I just found out I have gestational diabetes. I'm really worried. What is the worst that could happen?

Question

Is the baby going to be okay if I follow Dr's orders. What are you experiances?

Answer 1

You will be just fine if you follow the docs orders to the letter. Test your sugar as often as you are told. Eat only what you are told and avoid what you are told to avoid. I allegedly had it with my second child, and when my baby was born at 7.5 lbs, the doc rethought that, and decided it was a lab error.

You could have a REALLY big baby if you aren't careful.

Good luck!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I had gestational diabetes with my first baby. Don't worry, you will be okay. Just be sure to follow the diet they give you. Its not too hard, you just have to eat right, test your blood sugar levels, and in some cases give yourself a shot. In my case I didn't need insulin, but I still had a few issues that come with it such as getting dizzy and overheated especially when shopping. I just had to find a place to sit when that happened.
Your baby will be fine. And don't worry, my baby was only 7pounds, 7 ounces when she was born so she wasn't huge.

Answer 4

This happens to many women, The only thing I know is you really should follow the doctors orders and you should be fine. The doctor is aware and most knowledgeable about your situation. I believe many times they babies are born rather large. And many times the diabetes disappears after the delivery. Do an Internet search on Web MD, good luck and God bless You! *

Answer 5

If you follow your doctors orders everything will be fine.With gestational diabetes the baby can be born really big-not sure of the other risks though.

Answer 6

These days, most women who develop diabetes during pregnancy go on to have healthy babies. Your practitioner will monitor you closely and you'll most likely be able to keep your blood sugar levels under control with diet and exercise, and by getting insulin shots if you need them. But poorly controlled diabetes can have serious consequences for you and your baby.

For most women with gestational diabetes, the main worry is that too much glucose will end up in the baby's blood. When that happens, your baby's pancreas needs to produce more insulin to process the extra glucose. All this excess blood sugar and insulin can cause your baby to make more fat and put on extra weight, particularly in the upper body.

This can lead to what's called macrosomia. A macrosomic baby may be too large to enter the birth canal. Or the baby's head may enter the canal but then his shoulders get stuck. In this situation, called shoulder dystocia, your practitioner and her assistants will have to use special maneuvers to deliver your baby. Delivery can sometimes result in a fractured bone or nerve damage, both of which heal without permanent problems in nearly 99 percent of babies. (In very rare cases, the baby may suffer brain damage from lack of oxygen during this process.) What's more, the maneuvers needed to deliver a broad-shouldered baby can lead to injuries to the vaginal area or require a large episiotomy for you.

Answer 7

My wife had it for both of her pregnancies. Once with a singleton and then with twins. She had to simply think a little more about her diet and give herself shots and monitor her blood. I thanked her for what she did for our children. All of our children are healthy and happy even though they were all born on the big side, but that was common in my family instead of being more because of the GD.
Following the doctor's orders is required. Remember that it is only for less than 9 months.
Don't think about the worst that could happen because it will affect you. Even if you need to know you should get the answers from your doctor. If you need shots you will be sent to a nurse who will show you how to do them. She will also be a wealth of information about this because she will have dealt with this often.

Answer 8

Don't worry! I am 33 weeks and have GD too...I just have to follow a diet..I count carbs and watch my calorie intake...just pretty much eat healthy, healthy, healthy....and 6 times a day...most women can control it through diet...only in extreme cases will you have to do insulin...I have to go in weekly and draw blood so they can test my blood glucose levels...if you don't control the diabetes, then you could have a large baby (8-10+lbs)..which could lead to c-section and the baby could be born hypoglycemic...they say too that you could have a stillborn birth but my doctor said that that is very rare these days...

Answer 9

You should be okay if you follow your doctor's instructions. I know of a couple of women who had gestational diabetes while pregnant and it worked out fine.

here's a link to the diabetes foundation page on this:
http://www.diabetes.org/gestational-diabetes.jsp

here's a link to the american academy of family physicians' page:
http://familydoctor.org/075.xml

Best wishes.

Answer 10

This is not the place for that question. Tell your doctor how you feel. Lay people could tell you all sorts of horror stories that might not apply to you and get you all worried and upset for nothing.