I had my glucose screening test (GTT) today. It is a test taken between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy to check for gestational diabetes, a high blood sugar condition that some women get during pregnancy. During last month's appointment, the doctor had me take home a sugar solution (contains 50g of glucose) which I need to drink for my GTT. I had the choice to either get the orange or the fruit punch flavor. I took fruit punch :-). I heard a lot of stories about how nasty the juice tastes. My doc's appointment was at 9:30 am so I took the juice at 8:35 am. I finished drinking the bottle at 8:40 am. Timing is critical since they have to draw blood exactly an hour after you finish drinking the juice. After I took my first sip of the fruit punch (expecting it to be real nasty), I looked at Daddy Jarbs and said "this is good!!" lol. It just tastes like a Hawaiian fruit punch. It's sweet but not nasty. Daddy Jarbs thinks I'm weird :-). Baby Jarbs started getting hyper as soon as I finished the drink. It's probably from all the sugar I drank. Daddy Jarbs dropped me off at the doc's office. I had my blood drawn (3 vials) and that was it. They'll check to see how efficiently my body processes sugar. If the reading is too high,I'd have to come back for a three-hour glucose tolerance test to see if I really do have gestational diabetes. I am crossing my fingers that the result will be normal. It should be ready by next week!
Yummy fruit punch
After my GTT, I saw my OB for my routine check up. I found out I gained 2 lbs since last month's appointment. My fundal height measured where it should be at 26 weeks. Baby Jarbs is not measuring big nor small. She's just right where she should be :-). My blood pressure was also normal. Overall, it was a good appointment.
I took the subway back to the office. For a second, I felt dizzy while waiting for the metro since I haven't had anything to eat yet. I am glad it only lasted for 2 seconds and went away. When I got off the metro, I stopped by Cosi to get a sandwich. Since it was still early, they were not serving lunch yet :-(. The manager saw my belly and told her employee "Give her a break. The baby needs to eat". The manager asked how the baby is doing. I said "She's hungry". Long story short, I got my sandwich :-).
