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By kate on December 21st, 2005

I went for the gestational diabetes test today, although I don’t get the results until tomorrow. I had to fast for 12 hours beforehand, so I arrived hungry and had to drink a small beverage (~12 oz.) containing a HUNDRED grams of sugar* within 5 minutes. It was rather sweet. I wondered if feeding […]

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A phone call from the doctor is never good news

By kate on December 16th, 2005

I got the results of my gestational diabetes screen today by phone. Because she called, I guessed right away that the test had come back positive, and it had. Before you worry overly, let me say that this screening test generates a ton of false positives (~67% of positives are false; only one-third end […]

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Cruising along

By steve on December 16th, 2005

[this entry by Steve] As Kate mentioned in her entry a few days ago, we’re pretty well-adjusted to the pregnancy at this point. Kate doesn’t look significantly more pregnant on a week to week basis. Kate’s reduced wardrobe, the heating pad in the bed, and her attachment to working in her big orange recliner […]

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Midwife and Pizza

By steve on December 16th, 2005

[this entry by Steve] We had a visit with our midwife on Wednesday. Overall it went fine — nothing exciting to report. We met with Michelle this time (our previous two meetings were with her partner, Tracy). I like both of the midwives so far, and I’d be comfortable with either one at the […]

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The Not-Shower

By kate on December 15th, 2005

There was a really great baby shower last weekend, but it wasn’t for us. It was for Steve’s parents – a grandparent shower! Now, they have baby stuff that we can use when we visit, instead of having to lug it along, which is going to be fabulous. My lovely sister-in-law, Nicole (temporarily back from […]

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Pregnancy Update

By kate on December 15th, 2005

I haven’t written much lately, because during this stretch it didn’t feel like much had changed. Now, though, as I enter the third trimester, I finally have a few things to report. Zippy seems to have had another growth spurt lately. Not only is she bigger, but she’s moving more frequently and vigorously. Her […]