A more fun and exciting look back on August was that on this very same day we went in for our 3D ultrasound and got to see our baby girl one last time before meeting her.
Sorry about the bra shot, but I'm sure everyones seen one before. There's nothing more special than watching your baby's life in the womb for a teeny tiny moment in time.So...August was an interesting month for us. On the 3rd I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. A type of diabetes that affects about 4% of all pregnant women and that has nothing to do with what I was or wasn't doing, but that has everything to do with how the placenta supports the baby as it grows. Hormones from the placenta help the baby develop. But these hormones also block the action of the mother's insulin in her body.
To make this boring story short, if not treated and kept under control with diet and exercise, it could lead to complications during pregnancy and later on in the mothers and baby's health. Needless to say, I am borderline OCD and was VERY strict on myself. Outside of pricking my fingers daily to check sugar levels, I created and every 2 to 3 hour eating schedule and followed a very detailed diet, that focused on carb, fat and protein counts. After the initial shock of hearing the news, I adjusted well to this new way of eating and one, but only one of the beautiful pay offs has been that I haven't gained a pound during pregnancy since July 2nd and I am now 2 wks from baby's due date. If that doesn't say something for healthy eating , I don't know what does and MOST IMPORTANTLY, Kinley will be healthy, because of my commitment to keeping control of this issue.
As big of a pain as my eating schedule is sometimes, this is definitely going to be priority in how Miss Kinley and I eat, to decrease our risk of developing Type 2 further down the road.
To make this boring story short, if not treated and kept under control with diet and exercise, it could lead to complications during pregnancy and later on in the mothers and baby's health. Needless to say, I am borderline OCD and was VERY strict on myself. Outside of pricking my fingers daily to check sugar levels, I created and every 2 to 3 hour eating schedule and followed a very detailed diet, that focused on carb, fat and protein counts. After the initial shock of hearing the news, I adjusted well to this new way of eating and one, but only one of the beautiful pay offs has been that I haven't gained a pound during pregnancy since July 2nd and I am now 2 wks from baby's due date. If that doesn't say something for healthy eating , I don't know what does and MOST IMPORTANTLY, Kinley will be healthy, because of my commitment to keeping control of this issue.
As big of a pain as my eating schedule is sometimes, this is definitely going to be priority in how Miss Kinley and I eat, to decrease our risk of developing Type 2 further down the road.
