Almost 12 weeks DONE.

Well, here's a WHOLE LOT of me on show!!! Can you see the bit where the top bit of my tummy sticks up now??? Well, it's like, firm too - F R E A K Y. 

Well, I finally felt well today, after a long few days of feeling SOOOOOO illl. 

What did I do with my new happy reduced-morning-sickness situation (I still felt a bit sick after 3 pm.... but it was not too bad) - I knitted some, I ate my protein with  a smile, I exercised after lunch and walked to the bridge outside Royston Station and met Iain after work and walked home with him even though it was raining slightly (wore a big coat, scarf, hood, Uggs and had an umbrella!!! Lambykins and I were well safe. Iain reckons I walked 2 miles). 

Ok, I didn't really cook anything sophisticated or do a very good job emptying the wardrobe for Iain - all the clothes, shoes and hats are out, BUT ... they are not sorted and packed away yet. Urghhh. Big task ahead.  Iain has started taking the old wardrobe apart and hopefully will make the new wall over this weekend. 

I also had a thought about my GD fears and talked to Abba about borrowing a diabetes monitor. He'll let me have his spare on Sunday (Abba, Mamma and Boro Phuppu are popping over on Sunday night now with bhuna gosht YESSSSS). I feel I really can't trust the 'specialists' at Addenbrookes - they don't even know about IR as far as I can tell ... the best I can do under the circumstances is see how far I can keep the GD at bay by monitoring my sugar, adjusting my food and hopefully getting the extra motivation to exercise a LOT more. The Yoga class will help I think ... I can go to the one on Tuesday evening as my scan will already be done (Monday).  If I still can't make it work maybe Whitcroft can help me ....  

I read this paper today on GD and PCOS ladies, and the good news is the link that both the PCOS and the non-PCOS groups in the study who got GD had was family history of diabetes, being overweight before the BFP, and gaining lots of weight during pregnancy. That was what they had in common, and the number of people who got GD were about the same in both groups, percentage wise. The PCOS ladies had more insulin tolerance issues - most of them had SOME, but this was not GD level trouble. It sucks that actually I DO have a very strong family history of Diabetes, and my BMI was higher than 25 before my BFP .... (26.7 or so I think....). So what counts in my favour is how much I improved my situation before the BFP, and what I am doing now to stop it getting worse. 

Am still scared, but a more productive adrenalin-happy fear. 

Walking and exercising and stuff was good, I liked being able to do that today. The high protein breakfasts are helping. Tomorrow I am in London and won't be able to count my carbs exactly, and am out with Tanyapa at this school nearby she will be at for a flying visit (Model United Nations?) and we'll be at Jo & Jay's place for Jo's birthday party, and then Sunday night we'll have curry and stuff .... so no counting ........ but I WILL watch my carbs and eat as much protein as possible, and stick to my 3 meals. When I check my sugars from Monday, I'll see how well I'm doing by eye .... 

I can then move on to counting the carbs like I'm meant to and see if that's better. 

Yeah, we have a plan! 

The most exciting news of the day though, is Anushe has had her son! Yaaay. I believe it must have been yesterday that he was born. I am sure all is well, haven't spoken to anyone. Am so pleased for them all. Well done Anushe & Jake!