So, I've been getting a lot of ultra sounds to monitor the growth of this little guy since he's in the 5 percentile for weight. Three weeks ago my doctor had me start drinking Costco's Premier Protein shakes, which contain 30 grams of protein (along with tons of vitamins). I eat my normal diet and then drink 1 shake every day. The ultra sound today shows he is in the 33 percentile! In 3 weeks time he went from the 5% to 33%! I didn't know it was possible to increase that much, but my doctor apparently did because he said this is exactly where he expected him to be if the protein worked. Wow! Good thing Costco sells these shakes in bulk! The little guy now weights 3 pounds, 13 ounces. I have gained 26 pounds total (doctor wants me at 30+ pounds by delivery) and my belly measures 37 1/2 inches around. I failed my first glucose test. My blood glucose was 194 (should be under 140), I passed the 3 hour glucose test though. My fasting blood glucose was 73 (should be under 90), 1 hour was 144 (should be under 180), 2 hour was 154 (should be under 155) and 3 hour was 153 (should be under 140). So, I was over on one of the blood draws, but in order to have gestational diabetes you have to be over on 2 of the draws. My 2 hour was really close to the limit, but I still passed.
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