So today I woke up saying "I have to better with my numbers and the amount of food I intake"...…

Me that's why I'm getting induction because of my sugars be high

My last pregnancy I had gestational diabetes. They were really strict and my husband was too! I had to eat on a schedule and log my foods- they had to be the right portions and right types. At the end though my numbers just kept creeping up a bit and it was so frustrating because I wasn’t doing anything differently- that’s when they had to put me on medication and schedule an early induction. The medicine worked though!

They have Atkins chocolate and strawberry shakes in the diet aisle. My nutritionist recommended them for snacks because they have a lot of protein and little carbs. Another go to snack was some cottage cheese and a little fruit. I had to balance out the few carbs I could have with enough protein. Do they have you seeing a nutritionist? For me, my nutritionist would review my logs every other week and my doctor every week and the nutritionist was really helpful with recommendations, especially when I had cravings!

@larazzvarner26 it's so hard to keep it normal. Did the baby get bigger?

Right now my baby is at 4/5 pounds I'll have him the beginning of June because my fasting in others be so high

@sheenese17 that's why they want me to keep track cause they don't want him to get to big or obese

@amysbabies ok you just gave me a idea with the Atkins piece. I only say the dietitian once when I was admitted. They have me on insulin nd I have to report twice a week. Idk what date they are going to induce me but I know its next month.

@larazzvarner26 oh ok

@amysbabies yes same with me

I snacked on cheese sticks and lots of tree nuts in between meals. I ate protein for breakfast because any carbs would spike my blood sugar. My desert was a small bunch of frozen grapes with some cheese. I could also do apple slices with all natural peanut butter.

@yayacarrington is do u eat for breakfast?its sounds lil to nothing

Lots of egg based meals and lots of veggies. Omelettes, boiled eggs, egg scrambles... I would make muffin cup meals. I would scramble eggs and add cheese, spinach, mushrooms, and sometimes sausage. Then I would put it into a greased muffin pan and bake. I would let them cool and then freeze them in individual baggies for quick mornings.

I was determined to stay as healthy as I could for my baby. I was diagnosed with GD at 10 weeks because of PCOS so it was a long time to be on a strict diet. Baby was induced at 38 weeks and weighed 6lbs.1oz.

@amysbabies u got me going to target today to check out the atkins. So u said u do the shakes nd bars?

@amysbabies and idk what fruit is good nd bad.

@sheenese17, no, you can’t do the bars- they have too many carbs. Only the shakes. My favorite were the milk chocolate. They are great cold. As for fruit- you just have to limit it. I could only have 1 serving a day and it had to be with a protein and for some reason I couldn’t eat pineapple because it would always raise my levels- but that was just a me thing. I could have unlimited vegetables though - aside from potatoes. Oh and I couldn’t have my serving of fruit with breakfast or as my nighttime snack. It had to be a meal/snack in between.

@amysbabies thank u