The nurse also told me that I was anemic which is super common in your third trimester of pregnancy because your body is producing 50% more blood. She said I need to start taking iron supplements twice daily.
At least after all of this news I was not as freaked out as last time - although I was still worried that my baby girl might be in jeopardy - I took the news with a grain of salt since my feelings on doctors and diagnostic testing has drastically changed during my pregnancy.
Luckily, I had an appointment later in the day so I could compile all of my thoughts and figure out what I wanted to ask the doctor . Let me just say, I LOVE my OB! She makes me feel so comfortable and normal and she always puts me at ease when something is "wrong". She first started by telling me that my glucose levels were not much higher than the cutoff, and that result could be from the food I ate previously in the day (they say you don't have to fast for the one hour test, but knowing what I know now, I am fasting when I take the test with my next pregnancy to prevent me from having to drink the glucose drink more than I have to.) She also said that just to be sure, she wanted me to take the three hour test because in a small percentage of cases, women test positive, but more likely than not, I probably don't have GD. If I did, I would have to meet with a dietitian and start testing my blood sugar four times a day. She said as long as it is monitored, myself and baby would be fine. She also reassured me and told me that I did not do anything to cause this (if I do have it), and that it would go away after giving birth.
As far as the anemia goes, she didn't even mention it. I told her what the nurse said, and she told me that they just recently changed the guidelines at the clinic to match the national guidelines (and the nurses haven't been told this yet). I was right on the old cutoff number. She said I am not anemic and I don't need to take the iron supplement unless I feel like it...maybe twice a week if I remember or if I want to.
So like I said, I am waiting in lab for my third blood draw. I had to get up super early to get here since they are only open in the morning (and I had to go to the Mill Creek office because Everett did not have any available appointments - this building is much nicer though and smells better) and I have to stay here for so long. I am glad they have WiFi AND that I remembered to bring a computer. Dave and I have got a lot done as far as using up some Amazon gift cards we got for our wedding and finding some awesome furniture to refurbish on Craigslist. We are going to use the rest of the day to run errands, return some things, and do some more shopping for our house
Well, I have to go! Last blood draw...wish me luck - I will update with results on Monday!
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