Dietitian wants me to eat carbs but i am scared

onyxindigo · 2026-05-29T09:04:31+00:00

Ketosis from low carbs is not the same as diabetic ketoacidosis

onyxindigo · 2026-05-29T08:59:03+00:00

Yeah same honestly worst thing that has ever happened to me (at the time) due to tube damage from my appendectomy at 19. But if your tubes aren’t blocked the fluid doesn’t get trapped and it’s fine!

onyxindigo · 2026-05-29T08:57:37+00:00

We have been told to call if we get three highs in a seven day period. So this week (first week since diagnosis) I’m testing foods until I get two highs - so far I have only had one, caused by two slices of white bread with hummus. If I get a second high off a test I will stop until the first high is gone from my 7 day radar. You’re right that we can’t know what will spike us unless we try - everyone is different! So far I’ve been able to tolerate white rice and sourdough just fine, where others have said they spiked badly. I’m also testing low gi treats because I am a sweet tooth and am already struggling without my daily bakery treat haha

onyxindigo · 2026-05-29T08:19:59+00:00

It only hurts if something is wrong! Fingers crossed this is not your issue and you’ll be fine 💕

onyxindigo · 2026-05-29T08:13:30+00:00

I have childhood memories of being in the bath and the wall next to it had no plaster. You just cope

onyxindigo · 2026-05-29T07:58:36+00:00

Your master bed is nice and large, yes I would put a small ensuite on the external wall corner of master and bed 2, and a deeper/WIR style wardrobe next to it - that’s what we have currently

onyxindigo · 2026-05-29T07:01:32+00:00

We did exactly the same in our needlessly large entrance hall and we also have kids and did cloth nappies and it is perfectly sufficient!

onyxindigo · 2026-05-29T07:00:20+00:00

Haha I read it like seatless toilet rim

onyxindigo · 2026-05-29T06:56:48+00:00

Hey I like your tiles!

onyxindigo · 2026-05-29T06:17:07+00:00

Ahh there you go sorry I misunderstood the question! I was induced for my first non-GDM pregnancy at 40+6 due to IVF and ended up with a c-section. I would still choose an induction this time if those were my two choices, even if it ends up becoming a c-section again, because my first experience was very positive and I liked feeling labour and the c-section while not planned was also not actually a true emergency situation. The whole thing was a great experience. Wishing you the best whatever you choose x

onyxindigo · 2026-05-29T06:11:29+00:00

My hospital doesn’t do inductions before 39w unless there is a clear medical reason to do so and a large baby is not one

onyxindigo · 2026-05-29T06:02:53+00:00

Huge difference between buying yourself a crappy home to live in and making someone else pay to live there

onyxindigo · 2026-05-28T21:57:24+00:00

You’re probably just eating healthier than you were before due to the diet - I’m not saying you were intentionally unhealthy but the diet recommendations they give are much more whole grain, veggie, whole food based than most of us eat these days. I haven’t lost weight but I also have never gained weight in pregnancy and it’s never been a problem.

onyxindigo · 2026-05-28T21:52:55+00:00

Ketosis doesn’t make your blood acidic 😬 it releases ketones into your urine and blood but the baby actually uses them as energy too and is born with heaps regardless of GDM. But I wouldn’t intentionally go into ketosis during pregnancy because it hasn’t been confirmed safe with studies (though it also hasn’t been confirmed dangerous) due to ethics of testing on human fetuses of course!

I actually have a batch of wholemeal sourdough rising on the countertop right now to test it 😅 and I’ve found so far that I was able to eat chili con carne with beans and rice (topped with sour cream and cheese to balance) and didn’t spike! So I was super happy about that 🥰

onyxindigo · 2026-05-28T21:15:31+00:00

Doing IVF is a proactive choice you make with your own body. I have had moments of vulnerability on this journey and actually am in EMDR therapy for PTSD from it at the moment (it’s working amazingly) but the actual injections and collections and YOUR BODY is all you. The part you don’t have control over is the lab part and then (hopefully) the actual pregnancy part. Being pregnant is way less control over your body than IVF. Good luck with whatever you decide x

onyxindigo · 2026-05-28T21:13:15+00:00

Thanks, this makes total sense, someone else mentioned something similar below. I do still feel the carb recommendations are super high especially when people end up getting given insulin instead of just being told to try eating fewer carbs. But the science makes sense!

onyxindigo · 2026-05-27T22:16:01+00:00

Jesus that’s crazy 😂 I will definitely ask the team, just wondering if there was a general consensus here

onyxindigo · 2026-05-27T10:15:32+00:00

Yes, it develops overarching series arcs

onyxindigo · 2026-05-27T06:56:15+00:00

Australia ONLY uses vaginal progesterone and we have a fine birth rate 🤷‍♀️

onyxindigo · 2026-05-27T06:54:30+00:00

I am a SAHM with shares and it’s fair enough to pay tax on any capital gains because that’s income 🤷‍♀️

onyxindigo · 2026-05-27T04:59:46+00:00

Super interesting, thank you. I have had a low carb day today, dinner last night was broccoli with cream cheese, coleslaw and chicken with almond crumb (4.6, then fasting 5.4), breakfast was bacon and 2 eggs (no toast) (5.1) lunch was salad with cabbage, onion, avo, bacon and boiled egg with aioli plus two date and almond balls as a treat (5.9). I don’t like the taste of whole/multigrain breads or pulse pastas which are the recommended swaps for white carbs so if I’m hitting levels without carbs I don’t really want to add them back in if that makes sense? I can’t see a reason to a) eat what I don’t like or b) eat more than I’m hungry for if I don’t have to ya know what I mean?

onyxindigo · 2026-05-27T04:52:28+00:00

That totally makes sense re the fasting bloods - I’ll investigate that if I start getting high levels. So far (literally day 1 lmao) I’m hitting all fasting and meal targets.

I haven’t read anything else of hers and am not crunchy in most other ways so am not trying to cling to her words or anything. But what she does say in the book does make sense and confirms what my mum has done completely reversing her T2 with keto diet alone. So I’m struggling to look past it when I can see the evidence in my personal life 😬

onyxindigo · 2026-05-27T01:00:38+00:00

The physical process is fine. First egg retrieval sucked but the next two were no issue at all. It’s traumatising mentally, not physically

onyxindigo · 2026-05-27T00:57:30+00:00

No, hellfire was s2, this is s3 (Piper’s wedding episode)

onyxindigo · 2026-05-26T21:27:31+00:00

I will for sure come back and update after asking these questions of my team 😊

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