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Permalink Reply by priscilla on September 10, 2010 at 6:50pm

I have to tell you wanting to get pregnant being a diabetic will take a lot of dedication and commitment on your part. It starts from months before you even want to try because you need a consitently low a1c. I was so nervous about going through the pregnancy but I knew if I wanted to become a mom and have a healthy baby I could do it and was not going to let diabetes stand in the way. Over 5 years ago I had my daughter. My pregnancy started off well but towards the 6th month I started getting the high blood pressure and by the end I had to induce my labor a month early because of that. But I had a beautiful baby girl and after the birth everything with my pressure went back to normal. Then over 2 years ago I had my son and had little complications and went full term. They are both the best and worth every struggle over those 9 months. Control is the key for having a healthy baby most importantly the first 3 months. My a1c stayed at 6.9-7.1 throughout both pregnancies and my doctors were happy with that. You can do this!! The best way to take care of the baby is by taking care of yourself! Keep me updated on what you decide:)

Permalink Reply by Tali on May 10, 2011 at 8:15pm

I got pregnant by accident. There was no planning and my a1c at the time was 13. Once I found out I was pregnant I buckled down and did what I could. I got my a1c down to 6 and stayed there and around 7 the rest of the pregnancy. I checked my sugars, did my insulin and focused completely on giving birth to a healthy baby. I walked daily and drank gallons of water. My baby became my reason for being. It took hard work and I got flustered a lot. But in the end I gave birth to a healthy beautiful baby girl. Before this I had never had great control and am called "brittle". Even now after having 2 kids my control still is terrible but its getting better. I think just knowing that you have someone inside of you relying on you to be healthy so they can be healthy helped me a lot.

Permalink Reply by Marps on May 12, 2011 at 9:28am

Join "Oh! Baby!" group here on TuD. There are frequent posts there about trying to conceive, overcoming miscarriages, handling a full term pregnancy, D life after the baby, etc. It's a good group with lots of sharing.

I'm currently nearly 8 months along with baby #1. Started at 6.9 A1c (was always over 8% pre-conception) and am now at 6.1%. No pump, no CGM. LOTS of BG checks and LOTS of injections. LOTS of doctor visits. It hasnt been "easy", but I am so anxious to meet my little girl, that I dont care what I have to do to get her here healthy.