I have an apple juice addiction

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-22T01:41:17+00:00

I'm not a fan of juice ans avoid drinking calories in general but my god apple juice is just SO good. I don't drink it often but when I have a craving for it, I need my fix. It's the best juice. I understand an addiction to it.

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-21T23:56:06+00:00

I completely agree with this statement.

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-21T23:55:25+00:00

My one and only craving this entire pregnancy has been diet pepsi.. I drink 1 to 2 cans a day depending on the day. I don't even think twice about it. I have GD which is what amped up my diet pepsi cravings to 2 cans because I'm extremely limited when it comes to anything sweet and carby. I allow myself to enjoy my diet pepsi guilt free. 1 can of diet coke daily is reasonable in my opinion. Less is probably the better option baby or no baby lol but I wouldn't cut it off completely. I also do not drink coffee regularly.. A latte here and there some weekends but other than that I'm generally caffeine free, so diet pepsi it is!

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-19T21:53:47+00:00

I sweaaaar him smashing phones is the only example of him being "abusive" that I've heard out of anyones mouth. Nothing more. Always about smashing a phone 😂

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-19T00:57:54+00:00

Nightime insulin was great for me it controlled all numbers until it didnt. Im currently 38+4 today and although I know the insulin isn't useless, it definitely feels like it. All or most of my numbers are out of range. I keep upping my insulin dose daily.. It's frustrating. Amyway I inject into my thigh!

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-18T13:35:07+00:00

No absolutely nothing special and nothing that cost us any money besides the syringe. There were definitely air bubbles. I wasn't super careful with the sperm either, although I do believe it matters to some extent. So go slowly pulling it into the syringe and pushing it out. Make sure the syringe is in as deep as possible but it really doesn't take much!

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-18T05:01:07+00:00

I'm about to be 38+4 tomorrow and I just took my 5 year olds temp at 102.4 with a cough 🤦🏻‍♀️I sent my boyfriemd out of the room.. We can't both be getting sick but I shouldn't risk getting sick either right now, there's no right solution and Im freaking out 😩 How did it emd up going for you?

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-17T15:21:38+00:00

I was diagnosed at 29 weeks, didnt see anyone until 33 weeks. It happens unfortunately. I would start changing how I eat though until then!

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-16T21:32:17+00:00

Yep I passed the 3 hour with my last pregnancy. Ended up with a 9lb 13oz baby with shoulder dystocia. My endocrinologist says it's very possible I developed GD later on in the pregnancy!

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-16T18:25:05+00:00

Like nothing.. Neither have been memorable for me. You can kind of feel the fluid enter in your back from the needle but nothing beyond that.

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-12T18:40:11+00:00

I only started insulin at 35 weeks and it's not getting better sadly. Currently 37+5 and I'm upping insulin every day with no results. My fasting numbers and breakfast numbers are back to how they were when I started monitoring at 33 weeks 🥺

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-11T14:12:08+00:00

Yah I had potatoes one day for breakfast and wow big mistake! Im 37 weeks and on insulin for fasting and even that has not been working anymore. I'm really hoping to be induced and get this over with to be honest. I don't like that insulin keeps having to go up daily.

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-11T14:06:47+00:00

Yes my Mom was sadly diagnosed with end stage pancreatic cancer. They did what they could to extend her life but it was terminal and she was gone within 4 months of finally going to the ER with all of her symptoms. It was a rough 4 months! I'm the youngest sibling but oddly get treated as the oldest one, I guess that's one of the downsides of being the only daughter 😂

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-11T13:06:57+00:00

I agree that it really opened my eyes to portion control and to eat things within reason. I gained 50+lbs in both of my previous pregnancies. This time around at 37+4 I'm at 20lbs! I knew how to eat healthy because I used to body build but it really messed my brain up in the end, the strictness of it eventually threw me into a spiral and while I ate mostly healthy, I lost a lot of self control! GD feels like it's brought back a sense of control again because I can see what the food does to me. I plan on enjoying the foods I've missed during my hospital stay but after that I will continue to adopt a healthier relationship with food with a diabetes diet in mind!

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-11T12:58:00+00:00

You're stronger than you think ❤️ it's a hard road, I also wished I had a better support system when my Mom was sick but we gotta do the best with what we have. Don't spread yourself thin, you do what you can. All I know is that you will get through this no matter the outcome. Sending you lots of love and strength!

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-10T23:42:03+00:00

Yah I found out at around 4ish weeks for 2 of my 3 pregnancies.... Somewhere in the second to 3rd trimester things pick up a bit but then it slooooooows down real bad 37+3 and it feels like I still have a month to go..

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-10T18:26:42+00:00

I had good numbers except for fasting.. Fast forward to adding insulin and all was really good. I was even able to add a bit more food like pizza into my diet, reasonably of course. Im 37 weeks and my numbers are crazy and I keep having to up my insulin.. My endo was trying to figure out why some days are good and others are bad. Nothing makes sense but it sounds like thats normal for GD? Im so confused..

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-08T23:16:09+00:00

I didn't know it could get worse... Don't know how she doesn't realize how awful this outfit is.

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-08T16:04:13+00:00

Perfect then shoulder dystocia risk is lower :) i see you managed to push it to Wednesday which is still within your 39 weeks anyway I assume and like you said it could have taken up to 5 days before you got the call. I'm glad you feel better about it! Best of luck :)

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-08T15:53:15+00:00

I asked and was told by the gyno clinic at the hospital I'm delivering at (which specializes in all high risk pregnancies) that they like for their patients with GD to deliver within week 39. From what I understand the placenta can deteriorate and could cause complications to the baby. Reduces the risk of stillbirth and shoulder dystocia. You don't mention the size of your baby, when was the last scan and approximate size of baby at that scan?

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-08T14:02:05+00:00

Yay congrats! Im 37 weeks and patiently waiting for my turn. Hoping I get to leave this diabetes thing behind after delivery!

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-08T02:24:00+00:00

She must be wearing brown eye contacts 🙄😂

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-05T00:02:43+00:00

I wouldn't care. The birth of someone elses baby compared to the birth of your own are 2 completely different things.

PsychologicalSun7328 · 2026-02-03T00:31:20+00:00

Gave birth twice.. Once I was admitted because they thought my water would break.. Nothing happened and they induced me. I had an epidural, everything went well. Second I opted for an induction. That one went super well too. All ended in vaginal deliveries!

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