The background
On the
Friday where I was 38 weeks pregnant, I got a 24 hour gastro bug.
That Saturday
night, my husband got a 24 hour gastro bug of his own.
Then that
Sunday night, my son got it and he couldn’t keep anything down. My husband and I stayed up taking care of him
all night.
Finally,
it looked like it had abated some by 5AM and we could get a few hours rest, and
then my water broke!
The hospital
So into
the hospital I went, no sleep, no food.
They
inserted a ‘power bar’ type needle into my arm to plug in various meds:
-
1
for ivy: to keep me hydrated
-
1
for Oxytocin: to speed up the contractions
-
1
for insulin: I had to remove the pump and let them handle the dosing
-
1
for glucose: to be given when I was in active labor
They
checked my blood glucose every hour. When
I went low they wouldn’t let me take Dex4 or any food to fix it, they injected
me with glucose, then diminished my insulin
When I
went high, they increased the insulin drip.
The Reward
After 12
hours, my daughter was born!
A little
Mini Me of 8lbs and 4 oz
So sweet,
so small, so beautiful!
The dosing
My own
insulin levels immediately drop by a third. I had already programmed an insulin profile
for this into my pump. It’s the placenta
that makes a pregnant Type 1 insulin resistant.
Closing thoughts
-
Hospital
food is terrible! Bland and full of fat
and carbs, not a fresh vegetable in sight. Guess they don’t want you to
overstay your welcome!
-
The
nurses and staff at the Royal Victoria Hospital
in Montreal are
fantastic! Warm and caring and helpful.
-
The
epidural is a fantastic invention!
