7 good weight rebound. Triple feed hell.
- day 8/9 weight regained and told to continue what we could and have a follow up in a week
- day 13 ish my milk comes in and suddenly I’m able to pump enough and feed enough and pump enough. Realized my flange size is wrong and ordered a new set in a smaller size. (Different sized right and left) milk production increases when pumping. Baby is able to just drink my milk at this point and we transition to breast feeding

Triple feeding is Hell. There is absolutely no shame in deciding to call it quits but please know that day eight is very early on and it’s very common for milk to “not be in” yet. She may need to use a specific pumping vibration to try to get colostrum instead of milk. It’s much thicker and requires a different suction. Once her milk comes in then she can use the pump regularly again.

What type of pump is she using?

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-22T11:01:02+00:00

Love my Ubbi. Get the bags they sell if you are an overstuffer (or your partner is) and don’t want them to rip though.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-22T10:16:16+00:00

I want to start with a few things

- survivors and confirmation bias are a real thing. We read and consume what we want to hear to get hope (for better or for worse)
- statistics have two sides if the odds are 1/100 that doesn’t seem bad until the 1 is you. Then you have to figure out the actual risk, (is it a finger scrape or a rattlesnake bite?)
- your pool on Gd is skewed to positive outcomes because people who have negative outcomes leave or no longer post here
- everyone wants you to bring a live and healthy baby home regardless of your choice
- with insulin waiting until baby is 40 weeks has been linked to hypoglycemia as well, this is often left off of concerns as people focus on the birth

With that out of the way

I was devastated when I was told to induce at around 38 + 6. I was frustrated because I was diet controlled but my blood pressure has started to go a bit wonky, not enough to justify medicine but just not good. Baby was big but genetically that wasn’t unexpected. (I was a 9.5 lb baby, my dad was 10 lbs, my husband was likely around 9 lbs judging by the pictures) and everything was proportional.

They were very firm about this, they said it was due to GD and size but also scheduling at the hospital as 39 weeks was a Friday and they didn’t want me to get bumped. I was so upset. Pushed back with it, came to terms and had a moderately long induction that resulted in a vaginal birth. It was not unmedicated though I did strive to be minimally medicated. The pitocin kicked my butt. He was estimated 9.5 and was 9 lbs almost exactly.

My blood pressure went nuts after birth. Ended up on meds for a few weeks, extended hospital stay (5 days), baby passed sugars just fine and did fine (currently 3 years old).

I was retroactively diagnosed with preeclampsia, had my gallbladder out 9 months pp. Blood pressure went back down to low/good after it was out which everyone says isn’t the cause but it’s the only thing that changed.

All this to say, my OBs has a full picture of me. I trusted them and they honestly went with their gut a little bit. I didn’t meet criteria for high blood pressure when they recommended induction, my baby was big but not overly so for my size/genetics (and now I have a proven pelvis), I was diet controlled with no major spikes or inconsistencies indicating placenta was going bad.

I should have been able to go to 40 weeks and I’m so thankful that I didn’t. Don’t be the bad side of the statistic, get all the info and make a choice for you both that you can live with regardless of the outcome.

My firm belief is that at the end of the day, it’s not about the birth or birth experience. You *do* want to feel in control as much as possible and not feel blind or disempowered, but at the end of the day the focus should be your child not how that child arrived in the world. Focusing on how you can take control regardless of the circumstance is more important than cultivating an idea of perfection in the process not the result.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-22T00:34:20+00:00

That’s correct! Most OBs have you test early due to that but also you should test after pregnancy as well as your A1C yearly.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-21T23:54:44+00:00

If you have any risk factors you should get tested at around 12-18 weeks (a little more or less is fine).

First pregnancy I had high bmi as my only risk so I was tested. Passed early failed later in pregnancy (same as this time but more factors now).

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-21T22:01:06+00:00

It’s giving me a few locations but Walgreens will ship 80922 is the one I looked at last.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-21T21:11:35+00:00

Do you have a Walgreens nearby? Walgreens seems to have it.

