Comments on: 27 weeks pregnant: Pregnancy appointment including glucose tolerance test and anxiety talk with the OB http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/1864/27-weeks-pregnant-pregnancy-appointment-including-glucose-tolerance-test-and-anxiety-talk-with-the-ob Pregnancy and baby blog, a couple shares their true story into parenthood. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:57:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jane http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/1864/27-weeks-pregnant-pregnancy-appointment-including-glucose-tolerance-test-and-anxiety-talk-with-the-ob/comment-page-1#comment-16356 Jane Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:48:11 +0000 http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/?p=1864#comment-16356 Aye Vee - So glad to have you as a new reader!! In regards to the anxiety - yes it has gotten a million times better since Monkey arrived. The first three weeks of his life were when I felt really bad w/ postpartum depression, so not sure if that covered the anxiety or if the anxiety just wasn't present anymore. At 3.5 weeks I got on Lexapro for the PPD. I learned that the medicine is used to treat depression & anxiety. Now Monkey is almost 10 wks old & I never ever ever feel like I did with pregnancy anxiety. Again, I'm not sure if it's the Lexapro that is helping or if the anxiety just simply went away. Good luck to you & I hope that it passes when your little baby arrives! Aye Vee – So glad to have you as a new reader!! In regards to the anxiety – yes it has gotten a million times better since Monkey arrived. The first three weeks of his life were when I felt really bad w/ postpartum depression, so not sure if that covered the anxiety or if the anxiety just wasn’t present anymore. At 3.5 weeks I got on Lexapro for the PPD. I learned that the medicine is used to treat depression & anxiety.

Now Monkey is almost 10 wks old & I never ever ever feel like I did with pregnancy anxiety. Again, I’m not sure if it’s the Lexapro that is helping or if the anxiety just simply went away.

Good luck to you & I hope that it passes when your little baby arrives!

]]> By: aye vee http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/1864/27-weeks-pregnant-pregnancy-appointment-including-glucose-tolerance-test-and-anxiety-talk-with-the-ob/comment-page-1#comment-16336 aye vee Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:52:08 +0000 http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/?p=1864#comment-16336 oh and, sorry to post another comment, and i don't know if you back track to answer questions, but did it get better once little tarzan was here? oh and, sorry to post another comment, and i don’t know if you back track to answer questions, but did it get better once little tarzan was here?

]]> By: aye vee http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/1864/27-weeks-pregnant-pregnancy-appointment-including-glucose-tolerance-test-and-anxiety-talk-with-the-ob/comment-page-1#comment-16334 aye vee Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:46:50 +0000 http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/?p=1864#comment-16334 i'm a little late with finding this blog, and have been reading it every night (i'm 37 weeks pregnant) ever since i found it to get up to date :) this was a great post, i really thought i was alone with the whole anxiety thing and do THE EXACT SAME THING with the whole alarm thing haha. i'm so paranoid! and have been for a while. i hate that every sound makes me jump, and it keeps me up most nights. i feel really silly, but it's great to know i'm not alone! i love this blog! i’m a little late with finding this blog, and have been reading it every night (i’m 37 weeks pregnant) ever since i found it to get up to date :) this was a great post, i really thought i was alone with the whole anxiety thing and do THE EXACT SAME THING with the whole alarm thing haha. i’m so paranoid! and have been for a while. i hate that every sound makes me jump, and it keeps me up most nights. i feel really silly, but it’s great to know i’m not alone! i love this blog!

]]> By: Angee http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/1864/27-weeks-pregnant-pregnancy-appointment-including-glucose-tolerance-test-and-anxiety-talk-with-the-ob/comment-page-1#comment-11331 Angee Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:37:10 +0000 http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/?p=1864#comment-11331 I just had my test done this past Monday. I wasn't even told I was going to have this done but luckily had read about it here before going in. Luckily my appointment was early and I decided to wait on breakfast until it was over. The drink was just as you said. The worst part for me was sitting in a cold boring room for an hour until it was time to have my blood drawn. I still wish I could have Josh with me at these appointments but October isn't too far off and he will be home soon. I just had my test done this past Monday. I wasn’t even told I was going to have this done but luckily had read about it here before going in. Luckily my appointment was early and I decided to wait on breakfast until it was over. The drink was just as you said. The worst part for me was sitting in a cold boring room for an hour until it was time to have my blood drawn. I still wish I could have Josh with me at these appointments but October isn’t too far off and he will be home soon.

