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Permalink Reply by Autumn on September 3, 2011 at 1:15am

Just wanted to reassure you that your numbers will settle down soon. I found it was easiest to work on one time of day diabetes-wise and tackle that area 1st. Rather than tackle the worst area 1st, I worked on extending my best blood sugar times of day. For me, lunch was smooth sailing so I worked on extending that into dinner. Then worked on breakfast, then worked on over-nights, which are still crap, but improving.

I just found that approach worked better for my over-all mood and ability to enjoy my time as a new mom.

Permalink Reply by Marps on September 3, 2011 at 1:04pm

That's a nice approach. My toughest times are first thing in the morning. The rest of the day goes smoothly so long as I remember to take my basals on time. I'm going to go through old posts of mine to try to remember what I did before pregnancy to get my morning numbers in check.

Permalink Reply by MelissaBL on September 4, 2011 at 12:27pm

You're experiencing a completely normal transition, Marps. Every woman I know has felt that things got suddenly higher and less in control right after pregnancy, but you no longer have to worry about maintaining things quite as tightly. Ease up on yourself. I saw my A1c go from 6 at birth to 6.4 to 7.0 over the course of a year and a half (but most women I know have easily shot back into the 8s). Don't quit trying, but also allow yourself some normal fluctuations as your body adjusts to its new normal. Between breast feeding, hormones, your uterus returning to normal size, etc, your body is still figuring things out.

I love the idea of tackling one area of the day at a time. Baby steps. Literally!

Permalink Reply by Kristin on September 3, 2011 at 12:56pm

Hi Marps! Sounds like what I experienced too. I went days without changing my infusion set on my pump. It never even crossed my mind.

I just went to my endo for the first time since pregnancy and my A1c actually was better than during pregnancy, but I know that it is because I am having lows multiple times a day. (That actually frustrated me because I worked so hard is pregnancy and NOW my A1c is better!!)

We lowered my basals and I am still needing to eat 10-15g of fast acting carbs per breastfeeding, which is a lot since our son eats 10-14 times a day :-)

I figure that things will level off at some point!! It has gotten easier in the last few weeks to find time to eat. I'm hoping that once we get on a nap schedule my life will become more organized -- we'll see!

Permalink Reply by Marps on September 3, 2011 at 1:02pm

Wow! 10-14 times per day? Heart eats only 6-8 times per day. That's amazing what differences there are in babies.

I'm fighting highs. I know it's from neglect because my mind can't just pick up where it left off before pregnancy. Thinking about going back to Metformin to help me absorb the insulin.

The good news, though, is Heart is doing really really well. She is extremely active and healthy. We're so proud of her. And I healed up nicely too. Despite my overwhelming fears of never healing from a c section, I'm doing really well. It's only tender if I have to stretch myself extremely far and the muscles pull. Other than that, I seem to have lost all of the pregnancy weight, most of the Pre-E swelling, and the c section scar is really tiny!

Hope you are doing really well too Kristin! It's always nice to hear from you. You were a major source of support for me while I was pregnant.

Permalink Reply by Kristin on September 3, 2011 at 1:05pm

Yes, he is our little piggy! I actually think that he eats smaller amounts and more often. He doesn't dawdle though -- he eats in 10-15 minutes and then is ready to move on.

I'm SOOO glad that you are healing well!! Take care and give that Heart a kiss from me!

Permalink Reply by Marps on September 3, 2011 at 1:09pm

Thanks! I will!
She takes 30-45 minutes to eat. I bet they are getting the same amount of food in the long run. She's at just over 11 lbs now. Just over 6 weeks.

Permalink Reply by MelissaBL on September 4, 2011 at 12:30pm

After B was born, I looked all over the internet trying to figure out if anyone suggested a baby could breastfeed TOO often. She would eat up 12-16 times per day. Even at 18 months, until the very day she quit cold turkey, we were still going strong at 8-10 times. Kiss that precious piggy and tell him he's totally normal. B is and has always been a snacker! Hit and run, breastfeed and go, etc, etc. :)

Permalink Reply by Kristin on September 4, 2011 at 1:44pm

:-) Will do!!

Permalink Reply by newtoheaven on September 6, 2011 at 10:00pm

I have four kids, ages 12, 9, 23 months, and 2 months. I worked full-time with the first two. I was in college full-time with the first for a year, then started working full-time. When my second came along, I worked full-time for a little while, started school again part-time, then weaned my way to working part-time. After my family relocated, I had to work full-time and still did school part-time. After about two year of this, I worked and schooled part-time, became preggo with #3, graduated college a few months later. When third was born, I worked weekends till I became a SAHM five months later. Oh yeah, I started homeschooling #1 and #2 before #3 was born. Took a month off of that when #3 was born. I've been a homeschooling SAHM ever since. Now I'm looking into going to nursing school part-time in pursuit of obtaining a BSN and work towards being a CDE. I may pursue a MSN so that I can educate med students in diabetes management.

I'm on the pump, and I have an outstanding support system at all my drs. offices. It is hard work, but the experience is very rewarding.

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