Change of "Plans"

My distaste for making "plans" is no secret on the blog. Although it has been really fun making plans for baby. We've made lots of plans for the baby. Plan all you want, but flexibility is a MUST when it comes to pregnancy and it's subsequent delivery. I know this to be true after 30 weeks of a completely normal, relatively easy pregnancy, then finding out that I have Gestational Diabetes.

HOLD THE PHONE!

Gestational Diabetes?! No one is more surprised than me. In the grand scheme of things, it's not a big deal. It does however change a few plans.

It was nice to be blissfully unaware, eating what ever I wanted and growing a giant first grader. But I'm glad to know that I am doing what I can to ensure this baby has every chance at a successful and healthy end to it's gestational period. Here's a list of the changes we've made and the silver lining I'm choosing to embrace.

1. Really really really cutting back on sweets and dairy. Lordy, me! I miss it so! But the baby didn't need it in the bucket loads I was feeding it anyways. Frankly, neither did I.

2. Checking my blood sugar 4 times a day and calling them in once a week to the fetal med nurse. Actually, no silver lining here. It's not fun. Except maybe that I don't have to do it 5 times a day?

3. We are no longer candidates for giving birth at the birthing center, but rather have to do it in the hospital because of my "high risk" status. This is probably my biggest disappointment as I wanted to do a calm water birth in a more serene location than a hospital. It also may mean that we will be induced a few weeks ahead of schedule. I really wanted to avoid induction. Silver lining, however, we may be meeting Bebo a little earlier than expected!

4. Birthing at the hospital. (BLECH!!) I liked the idea of going home the day of delivery and not spending the night. I really had to think hard about a silver lining to this one. It's the worst part in terms of restructuring our birthing plans! Alas, I found one anyway....Nursing is going to be a task in it of itself, and I was a little nervous about pretty much learning to do it all on my own. Now that I"ll be spending the night, I'll have wonderful nurses willing to help where needed throughout the night. That's actually a blessing.

So there you have it; the best and worst of gestational diabetes as I know it at this point. I don't know what it may lead to beyond the pregnancy, but I know that God is good. I may never know how, but His mercies are in these new "plans" somewhere. Honestly, it has taken me some time to reach a point where I can look at the bright side of it all. It was scary news and I wanted to deny every bit of it. This is where I have no choice but to depend on God's love and faithfulness. Life tends to be that much greater when we learn to follow His lead and trust that He's in control of it all.