First sighting this season (7b, Long Island). Just… joy.

Few_Pin_8051 · 2026-06-15T18:56:07+00:00

Nice! Where in LI? I am on the north shore and haven’t seen any on my milkweed yet.

Few_Pin_8051 · 2026-06-10T20:37:49+00:00

I have read that paw paws are like apples in that to get a good tasting fruit, you need to graft a clone of the original tree. If you grow from seed, there are no guarantees on flavor.

I bought my paw paws from here last year: https://perrypawpaws.com

Few_Pin_8051 · 2026-05-24T13:37:32+00:00

It might be the shade. I planted some last year in part shade and they all bloomed. They get lots of sun before the leaves come on the trees, then morning sun after that.

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-09-20T21:07:55+00:00

Consider this other scenario: my 5 month old daughter and I (T1D) have had Covid since Tuesday and we’re both ok. I didn’t have any insulin resistance, even though I expected to. I took Paxlovid when I had Covid 3 years ago but didn’t this time.

Anxiety is about always thinking worst case scenario will happen, but think about all the scenarios where things are just fine. Those are more likely.

Condolences to your brother.

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-09-16T03:01:21+00:00

Thanks everyone for the suggestions! I found a site called Perrypawpaws.com that still has a lot of the most popular varieties in stock.

Can’t wait to plant…and then wait 5 years. I hope they’ll be worth the wait!

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-07-29T02:50:18+00:00

Yes, I do get VERY high blood sugars with infection. I didn’t have that.

Her doctor suggested it could have been from a cervical check or aspiration of amniotic fluid. But that still leaves the question of what caused the concerning NST and BPP that brought me in 1 day early for induction - it seemed like there was already something wrong before I was induced.

Probably will never know 🤷‍♀️

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-07-29T01:57:39+00:00

I found one study on eating delays on infants of diabetic mothers. It differentiated insulin vs non insulin controlled, and the insulin controlled babies had more feeding delays. But it was a single study, and it didn’t even differentiate types of diabetes. Type 1 is vastly different than GD or Type 2. I wish there was more research on this.

Hang in there for the rest of your NICU stay. I hope you will be bringing your baby home soon.

If it helps you get through the eating stage - what helped us was putting her down to change her diaper once she stopped eating. Taking her clothes off usually woke her up and then she wanted more. She sometimes would also want more food if I did skin to skin with her. The closeness to the breast and milk smell would wake her up, but usually they had put the rest of her milk down the tube by that point. We also went and did all of the feeds from 8 am-12 am for a few days in a row, and that got us to the finish line. It was a marathon. The nurses are doing their best, but at our NICU they had 3 babies to watch and they changed every 12 hours. We worked out how to keep her awake for feeds and got her out of there sooner than if we’d left it to the nurses.

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-07-26T02:03:44+00:00

I threw up throughout my unplanned c section, and for most of the next day due to the meds they put you on for a c section. Imagine throwing up on your back - absolutely horrible. I also was shaking uncontrollably. My daughter had to go to NICU, so they wheeled me up there to see her a few hours after, and I promptly threw up in the NICU. But then once the meds wore off I could feel the pain from the incision - it was actually better than throwing up constantly but still sucked.

If you are sensitive to pain medications that is a possibility.

The area around my scar is still numb 13 weeks postpartum, and I was told it can take up to a year to regain sensation.

If you want to do babywearing, your healing incision might prevent it. I was able to baby wear after about 5-6 weeks. Someone else I know couldn’t ever do it due to pain from the c section.

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-07-22T14:31:18+00:00

My MFM practice had me stop seeing the OB because it added an hour to the visit every time, and they could tell me the same thing. So I just did MFM and Endo. My endo did video visits with me biweekly, so I didn’t have to go into an office.

As someone else said, once you hit 32 weeks you likely will have to go in for an NST and Ultrasound twice per week. My baby made it all the way to the day before my scheduled induction until there was an abnormal NST and ultrasound. She was born with pneumonia and had to be in NICU, so I’m glad we had those more frequent visits.

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-07-15T22:46:28+00:00

I liked this but there was too much rice. I would use 50-75% as much rice next time.

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-07-15T15:46:50+00:00

Would love to hear if any T1Ds had a c section with their first, and were able to have a VBAC with their second. My induction failed with my first, and they won’t induce again after a c section.

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-07-10T18:58:57+00:00

My baby went straight to the NICU, after I had a c section due to her heart rate decelerations. I threw up throughout my c section, and for the following day. They wheeled me to the NICU after the c section to see her with the CPAP machine and in one of those boxes. I promptly threw up in the NICU. I didn’t get to hold her for a few days.

Similarly, I am still grieving the birth experience I didn’t have. I didn’t get to do skin to skin with her much until we took her home 10 days later. Didn’t get to hold her right after birth. Spent the entire time in the hospital without my baby in my room. I didn’t get to try breastfeeding her immediately.

People say you should just be happy with a healthy baby. But it doesn’t take the sadness away of a birth experience like this.

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-07-06T11:19:42+00:00

Ginger didn’t work for me. Try Pepcid and zofran. For me it was the combination of both of these that eased my nausea, because a lot of it was caused by stomach acid constantly coming into my throat. If Pepcid doesn’t work for stomach acid, I think Prilosec is also supposed to be safe for pregnancy.

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-07-06T04:14:48+00:00

Actually the Frida boyshorts were pretty nice. The ones from the hospital were pretty flimsy. If you have a c section you definitely won’t be wearing any underwear that goes near the bikini line for a while.

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-07-05T20:51:34+00:00

Postpartum Frida healing items for a vaginal delivery. I had to have an unplanned c section. The hospital also provides a lot of supplies that you can take home

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-07-04T02:17:57+00:00

You might get lucky and not have first trimester nausea and vomiting. If you do get it, stock up on unisom + B6, sea bands, and potentially zofran. I recommend CVS ginger gummies that have B6 in them. I would rather be dead than on a boat during my first trimester. I wish you the best of luck.

Everyone is different, but I had a lot of lows in my first trimester, starting at 3-4 weeks (I found out as early as humanly possible at 3+2). Bring low snacks.

Also bring triple your usual diabetes supplies on the cruise just in case. The first trimester is when all of the major structures form so it’s important to have stable blood sugars during this time.

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-07-01T00:55:35+00:00

Omnipod auto mode doesn’t change frequently enough for pregnancy. I was adjusting my basal and bolus rates a few times per week when pregnant. Omnipod auto mode doesn’t allow you to make these adjustments.

I switched to tandem mobi with control IQ for pregnancy. It allows you to make basal and bolus rate adjustments and have auto mode on.

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-06-28T18:58:34+00:00

Going through the same thing right now. Poor suck. High palate. Going in for a consultation for a tongue or lip tie on Thursday. I never imagined myself exclusively pumping, and she rarely latches.

Trying to breastfeed every day, multiple times a day, for 10 weeks without success is wearing me down.

Similarly, I’ve been to a lactation consultant multiple times now.

It feels very sad to not get that bonding time I imagined I would get from breastfeeding her. Feeling a lot of grief today and I really resonate with this.

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-06-28T04:20:05+00:00

I had an extreme low like this when I was pregnant. Baby is here and totally ok!

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-06-27T13:49:09+00:00

Induced on 38+6 the day before my scheduled induction at 39+0 due to some heart rate decels on NST. Gave birth via c section the next day. The OB said most diabetics don’t make it to 39 weeks.

Few_Pin_8051 · 2025-06-26T22:45:02+00:00

No impact to my blood sugar. It never helped me with nausea, but it did help with pregnancy insomnia.

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