]]> By: selin http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/1864/27-weeks-pregnant-pregnancy-appointment-including-glucose-tolerance-test-and-anxiety-talk-with-the-ob/comment-page-1#comment-10354 selin Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:20:44 +0000 http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/?p=1864#comment-10354 Reading this is good for me because I will have this test on Saturday. Glad the drink doesn't taste that bad but the part I'm stressed about is the blood draw :( Reading this is good for me because I will have this test on Saturday. Glad the drink doesn’t taste that bad but the part I’m stressed about is the blood draw :(

]]> By: Vicki http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/1864/27-weeks-pregnant-pregnancy-appointment-including-glucose-tolerance-test-and-anxiety-talk-with-the-ob/comment-page-1#comment-4598 Vicki Sat, 02 May 2009 05:53:50 +0000 http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/?p=1864#comment-4598 Glad you made it through your test :D I did develop gestational diabetes with my youngest (I was almost 38 when I had him) but thankfully it was controlled by a strict diet (no fun, but so worth it). He was just over 8 lbs when he was born and totally healthy. (and he will be 18 in less than two weeks! ) You will be fine, and so will little Tarzan... what an adventure you are on! Glad you made it through your test :D I did develop gestational diabetes with my youngest (I was almost 38 when I had him) but thankfully it was controlled by a strict diet (no fun, but so worth it). He was just over 8 lbs when he was born and totally healthy. (and he will be 18 in less than two weeks! )

You will be fine, and so will little Tarzan… what an adventure you are on!

]]> By: 27 weeks pregnant: The hysteria that is swine flu | His Boys Can Swim Pregnancy Blog And Forums http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/1864/27-weeks-pregnant-pregnancy-appointment-including-glucose-tolerance-test-and-anxiety-talk-with-the-ob/comment-page-1#comment-4522 27 weeks pregnant: The hysteria that is swine flu | His Boys Can Swim Pregnancy Blog And Forums Fri, 01 May 2009 00:45:19 +0000 http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/?p=1864#comment-4522 [...] all of the news stories.  I can’t even imagine, but I’d definitely need some Prozac [...] [...] all of the news stories.  I can’t even imagine, but I’d definitely need some Prozac [...]

]]> By: Sabra http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/1864/27-weeks-pregnant-pregnancy-appointment-including-glucose-tolerance-test-and-anxiety-talk-with-the-ob/comment-page-1#comment-4512 Sabra Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:36:01 +0000 http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/?p=1864#comment-4512 I thought the GTT was super simple as well. I saw the results but haven't had them explained by my midwife yet. I stay away from the horror stories, this way I don't fret about something that I don't need to. In my 1st trimester, I was so freaked out about having a miscarriage. I was only worried about it because I was reading all sort of stuff online and in online pregnancy groups. Of course, I didn't need to worry and everything was fine. My friend gave me good advice. She said you need to trust your body and it will make sure everything is alright. Sometime our head gets in the way. This is coming from a person who didn't get any monitoring throughout her pregnancy, no ultrasounds, no tests, etc. She just trusted her body to take care of things. It's true our bodies have been doing this for ever, if it didn't work right, there wouldn't be any humans! ;) I thought the GTT was super simple as well. I saw the results but haven’t had them explained by my midwife yet.

I stay away from the horror stories, this way I don’t fret about something that I don’t need to. In my 1st trimester, I was so freaked out about having a miscarriage. I was only worried about it because I was reading all sort of stuff online and in online pregnancy groups. Of course, I didn’t need to worry and everything was fine.

My friend gave me good advice. She said you need to trust your body and it will make sure everything is alright. Sometime our head gets in the way. This is coming from a person who didn’t get any monitoring throughout her pregnancy, no ultrasounds, no tests, etc. She just trusted her body to take care of things. It’s true our bodies have been doing this for ever, if it didn’t work right, there wouldn’t be any humans! ;)

]]> By: MVP http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/1864/27-weeks-pregnant-pregnancy-appointment-including-glucose-tolerance-test-and-anxiety-talk-with-the-ob/comment-page-1#comment-4500 MVP Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:18:20 +0000 http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/?p=1864#comment-4500 Yes, I agree, the test was a piece of cake! I heard the horror stories too, but had no problem. My sis failed both her 1 hrs, but passed the 3 hrs. I think it's cause her doc didn't advise her to fast, as mine did. Amazing that your doc gave you all that good advice about relaxing. Also, you might try doing like 10 mins of prenatal yoga right before bed. Or a warm bath or a 10 min walk. Or try falling asleep to your ipod. That always does it for me. And as a last resort: tylenol pm or benadryl. Yes, I agree, the test was a piece of cake! I heard the horror stories too, but had no problem. My sis failed both her 1 hrs, but passed the 3 hrs. I think it’s cause her doc didn’t advise her to fast, as mine did.

Amazing that your doc gave you all that good advice about relaxing. Also, you might try doing like 10 mins of prenatal yoga right before bed. Or a warm bath or a 10 min walk. Or try falling asleep to your ipod. That always does it for me. And as a last resort: tylenol pm or benadryl.

]]> By: Lauren http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/1864/27-weeks-pregnant-pregnancy-appointment-including-glucose-tolerance-test-and-anxiety-talk-with-the-ob/comment-page-1#comment-4499 Lauren Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:17:00 +0000 http://www.hisboyscanswim.com/?p=1864#comment-4499 So glad to read this as my test is next week. I am 23 weeks. So glad to read this as my test is next week. I am 23 weeks.

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