Appointment

I had an appointment this week and it was the gestational diabetes test. At this doctor they give you the drink and you drink it before your appointment then they prick your finger after an hour to check your glucose levels. I know that offices do this but I have always had to go to the lab for the test. Well I failed the one hour test and now have to go back for the three hour. I hate this test because between the fasting and the sugar I usually get dizzy and hot and feel like I am going to pass out so I have to lay down. I know that once you have had gestational diabetes your risk for it reoccurring in subsequent pregnancies is raised. Hopefully this turns out like my first pregnancy and it is fine. Also they determined I am slightly anemic which means iron supplements for me. Anyone who has taken iron know what kind of havoc they can reek on your bowels and since I have IBS that makes the side effects really fun. Then they found white blood cells in my urine which translates into a urinary tract infection. So now I started the iron and antibiotics and have to go Monday for the three hour test. Not the best visit I have had but it really could have been so much worse. On a positive note I am already up to my two week appointments.