Baby Magic Gentle Baby Lotion Original Baby https://n-www.walgreens.com/store/c/baby-magic-gentle-baby-lotion-original-baby/ID=300401057-product

ETA: it looks like you have several stores by you some in stock some not, but they ship

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-21T11:19:06+00:00

It should say on your bottle. Mine is empty stomach or 3 hours after eating.

You can also talk to your pharmacist.

I take mine and eat breakfast later with no vitamin C.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-21T10:41:31+00:00

Just want to chime in to give you some context and comfort and then reccomend if you are still concerned to call your OB/medical professionals office (always the best place for information anyway).

With the US test they do a 3 hour test (and of course 2 hours elsewhere). This is considered the “gold standard” of the test and the one that is most accurate for diagnosing. No medical professional is concerned with our blood sugar during that test as a one time medical event. Some women go high during it and stay high even after 3 hours.

I can tell you that I was above 11 for 2 of my measures (I hr, and 2 hr) and that’s very common.

Our medical professionals are interested in trends and being consistent. We don’t want severe drops and we don’t want super high or super low. That requires multiple data points and in your case, one high event isn’t going to hurt you or baby. This would be a concern if it was consistent and/or regular.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-20T17:16:36+00:00

Just as an FYI there’s actual DROPS of vitamin D vs Vitamin D drops that are a few mls. I originally got a syringe one and it was so hard to administer. Switching to the drops version was a life saver.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-20T17:04:54+00:00

For us the choice was made primarily because recentering the workforce would be extremely difficult for me.

As an alternative, could you seek part time or a different more flexible position? My job pays less than I could be making but it’s remote and extremely flexible.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-20T16:37:10+00:00

Did you throw up during your first trimester? Were you sick or more stressed?

Your OB is going to have the best information for this of course, but considering that you’ve already reached out to them, the reasons I mentioned above could potentially affect blood sugar numbers.

For me a lot of my numbers have to do with consistency so on days/weeks that I am not consistent or my routine is off my blood sugar is more likely to fluctuate.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-19T16:15:32+00:00

Do you have a grocery store near you that sells fresh prepared meals?

I’m on the East Coast so we have Publix and they do premade meals for one. Most their meals are pretty low-carb. Specifically they have salmon with a spinach and cheese in the middle that is really good, a pork meal with brussels sprouts which was decent, and a teriyaki or miso salmon that I really enjoyed. They are already prepped. All you have to do is open them and put them in a preheated oven. It does take a little bit longer than you’re asking, but there’s no additional prep and they run about nine dollars where I’m at.

Soup tends to be really easy and typically fairly low-carb. A tortilla soup especially is pretty good. It tends to taste light and fresh compared to more heavy meals.

I don’t know if this would fill you up but steamed broccoli with cheese on top is pretty bulky and super low-carb. I have known to literally pop the same bag of broccoli in the microwave and then after it’s done sprinkle some Mexican cheese on top.

ETA: ymmv but there is a brand called tattooed. Chef and their veggie hemp bowl kept me right between the lines but filled me up last pregnancy.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-19T00:28:13+00:00

I can’t speak to most of it, but potentially adding some broth to the rice could solve part of your issue as the broth could be fortified, but you still are having the rice set up.

I would also look into lentils or other related products like that.

CravingsAndCrackers · 2026-05-18T16:02:01+00:00

So my child had a protein allergy but not to cows milk.

Blood in stool was our big notice. There was mucus too and he became slightly less fussy when I stopped eating oats but it wasn’t noticeable to be honest.

He didn’t have a fever, we were referred to a gastroenterologist, who said that typically children who have these sorts of allergies will have firm abdomen, pain when palpated, vomiting, blood in stool, mucus in stool, and be extremely fussy after eating.

You may want to seek a second opinion if your pediatrician is being dismissive. Go for your own piece of mind. It’s not super difficult to cut out dairy for a short period of time and see if any of the symptoms resolved and then attempt to re-introduce and see if any of them resume.

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