Failed my one hour

Just because you failed the first one doesn't necessarily mean you have g.d. But the three hour test is a pain in the butt, so I can see why you are frustrated. I don't know why you don't think you could keep your son entertained for three hours...ha! Just a warning on the three hour test though. I felt pretty crappy after mine...that stuff you drink and then waiting that long to eat, it just did something to me. Make sure you take something with you to eat so you can shove it in your mouth as soon as you are done. Something kind of bland.

And don't beat yourself up too much about what you are eating. Most of us do that here and there, and you could have been eating a stellar diet and STILL have failed the test. Maybe you just had a weird spike in blood sugar that day too. I'm sure you already know how to adjust your diet to help...lots of protein and veggies, less carbs. Here's to hoping you don't have g.d. and you pass the three hour test with flying colors!!

AWW sorry!! I totally understand being frustrated the 3 hour one is a big pain!!

I failed my 1 hr with Emily and did the 2 hr and passed. Hopefully you can find someone to watch him so you don't feel so stressed. I agree with PP make sure you have something to shove in the mouth its a requirement LOL Good luck..!

My next Dr. apt. I'm asking about the test, I haven't done it yet. And I am pretty nervous about it! ....uuuhg.

I failed my first one last pregnancy and passed the 2nd. if you barely failed i am sure you will be fine this time!

I'm sorry you failed it and have to do it all over again! I haven't had mine yet, and I don't think I'm scheduled for it next week b/c I wasn't told anything so I'm wondering when I'll get mine done. I'm going to have to start eating better too so that I don't have to worry about failing mine. Protein and Veggies, here I come! Well, I'll try!!! LOL...GOOD LUCK!

jujubee10 wrote:And don't beat yourself up too much about what you are eating. Most of us do that here and there, and you could have been eating a stellar diet and STILL have failed the test.

This is very true! Eating right does not stop you from getting gestational diabetes. If you've got it, you've got it & once you know you do you just eat right to prevent complications. I am a diabetes educator who teaches gestational patients all the time & I try to make sure they know that they can't control what those hormones do! Please let me know if you have any questions, although I'm sure you'll be seeing a diabetes educator!

I had a two hour test and passed, but found out I am anemic. I have to take iron pills now. The directions for taking the iron pills are really annoying... I can't eat calcium wihin two hours of taking the pill, I have to take it with food and something with vitamin C, and I have to take the pill at a different time of day from my prenatals... How annoying! Good luck with your three hour test.

I was so glad to hear some of you had failed too! I failed my first one too, and was pretty much devastated, embarrassed really. So much so that I didn't even post anything on here and didn't even tell my parents...I felt guilty and felt like I shoulda done something different.
I did the 2nd 2 hour test and passed that, thank god!! I know it wouldn't be the end of the world if I did end up having g.d. but was something I didn't want to ever think about!!
Since then I know there wasn't anything I could have done anyway, but so happy that everything ended up being ok!!