i have gestational diabetes .are the any birth deffects?

Answer 1

Having had gestational diabetes with both of my daughters and now I'm pregnant with my 3rd and fully expect to get it again this time, hopefully I can reassure you with the knowledge that it hasn’t cause birth defects in my children, and birth defects are not generally a side effect from having gestational diabetes.
What you can expect though is a heavier baby, and it will possibly need specialist care when you do deliver, as babies from gestational diabetic mothers tend to have very low sugar levels when they are born, my first was on a glucose drip for the first 24 hours of her life, the second was given multiple injections and blood tested every 2-4 hours for the first 4 days, aswell as getting supplements with formula which has a higher sugar content. Both my girls are fit and healthy, and although it was heart breaking to see them go through everything it was worth it just to know they were ok.
Your diet while you have gestational diabetes should be balanced, not eating more of one food group than another, but you will need to cut out all sugars from your diet, and you will need to learn how to read food labels. I found from my experience that having a diet lower in carbs, not cutting them out, because it will effect baby and you, but lowering them made a big difference to my sugar levels, some carbs if not processed properly by the body will turn to sugars, that’s why its so important to read labels, your dietician will be able to help you out.
And don’t panic if you get put onto insulin injections for it either, although it can be scary, it is for the baby’s benefit.
Try to get up and be active this will help keep your sugar levels down aswell...
There is so much information, if you feel you need to talk to me feel free to IM me.
Hope this helps.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

No, not at all, I have it too and they sent me to a nutrition class and they told us that you have to watch your carbs intake, they gave us a great class, so as long as we follow the diet program we should be fine. The problem with gestational diabetes is that if untreated, your baby can be really big or he can be born with low blood sugar, and he will have to be monitored. The bad thing about it is that if you do not have a good diet and check your blood sugar levels every day and make sure you are ok, you can develop diabetes type 2 which is a permanent type of diabetes, and you don't want that. I have a monitor that they gave me at the hospital and I have to check my blood sugar 4 times a day and make sure it is fine, if my blood sugar were to get really high to where we could not control it then I would have to take medication to keep the levels down. Ask your doctor and see which is your next step.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Diabetes Gestational is caused by Hormones produced during pregnancy which lead to the Glucose Intolerance. Your Doctor will probably give you a diet low in Sugars and Fats, as well as an exercise reigeme to adhere to. The exercises are as important as the dietry stipulations as the body can naturally get rid of the excess blood sugars without the need for extra insulin.
There is no danger to the unborn as long as the doctors recomended exercises and diet are adhered to.
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Answer 6

My old high school math teacher had gestational diabetes with all of her pregnancies 5 total. And had 4 Natural births. And 1 emergency C section.

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Answer 8

Not that I know of. My mother had gestational diabetes so the doctor is really watching me with this pregnancy. The only side effect it had was that all of us were rather large babies. My brother was almost 11 lbs.

Answer 9

No, but if you don't keep your blood sugars at a normal level it can cause problems with the placenta. My son was born at 29 weeks due to Placental Abruption (I have Type II diabetes), but luckily with good medical care he is now 2 years-old and no delays.

Answer 10

They'll give your baby a shot of glucose (sugar) when he\she is born, but as far as birth defects...nope. Just watch your sugar because you can cause your baby to go into diabetic shock\coma. Good luck.