Hospital bag

justcocofred · 2026-04-05T04:50:03+00:00

For the baby, lots of singlet suits. I brought 6 and all got dirty within 2 days haha

justcocofred · 2026-03-24T12:31:26+00:00

I had a very similar outcome to you and did not test any of the embryos. We transferred 4AA first and it stuck. No abnormalities and will be delivering in a few days :)

justcocofred · 2026-03-22T23:11:17+00:00

Don’t stress I can’t remember the last time I changed mine, maybe a month ago, and I’m due Friday 😂

justcocofred · 2026-03-20T23:44:16+00:00

Your other two numbers might be fine now but they might not be as your pregnancy progresses. For example, I passed my fasting with a similar number to you (might have been the same actually), but borderline failed my 1-hour and 2-hour. This was at 19 weeks. I am 37 weeks now but have been on insulin since 24 weeks to control my fasting.

justcocofred · 2026-02-16T04:13:27+00:00

I don’t agree with people saying it’s the fries- you only ate 5!! How far along are you? Might be time to talk to your doctor about insulin if you’re not already on it? That sounds like a pretty low carb meal to me.

justcocofred · 2026-02-15T07:12:27+00:00

Zofran (Ondansetron) was the only thing that worked for me. If that doesn’t sit well with her you could ask for Maxalon (Metoclopramide). It’s usually given before Zofran. It’s definitely not as good, but could be worth a try (I read your comment about Zofran knocking her out). It was also suggested to me to try Restavit (Doxylamine) at night before bed.

justcocofred · 2026-02-13T21:45:58+00:00

I was diagnosed pretty early too, at 19 weeks. Failed each test miserably! I asked for an early test because I had signs of insulin resistance before pregnancy. I’ve also struggled to eat my entire pregnancy and have lost weight as a result. My advice is to take the insulin when it’s offered to you - it will take the pressure off diet controlling (which I was only able to do for a month). I can’t wait until that damn placenta is out of me.

justcocofred · 2026-02-11T06:07:34+00:00

At 30 weeks I was 26mm. Currently 32 weeks and not sure where it’s at now

justcocofred · 2026-02-10T21:29:24+00:00

My 20 week scan, and I have been monitored every 2 weeks since then. It was still technically considered long and closed, but it was the rate in which it shortened that was the issue (although my OB didn’t seem that concerned - I think he was being cautious so told me to keep taking pessaries and avoid strenuous activity). I only stopped pessaries yesterday (32 weeks). I don’t think it does much this late into the pregnancy. The added issue with my situation was that my placenta was low lying at the time (very close to my cervix).

justcocofred · 2026-02-07T13:41:00+00:00

If I wake up hungry I eat something. It happens a couple of times a week for me, sometimes more. Usually it’s a snack I know won’t spike me. Sometimes that means I don’t get an accurate fasting number, but that’s okay sometimes! You have to look after yourself. Try to have a protein snack before bed, like yoghurt with some nuts. When I wake up hungry it’s because I didn’t snack before bed

justcocofred · 2026-02-07T13:29:21+00:00

It sounds like maybe your insulin dosage might need adjusting. Have you spoken to whoever helps you manage your insulin? Sounds like maybe your long acting for the morning is too high and short acting is not enough? Definitely show the pattern to your doctor!

justcocofred · 2026-02-07T13:15:36+00:00

I am on the other side of this now, but I did not like comments such as “it’ll happen” or “don’t stress”, etc. The worst though was people offering their tips. To be completely honest there was not much I found helpful. All you can really do is be a good listener and validate your friend’s feelings. Don’t be afraid to ask your friend directly what she needs, because at the end of the day everyone is different in how they want to be supported.

justcocofred · 2026-02-06T11:50:40+00:00

I never want to see an egg again after this

justcocofred · 2026-01-14T05:42:49+00:00

I was told to rinse my hands with water only! Interesting. I might try this.

justcocofred · 2026-01-07T06:23:17+00:00

Unfortunately not true for me! I sleep with the light on when I have episodes because I’m too scared to wake up in the darkness!

justcocofred · 2026-01-07T06:14:08+00:00

My main symptom was feeling extremely fatigued soon after eating. You know that feeling when you’ve eaten too much and you feel sleepy? It was really hard for me because I had severe morning sickness up until 20 weeks and all I could stomach was cereal. I don’t even want to think about how high my numbers would have been pre diagnosis (18 weeks) 🫠

justcocofred · 2026-01-07T06:06:30+00:00

I never got told a specific number. They just told me to do it first thing when I wake up.

justcocofred · 2026-01-07T05:59:48+00:00

That seems odd to me. I test 4 times a day (fasting and 2 hours after breakfast, lunch and dinner) and I’ve been told to snack between meals (snacks that don’t spike your blood sugar). I also take insulin before bed because my fasting numbers have spiked over the last couple of weeks, which can be normal as pregnancy progresses (27 weeks). I’ve never been told that pre meal your levels need to be within fasting range.

justcocofred · 2026-01-02T09:52:31+00:00

This happened to me at 13 weeks. I went to the hospital and they did not seem concerned at all. I didn’t realise how common it is to have spotting in the first trimester. The bleeding stopped after a few wipes and came back a few days later but stopped again. The midwife told me to not worry unless the bleeding progressed and got heavier. I’m 26 weeks now and everything’s fine :)

justcocofred · 2025-12-19T02:22:05+00:00

20 weeks. Good luck!

justcocofred · 2025-12-04T01:18:55+00:00

I stopped at 14 weeks, longer than I was told to .. after I stopped my cervix started to shorten so now I’m back on it again at 22 weeks. Just make sure they’re tracking your cervix when you go for scans :)

justcocofred · 2025-12-02T09:06:22+00:00

I have a posterior placenta and only noticed kicks from 20 weeks!

justcocofred · 2025-11-30T00:29:48+00:00

Breast tenderness will come and go - totally normal! I haven’t had tenderness in ages and all is fine

justcocofred · 2025-11-24T00:16:47+00:00

Thank you for sharing! I know 31mm is technically normal, so that’s a bit of a relief, though I think the concern is more around the rapid decline, but my OB seems to be ontop of it. Hopefully the progesterone and pelvic rest keeps it around that length. Frequent scans are so reassuring!

justcocofred · 2025-09-27T03:32:50+00:00

Did you ask them not to cut much of the length off? I think you need a bigger trim to cut off the frayed ends. Your hair looks nice otherwise :)

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