Type I Diabetic Trying to Get Pregnant
My husband are in the begining stages of trying to have a baby. My issue is that I have been a Type I Diabetic since I was 14 years old. I have never been in bad health but I have also not been the model diabetic at times (especially in my teen years). I am nervous now about how this pregnancy will go. I have been told different stories and given strong opionions by different doctors about whether or not this is a good idea. Some say don't do it and others say it is completely managable. I am working on keeping my levels controlled now so that I will have better control later on.
Has anyone else been in this situation? How did you handle blood sugar issues before and during pregnancy? I know that there are women all over that have done this successfully and would love to hear about it.
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MOMMY
I HAD MY BABY AT 36 WEEKS. FOR HAVING MY SURGER HIGH. AND MY BABY WAS BORN WITH A LOT OF PROBLEMS. AND I LOVE HIM ALOT HE IS NOW 9 MONTHS OLD.
type 1 diabetes and pregnancy
I have been a type 1 diabetic since I was 23. I gave birth to my daughter when I was 35 (she is now 4) and had more difficulty with pre-eclampsia than I did with the diabetes. However I was not given a lot of diabetes guidance through the pregnancy and she was a large baby 9pd 10 oz. It was a last minute c-section, but all in all she was healthy and so was I. I am expecting a little boy in Feb. My best suggestion is to find a high risk MD and an endocrinologist with plenty of experience with Type 1 diabetes and pregnancy. What I learned this time around is how hormones impact your insulin needs and you really need someone to coach you through it on a regular basis (lots of documenting!!!). I go to MD Espinosa at TX Diabetes and Endocrinology and MD Diane Weihs at Women's Partners in Health is my OBGYN. They are both great. Good luck!