Baby No 1: Week 27 & Day 5

Its one week after my discharge from the hospital and I am feeling much better after a long rest at home. Since 10 pm the previous night onwards, I have been abstaining from food and drinks to prepare for this morning Glucose Tolerance Test. Mum will be going down to the hospital with me to offer me some moral support since Hubby is still away at his detachment.

Surprisingly, there weren’t any serious jam on the expressway though it’s a normal weekday morning. Without any hesitation, I walked into the laboratory with that little bit of courage that I have left and began my 3 hours worth of blood test. To my amazement, Round 1 of the blood test wasn’t painful at all! I felt an instant relieve knowing that the nurse is a skillful one! However, the super sweet carbonated orange-flavored glucose drink that I was made to drink within 5 minutes is indeed a nightmare!

I began my 1st hour of waiting with endless burps and also trying my biggest attempt to refrain from puking out the drink. Luckily, time seemed to pass exceptionally fast today and before I knew it, its time to proceed with Round 2 of the blood test. It started to hurt abit since the nurse is drawing blood from the same vein. But I am glad that the pain is still bearable. With Round 3, the pain became more obvious but still, I managed to survive through the test. Really very proud of myself!

After breakfast, we proceeded to the clinic to wait for the laboratory test result. I almost broke down and cried when the nurse told me that I had been diagnosed with mild Gestational Diabetes. I have tried my best to concentrate on the nurse’s explanation on the adjustment of my diet but my mind just can’t seem to focus. At that point of time, I really felt like I had enough! It is only after seeing Kaeden on the ultrasound screen once again that gave me the motivation to carry on. I am glad to hear that Kaeden is of excellent weight (1.242 kg) and size at my current week as Gestational Diabetes patient has risk of expecting over-sized baby thus resulting in earlier labour.
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