[blparent] Happy update

[Tay Laurie]

Oooof, 12-15 times a day? Ouch! I hate testing it, period. Thankfully I 
don't have to do that yet, but sometimes I do have hypoglycemia and there's 
no way to know how low it is unless I start showing symptoms. Thankfully 
since things have started going differently, no rounds of that.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 5:17 PM
Subject: [blparent] Happy update


> I've had type 1 diabetes for 27 years, and when my husband and I decided
> we were ready to start a family a few years ago, we not only experienced
> a miscarriage, but my doctor told me, point-blank, I would die. I was
> healthy with no serious diabetic-related complications (my blindness
> actually happened for an entirely different reason, go figure) so we
> were a little confused and stunned. We met with two other doctors, one
> being a high risk OB and they made similar proclaimations.
>
> So we spent three years coming to terms with this, and we started
> researching adoption.
>
> Then my mother kept bringing natural pregnancy up even though she knew
> what the docs had said. Finally, more to shut her up, we discussed it
> with my new endocrinologist last fall. Surprisingly, she was completely
> supportive and on board with the idea. We went home, discussed it and
> decided it was worth the try.
>
> As a diabetic, I went on a pre-pregnancy plan which included testing my
> glucose levels much more frequently, lowering my A1-C as much as
> possible, which is a blood test showing how glucose levels have been
> running over a three month period, calculating any risk such as stroke
> or heart attack which are more likely the higher an A1-C is
> (fortunately, mine has been in a good target range for years) and seeing
> various specialist to make sure my organs were in working order, and I
> was healthy enough to sustain a pregnancy.
>
> So everything checked out, organs in great shape, and everyone involved
> gave us the greenlight in late October. We still expected a long wait,
> so imagine our shock when we discovered we were pregers on January 2.
>
> Because any pregnant diabetic is considered to be high-risk no matter
> the health, we have to see high-risk OB's plus I'm seeing a special
> endoccrine OB for the duration of the pregnancy. I still am testing
> glucose levels frequently, 12 to 15 times a day, and I communicate with
> a nurse educator each weekly with my glucose levels to determine if any
> adjustments need to be made to my treatment.
>
> So, as I said, other than typical pregnancy symptoms and one bout with
> mild dehydration (I'm drinking water like a fish now, grin) things are
> going well, and most importantly for me, baby is doing good and growing
> as he should.
>
> I'm only 30, but there is a question as to if we could do a natural
> pregnancy  again, but regardless, we are happy now,and if we can't do
> another natural one, adoption is not out of the question for us.
>
> Thanks to all you well-wishers,and I hope to continue with good updates.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>
> Message: 41
> Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:25:48 -0400
> From: Jodie Riker <xandir at samobile.net>
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Happy update
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> I was told it would be very hard for me to become a mom. Since I got
> pregnant much sooner than I thought I would based on the medical
> information I was given, I think I might have been misdiagnosed, but
> anyway... I always knew I'd love being a mom and I was right! Because
> of my age, I'm 36, I originally said Kahlan would be my only child. I
> said that because of all the things I'd heard about women over 35
> having high risk pregnancies, but Kahlan is perfectly healthy! I would
> like to have another one in a couple of years, if possible. If I can't,
> than kahlan is my miracle baby. *smiles*
>
>
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