My second trimester
had been pretty quiet with almost back to normal life. Feeling of flutters
which slightly grew into strong kicks which then turned into movements close to the third trimester. Yes I do not feel much kicking anymore instead I feel and see
my stomach moving sometimes specially after meals.
At around week 26 I
had to go on a tuff hike climbing around 400 meters. I had climbed around 1500
meters in the past but this 400 meters seemed never ending hike with my
pregnancy. I was a little worried after completing this challenge, as around
this time I also started to feel less kicking. Thank God scan ensured
everything was ok.
At around week 30 I was diagnosed with gestational diabetics. I have no explanation as to how I got
these, because all I craved during the pregnancy was sour and spicy stuff. I
could hardly take anything sweet. I would consume home baked cakes occasionally
as snacks and I liked them because it was less sweet. Gestational diabetics
means the baby gets more supply of sugar than required and he might grow big in
size. Resulting in early delivery, c-section and baby having blood sugar
problems after birth.
I went for a diet
counselling and also had to monitor my blood sugar levels at home before and
after meals. Finally my Dr referred me to a endocrinologist to control my sugar
levels with medicine. But still at week 36 I have not seen the Dr as it is
carnival season now everything is shut. My iron and B12 levels are also low, I
feel extremely tired at times. I try to eat an egg a day and add more spinach
to my diet in addition to all the multi-vitamins I take.
In the meantime scan
reveals that lil fella is growing at a good speed and estimated to be slightly
above the range. He was estimated to be around 2.9kg at 35 weeks.
In the meantime I have
started climbing stairs (3-5 storey) and walk at least 3 km a day during week
days trying my best to have a normal birth. Weight gain so far at 36 weeks
12.5 kgs.
