35+0
35+1
Funnily enough my next appt is endocrine next week Thursday (must be doctors as well) post the U/S scan next Wed.
I've up titrated my insulins and now I'm on protophane 11U at night and novorapid 10 for breakfast only
So far after a week of high fasting's - up titration til 11 allowed for a fasting BGL of 4.7 and an acceptable post-brekky of 6.something.
High readings no longer upset me. Didn't like them but it wouldn't make me feel bad anymore. Poor kid. It's being bathed in high BGLs despite me being really, really good. One high reading was because of pickles that contained sugar, and the others I think was because I needed to go up on the protophane - high fasting leads to highs post breakfast which makes it harder for the lunch to be in range - and by dinner it all shakes out. I did one day with 12 U novorapid trying to mitigate the high fasting, but it only just made the target of 7.4 post breakfast that day.
GDM is actually a really good excuse to avoid sweets and pizza (one of my least favourite foods). I don't what it is about pizza. It tastes nice whilst I eat it but it never excites me and I'd never go seeking the "best" version of it. I'd never suggest it as something to eat as a group unless the other options look cruddy.
Hopefully the 36 week scan will be okay.
I feel like a giant but only around the middle. I could pass for 28 weeks apparently.
I'm particularly tired in the evenings however if you put on an interesting video I'll stay awake.
Baby brain has set in.
Have I set up the "nursery"?
No.
It's just a bit of a mess in there currently.
I'm thinking to get puppy pads to line the bed with, but it'll make things hot - if I can just use a pillow slip to cover the bassinette mattress, then a pillow protector will probably do.
Are children expensive?
I'm in two minds about this. If your looking at it just from an expenses out point of view, I'd have to say no. So far what I've actually spent is:
$200 on an ultrasound because I don't know why. (first timer nerves I think)
$260 on a car seat (and that was on discount, and had high safety ratings for the type of seat it is) - by far not the most expensive on the market -- but safer than others that are more expensive according to the tests.
and $60 on 6 snoopy onesies just because they're so damn cute and I want the kid to wear them ( and they had low stock at uniqlo so I freaked out that perhaps it'll go out of their catalogue).
Course I'll be loosing my $120k annual income, which will likely go down to approx. 36400 pre tax, some of which will still get taxed at high rate due to financial year not coming around until July. and the govt subsidy is something like 4500 so from 120k pre tax I'll go down to 40k income for a whole year. So that's expensive.
Of course the kid needs to get fed, and cooked for and cleaned after and all that will be ongoing expenses.
I'm working until the last moment in an effort to reduce childcare burden, and also because the aircon is so nice (and, I'm not on nightshift due to insulin -- put me back on nights and I'll go on mat leave asap). Plus, there's N95 masks here and a bit of social. What would I do in the community other than stay home and drive myself nuts.
Today, I was talking to a senior (Jane) who was like your taking a year off?? You'll be so bored.
We'll see, I suppose.
35+2
Here's the kicker. I noticed other pregnant girls were working in covid yesterday -
and I was thinking gee, they're brave. And today my manager tells me "it's not a reason to not work in covid"
me- oh.
me- should I start mat leave early?
manager- it's up to you. (but I know they're short, and I'd rather not.) She's like "is it the PPE?" and I'm like .. yeah the PPE. Very hot.
And so now I've been put onto neuro's roster for the last two weeks (woot!)
Thanks boss. I'm good with that. I know Pete is also uncomfortable with me working in covid.