Well here I am! I am now 30 weeks pregnant!
For the most part I feel this has been a pretty great pregnancy! Morning sickness was minimal and manageable. No spotting, no heart burn, very few negatives. I do however have Gestational Diabetes. I was diagnosed with it early, around 13 weeks, they usually don't even test for this til 28 weeks or so. But because of my history, the checked early. For the most part I've been able to control it thru diet. "They" put me on a GD diet, which from the start I felt was too high in carbs for my body. But it did the job and kept my blood sugars within reason. I did however gain quickly on this diet!
The further along I get the less and less this "diet" is working for me, I see my blood sugars spiking.
I am signed up to deliver with South Coast Midwifery. Hoping and praying for a water birth, with very minimal interventions. However, my blood sugar has been spiking. SCM has me seeing a Perinatologist to keep an eye on this and on sweet baby Rose. At the first appointment he wanted to put me on a medication called Glyburide. My fasting blood sugar readings were too high. Instead, I talked to him about the "diet" I was told to be on and told him I felt it was too high carb for me and my body. I got the OK to go low carb! YAY! Immediately my blood sugars returned to almost normal ranges. In the 3 weeks I've been eating low carb I haven't gained any weight, which is actually a good thing. At my weight the Perinatologist doesn't want me to gain any more, and of course neither do I!
Blood sugar has spiked again, just in the mornings. And I've pinned it down to Dawn Phenomenom. A hormonal thing where you body releases sugar into your system right before waking to give you a boost of energy and wake you up! Fine for most people, not so great for people battling diabetes. I've tried several different natural ways around this. And I think I have finally found a fix! Wake up before this happens! So I've been getting up between 330am and 4am, Checking my fasting blood sugar, grabbing a small snack and heading to the gym! Yes, almost 8 months pregnant and I'm working out at the gym at 4am. So far this has been helping! Praying it continues to do the trick! If I am unable to keep the blood sugars where they want them to be and I get put on Meds, I will no longer be able to have the water birth I've dreamed of for so many years, and will be forced to deliver in the hospital. It won't be the end of the world, the most important thing is that our little Rose is both happy and healthy. And I'll do whatever I can to make sure that happens. I find comfort in knowing that the hospital I am now set to attend, (if need be) is one of the best hospitals in the area!
Tonight we attend our first "birth" class at Granola Babies in Costa Mesa. I'll update soon and let you know how that goes!
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Monday, October 15, 2012
Sorry I've been Quiet!
I haven't posted much lately because, in late July I found out I'm PREGNANT!
SO EXCITED!
I started this journey to health mainly for this reason. My weight loss is taking a break, as I nourish and feed this baby. The first couple of months were a little rough with morning sickness. Now I'm feeling great and am getting really excited!
3 Years ago I was borderline diabetic and turned it around thru diet and weight loss, so it was no surprise that I have been diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes. The diet they have me on is one that I consider carb heavy, but when I eat low carb my blood sugar gets too high! I seem to be doing a great job of managing my blood sugar with this diet they have me on so far!
I'm due in March, will post more updates!
SO EXCITED!
I started this journey to health mainly for this reason. My weight loss is taking a break, as I nourish and feed this baby. The first couple of months were a little rough with morning sickness. Now I'm feeling great and am getting really excited!
3 Years ago I was borderline diabetic and turned it around thru diet and weight loss, so it was no surprise that I have been diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes. The diet they have me on is one that I consider carb heavy, but when I eat low carb my blood sugar gets too high! I seem to be doing a great job of managing my blood sugar with this diet they have me on so far!
I'm due in March, will post more updates!
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
5k!
Ok I did it!
The weather was nice and chilly, even misty from time to time. I love when the weather is nice and cool for these things. Heat can turn a good time into a bad time pretty quickly!
Next year I MUST get better shoes and maybe wear two pairs of socks. After the first half or so I took off y shoe to find that I had two holes in my sock and was very quickly forming blisters. Shortly after the back of the same shoe started rubbing up against my ankle, rubbing off the skin. Well I kept going, just moved a little slower. Made it to the finish line, took me 59 minutes this year....after the pain started I really stopped trying to run/jog and ended up walking most of it.
Like I said before, I don't do this to be the fastest or to beat some magical time, I do this to DO this and to have fun! The time doesn't matter to me. What matters to me is that I got off my butt and did something active on a day that most people use as an excuse to sit around and be extra lazy!
Hope you all have a happy and safe 4th of July!
The weather was nice and chilly, even misty from time to time. I love when the weather is nice and cool for these things. Heat can turn a good time into a bad time pretty quickly!
Next year I MUST get better shoes and maybe wear two pairs of socks. After the first half or so I took off y shoe to find that I had two holes in my sock and was very quickly forming blisters. Shortly after the back of the same shoe started rubbing up against my ankle, rubbing off the skin. Well I kept going, just moved a little slower. Made it to the finish line, took me 59 minutes this year....after the pain started I really stopped trying to run/jog and ended up walking most of it.
Like I said before, I don't do this to be the fastest or to beat some magical time, I do this to DO this and to have fun! The time doesn't matter to me. What matters to me is that I got off my butt and did something active on a day that most people use as an excuse to sit around and be extra lazy!
Hope you all have a happy and safe 4th of July!
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
HELLO!
How are you all doing?
Well, it's that time again!
July 4th! Every year I run/jog/walk the 5k in downtown Huntington Beach. It's not about how fast I run, how good my time is or if I beat anybody. It's about having fun and being active!
I seriously was thinking about not doing it this year. I'm working 3 jobs and frankly, the thought of getting up at 530am on my day isn't very appealing. But, I was thinking, it would make a great new video for my new YouTube page! So I'm gonna do it for you all! Hopefully I'll even get a chance to post the video before tomorrow is over!
It's almost 9pm, so I'll be heading to bed soon. Wish me luck!
Well, it's that time again!
July 4th! Every year I run/jog/walk the 5k in downtown Huntington Beach. It's not about how fast I run, how good my time is or if I beat anybody. It's about having fun and being active!
I seriously was thinking about not doing it this year. I'm working 3 jobs and frankly, the thought of getting up at 530am on my day isn't very appealing. But, I was thinking, it would make a great new video for my new YouTube page! So I'm gonna do it for you all! Hopefully I'll even get a chance to post the video before tomorrow is over!
It's almost 9pm, so I'll be heading to bed soon. Wish me luck!
Monday, June 25, 2012
YouTube Introduction
Ok I've started my YouTube healthy cooking blog! You'll see videos along with recipes in various places through out the site as time goes on!
First up, my introduction video!
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Facebook and Youtube with Matt
Want to get connected with real people who have a passion for gardening? Want tips, hints and advice?
You can get connected with some like minded people on Facebook or Youtube.
on Facebook check out the group called: Home Farm Ideas hosted by Matt D.
Or check out Matt's video blogs on youtube! Also titled Home Farm Ideas!
These are completely free of course! Join in and join us as we learn together about Organic Gardening!
You can get connected with some like minded people on Facebook or Youtube.
on Facebook check out the group called: Home Farm Ideas hosted by Matt D.
Or check out Matt's video blogs on youtube! Also titled Home Farm Ideas!
These are completely free of course! Join in and join us as we learn together about Organic Gardening!
What is Organic?
Do you buy Organic crops? Yes they cost a bit more, but are worth it. Try growing some of your own!
Organic:
Organic foods are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Organic Foods also do not contain genetically modified organisms, and are not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives.[1]
Organic:
Organic foods are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Organic Foods also do not contain genetically modified organisms, and are not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives.[1]
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