Does GD always = higher birth weight?
I'm a FTM who just received a GD diagnosis last week, so this is still all REALLY new to me. Obviously I know GD can lead to increased birth weight, but curious if anyone had a different experience? To be honest my husband and I now have this idea in our heads that baby girl is going to weigh 9 lbs+, but I just don't know how realistic that is.
I had GD with my first and he was 5lbs 5oz when born. He was induced at 37 weeks due to the GD and low birth weight.
I am currently pregnant with a girl and have GD again-will see dr tomorrow but as of right now he isn't expecting a higher birth weight at this time. I am almost 33 weeks.
I'm on insulin and my baby is not big at all. My ob suggested I don't have another growth scan (I'm 33 weeks now) he said that sometimes they are wrong and they end up alarming the mum. My belly is measuring a week ahead but on my growth scan bub was below average in weight. They were not concerned about that but I will be getting induced before my due date anyway.
I had gd with my first and was on glyburide at the end bc I couldn't keep my fasting numbers down. U/s said baby was like 6 or 8 lbs at 36 weeks (big diff, but whatever it was they said it was high and that baby would gain a pound or half pound a week until born - so at least 2 more pounds). Anyway, induced at 40w baby came out at 7lb.
My baby was measuring as a macro baby at 26 weeks; that's what hinted to the doctor it might be GD. Once I started following the diet and got my numbers under control, his growth slowed way down. I would wait and see what they say about her size in another month or so; chances are, if you keep your numbers under control her growth will be normal. Sometimes, babies are just bigger. It's also important to remember that US can be off by 1-2+ pounds as well.
I've only been tracking blood sugar levels for 1 week, but all readings except one were within the normal range. Yet baby girl is measuring in the 94th percentile for her weight and head size. What the heck?!
If your sugars are uncontrolled (either by not staying on top of it or sometimes there's just nothing you can do) your baby can be a higher weight. I had GD with both babies. My son was 7lb5oz and my daughter was 8lb6oz. I was on insulin with both..started insulin at 7 weeks when I was pregnant with my daughter.
Hey preggies! This is like a super nerd alert but I've found an equation developed and validated by researchers/OBs/mathematicians out of Duke Medical Center that predicts birth weight. Out of 87% of births, weight was predicted within 15% of actual birth weight- nearly the same accuracy as birth weight predicted via ultrasound. I just did the equation and if I had Baby D now, she'd weigh 6.46lbs!
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I was diagnosed at ten weeks. Put on glyburide at twelve weeks my little man was 7.4lbs at 38 wks