My c-section was not expected or planned. I was not of the mind-set “I’m cool with wherever my birth leads”. I was dead set on a natural birth. But when baby failed the BPP test for having zero fluid in […]
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One question I constantly see pop up in diabetic forums/chats is “what does everyone drink that doesn’t have sugar, besides water?”. I love seeing this question because it means that people …
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My Favorite Pump Sites During Pregnancy
February 26, 2020
Congrats! You’re pregnant!! Now where the heck are you going to put your pump? If you’re anything like me, you want N O T H I N G touching your belly. …
Pregnancy got you backed up? I have great news for you because there are SO many ways to treat constipation naturally and none of them involve nasty plastic (like Miralax) …
I am not one for pharmaceuticals, so when my OB suggested that I start taking a daily NSAID for the duration of my pregnancy I told her I’d have to …
Can people with T1D have doulas or midwives? I see this question a lot in the diabetes community and the short answer is: Yes! Absolutely! People with type 1 diabetes …
When it comes to preconception-prep and diabetes you can never start too early. And while many of us get caught up in A1C land, cleaning up our diet is equally …
Congratulations! You’re pregnant! But oh shit, now that means you’ll soon be dealing with… yep...pregnancy insulin resistance. Insulin resistance during pregnancy is easily one of the most frustrating parts of …
The land of newborns… so beautiful yet extremely unpredictable. What works one day doesn’t necessarily work the next (kind of like diabetes). What you expect to be your newborn essentials …
Well, well, well. Since Miles came a couple days before I was about to write this, I’m now writing this postpartum with my sweet baby boy napping behind me. Incase …
After I posted about Miles’s C-Section birth I got some really great questions about what my diabetes labor and c-section delivery were like. I decided a Q&A post would be …