[issysmommy]

Oh, goodness...congratulations!!!

For me, pregnancy was one of the best and one of the worst times in my life. From what I have read, heard, and seen, it is different for everyone though. And I am amazed that already in the year 2007 there are such amazing changes from just 6 years ago.

My BGs instantly went haywire...which makes total sense, since it totally affects your hormones when you are pregnant. I was (and still am) on the pump (insulin pump, that is), so that helped, but my pregancy insulin amounts were around 180 units a day or more (about three times my usual amount).

I also had only been married for about 6 months and we were barely getting used to being newlyweds. So my emotions were UP and DOWN a lot!!! I had also heard a lot of different statistics about the babies of pregnant diabetics that scared me.

And in the end, I had a BEAUTIFUL (babies of diabetics come out so pretty and round) 8 pound 13 ounce baby girl two and a half weeks early. She did have to be taken immediately to the NICU, but I was glad to have a break for them to stitch me up (I opted for a c-section when she was sonograming to be as big as 11 pounds possibly). I also opted immediately for formula, because I was ready for her body to not depend on anything about my body. Looking back now, I would have been more able to breast feed if I had been around others who had and been more proactive about learning. It is not the easiest thing in the world, but it does have amazing benefits. But I had to not beat myself up for not breast feeding.

I really stressed myself out everytime my BGs went high because I knew that her little body was producing insulin to help my body bring down my BG. Then the stress would contribute to higher BGs. It was an awful vicious cycle.

So, having said all that, I'd like to strongly encourage you to get a strong network of support around you--whether it is your church, your family, your friends, or a support group. And in the end, I have to tell you that I would have done it all over again.

I tend to tell it like it is so that others know that they are o.k. if they go through the same things. I hope that you don't have the struggles with all the emotional stuff as I did, but if you do, please feel free to PM me or email me. And keep active on this board. I think you will find a lot of strength here.

Take care...and enjoy this miracle...it is amazing to think that God is forming a LIFE inside of you.