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Hi all,
I just wanted to let you all know I have been booked for induction on 9th March, when i will be nearly 38 weeks pregnant. this is because the scans have shown the baby is getting a little large and there are concerns about my diabetes, the dr said that unstable diabetes can affect the amount of oxygen getting to the baby in the cord and this risk would increase after 38 weeks if the baby continues to grow at the current rate.
So in 10 days i will be going into hospital to have our daughter! I'm very excited and a little apprehensive - I wanted my husband with me during my entire labour but when i am admitted I will have a prostoglandin gel inserted and then we wait for 12 hours, during which time hubby will have to go home! It's only cos I am deaf and communication support is so important but I will have to hope the staff on the ward are aware and I will have to be assertive about my needs!
I will post again when there is news but in the meantime I wanted to say good luck to everyone here and even though it's not always been easy, I am going to have a baby, something I never thought was possible as someone with insulin dependent diabetes and possible lupus. there is hope everyone, I hope you can take heart in that fact.
Ash x
I just wanted to let you all know I have been booked for induction on 9th March, when i will be nearly 38 weeks pregnant. this is because the scans have shown the baby is getting a little large and there are concerns about my diabetes, the dr said that unstable diabetes can affect the amount of oxygen getting to the baby in the cord and this risk would increase after 38 weeks if the baby continues to grow at the current rate.
So in 10 days i will be going into hospital to have our daughter! I'm very excited and a little apprehensive - I wanted my husband with me during my entire labour but when i am admitted I will have a prostoglandin gel inserted and then we wait for 12 hours, during which time hubby will have to go home! It's only cos I am deaf and communication support is so important but I will have to hope the staff on the ward are aware and I will have to be assertive about my needs!
I will post again when there is news but in the meantime I wanted to say good luck to everyone here and even though it's not always been easy, I am going to have a baby, something I never thought was possible as someone with insulin dependent diabetes and possible lupus. there is hope everyone, I hope you can take heart in that fact.
Ash x