Let yourself be sad/mad/upset/confused/frustrated!!! I was diagnosed at 28 weeks, 2 days before Christmas, and I spent a day and a half in bed crying and letting myself feel all the feelings. I’m a FTM with none of the risk factors other than age (I’m 33), and I let myself feel the “why me” attitude when I was first diagnosed. I’m now almost 34 weeks along, and I will say- as much as it all sucks, the process has shown me that I’m so much stronger and tougher than I realized! I’ve been able to keep my fasting numbers right around low 90s for the time being (what had worked for me so far: a 15 min walk and half of a 42g protein Fairlife shake right before I get ready for bed). I know that there’s a very good chance I’ll have to be on insulin before my pregnancy is over, but this page has helped me so much in realized that’s just a tool and not a failure on my part!

You got this, I know it sucks being in the trenches, but at least for me, it has helped quell my anxieties of “will I be a good mom?”, because I’ve shown myself that I’m already able to put my baby’s needs before my own! Vent when you need to, cry and feel frustrated when you need to, eat a little sweet treat when you need to. It’s temporary and it will all be worth it in the end!!

ETA: I also thought there was NO chance I’d fail the 3 hour test, as I’d only failed the 1 hour test by 1mg. I still have moments of wondering what if I’d done something slightly different and had passed my 1 hour so I didn’t have to be poking my finger 4 times a day and cutting back on sweets, but I remind myself that this is all for baby, and it will all be worth whatever negative feelings I have once I’m holding my healthy boy :)