I PASSED MY GTT!!!! I was so excited, I had a perfect reading of 5 (anything below seven is great). I'm over the moon with that.
My blood pressure is OK, not fantastic but not overly concerning either. The consultant is happy for me to be looked after by my community midwife and I don't need to see the consultant again until 37 weeks providing everything continues as it is currently. All good.
My net weight gain is 3lbs from the day I found out I was pregnant. However within that time I lost and regained 6lbs. Anyway, I was a bit worried that the baby wasn't growing but it's right on schedule, not a huge baby but a reasonable size. I'm losing weight from the rest of my body and putting it on on the bump! My bum, arms, face and neck have noticably shrunk. Hopefully it'll mean I'll be a bit lighter after the baby arrives than I was before I got pregnant. I'd be thrilled if that was the case so even through GD isn't an issue for me I'm still going to eat as healthily as I can. I do not want a repeat of my 4 stone gain with dd!!!
I also had to see my midwife on Friday. I spoke to her about being discharged from hospital quickly. I hate hospitals and don't want to hang around. With Dara they kept me in for three nights because Dara didn't take to breast feeding (I wasn't assertive enough to insist on going home). My lovely midwife has put a note in my book requesting a quick discharge - it's not going to be a problem apparently because second time mums are being discharged after three hours at the moment because the unit is so busy! Suits me fine...!
So that's all really positive, but work is another story...
Between now and the 18th of May I only have 18 working days left - (I work a 4 day week and have lots of annual leave booked). The problem is the list of stuff I'm expected to get done before I leave is the length of my arm. It's simply not physically possible to do it all. I've tried twice now telling my boss that I'm feeling stressed and that I really don't think I'll be able to do everything she wants me to do. All she says is 'Don't worry, you'll get it done!'. I feel like screaming back 'What's your problem, I'm telling you it's not going to happen - we need a contingency plan!!' She's just not hearing me. It's now reached the point where I'm beginning to get overwhelmed by it all and I'm dreading going into work every day. It's not good at all and certainly won't be good for the blood pressure. My sleep is fairly disturbed at the moment and as soon as I wake up at all I'm thinking about work and so can't go back to sleep. I woke up at 5am on Saturday and Sunday and 2.50am this morning and couldn't go back to sleep at all. With the sleep deprivation I'm a bit of an emotional wreck and DH wants me to take sick leave and get signed off, but I really don't want to leave without getting on top of things. So, if anyone has any good advice on how to negotiate with a boss who expects you to be superwoman I'd be delighted to hear it!!!
Some news on Dara.... Don't know if I mentioned it before, I think I did, but Dara was being tested for diabetes because she drinks extremely excessively (about 2 litres a day). She got the all clear and she's absolutely fine. The doctor did order some more blood tests for kidney and liver function, bone density and some other stuff. The results are all back and she's absolutely perfectly normal and healthy - just a thirsty kiddo! Yay...a real relief.
Thanks for reading if you got this far...sorry for the waffle and the work moan!
Well i would try and speak to occ health if you have one because you should really be going onto light duties - light on the brain too! See if they can help, otherwise get a letter from your midwife about your blood pressure.
I too am counting down the weeks until i leave, although this week is going to be very difficult and tiring i will then have 2 weeks easter hols and then just 3 weeks left at work (4 hours a day) with no extra meetings to contend with.
As for me, I wish i was losing weight, i'm huge and finding it a real strain at the mo.
Caz xxx
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wow glad to hear all the good news i agree get the midwife to writte letter..no point u stressin urself and having lack of sleep, i know what its like (not as bad tho im jus a teenager lol) being sleep deprived it hard enough but when ur pregnant i should imagine 10000 time worse aye
good luck
and glad to hear bout dara
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Sorry to hear you're overworked. I know its hard but try not to stress too much! Whats the worst that will happen if it dosn't get done?? I agree with your DH, get signed off... once you have gone it will be the last thing you will be worrying about and its not worth making yourself sick over.
Glad all is well with Dara!
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Thanks for the responses ladies....nice to know you're keeping up to date with me!
I'm feeling slightly more in control of work now. I've shelved a couple of things, delegated a couple more and spent a big chunk of yesterday working on the work plan. I have a logical plan...just need to break the 'no can do' list to my boss! Not sure how it'll go down. I'd love to be able to adopt the 'I couldn't care less attitude' but I just can't, it's not in my nature. Although I will admit that if it does get too much and my blood pressure begins to rise I will definitely take sick leave...you are all right - it's just not worth the risk to me or the babe.
Thanks girls.
Oh, Dara fell down the stairs last night. It's the first time she's ever had so much of a stumble on the stairs. It was my fault I'd left something half way up and she tripped and tumbled down. Luckily Daddy was at the bottom to catch her but she got the fright of her life. I felt so bad. She bounced though, no harm done and this morning she was being extra careful coming down for breakfast. I lesson learnt I reckon - by all of us!
Scary stuff falling down the stairs. Do you have a stairgate?
Yeah, we had one at both ends up until recently. We took away the bottom one because she's so competent on the stairs and doesn't play on them at all really. We left the one on the top because in the mornings she tends to potter about and play in her room while we're getting ready. What happened yesterday was I had gone upstairs to put away some clothes in her room. She was downstairs playing with Denis and decided she'd go up and see mummy. Which is fine. The stair gate at the top was open and I didn't shut it when she was upstairs with me. I heard her start down the stairs and called to Denis that she was on the way down and he went to the end of the stairs to meet her. She was doing just perfectly until she lost her footing on a piece of wrapping paper I'd left there (stupid me). Denis caught her right at the end. She was fine, I think we got the bigger fright to be honest. I guess we've probably got a bit complacent because she's never even had a stumble on the stairs before. Anyway - a lesson learnt!
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