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• EiyaWetnhle Says:
  

  OB/GYN. would be the resource you need, not a group of anonymous strangers… the overwhelming majority of which have absolutely no experitise in the area whatsoever.

• mignecciakhiyo Says:
  

  I understand that, but…. I am asking the perspective of others because emotionally she has been having a hard time. It doesn’t hurt to get perspective from others. She is heading to the Doc’s on Thursday and will be talking to the diabetes counselor. I thought by asking, I might be able to offer some insight or empathy.

  I agree that many people have no expertise, but support is often helpful, especially for a dad to be that is not sure what to do.

  Thank you for taking the time to write.

• HstenUsiFOWife Says:
  

  The best thing you can do is to help her…. with whatever she needs. I’ve had several friends developed this during pregnancy and the ones who had supportive husbands did much better. One in particular, her husband took the meal plan and did all the grocery shopping, researched meal recipes, prepared several meals in advance for freezing (so she could have easy meals for lunches) and made himself a virtual expert.

  Other friends had husbands who didn’t take the initiative and they didn’t do so well. One husband even demanded that his wife cook separate meals for him and their other kids because he thought he shouldn’t have to give up his favorite foods just because she was on a strict diet. Needless to say, they aren’t married anymore and he’s just as “supportive” now as he was then.

  The fact that you came here seeking advice shows that you are interested in helping. I would go to the doctor with her, google your little heart out and be the best, supportive husband you can. Look at it as an opportunity for both of you to start a healthy lifestyle that you will continue long after your bouncing bundle of joy arrives. You can even exercise together. I’m sure she would be grateful to know that you are so interested in doing what you can to help her.

• micgeaynichiko Says:
  

  Thank you.. Working my butt off to do what I can.

• jcokost Says:
  

  Make sure she follows. the meal plan her doctor gives her. My best friend developed this while pregnant. Her husband helped out by helping her prepare and cook many of the meals so she wasn’t so overwhelmed with all the changes to her diet. He ate what she ate, as did the rest of the family. It worked out great. She actually ended up losing a lot of weight during her pregnancy just by sticking with her meal plan. She started out overweight at about 200lbs and ended up a healthy weight once the baby was born.

• M1em88g1 Says:
  

  I had this with my first daughter. Its is scary and not a nice thing to go through. She should follow her doctor’s meal plan exactly, and may be given some medicine to help the symptoms. Being supportive is all you can do…

  The good news: If you’re planning to have more children she may not have this in following pregnancies.

• l4yejsads29 Says:
  

  She may be referred to a perinatal clinic. which specializes in GD by her doctor if she doesn’t follow his advice to the letter. We have one in our hospital that doctors commonly refer their patients to. I’m not saying this to “scare” you, but quite frankly the doctor who runs that clinic is a bit hard nosed, much more so than their OB/GYNs, so they only refer their patients as a last resort if they don’t follow basic medical advice.

  I’m sure your wife can follow her OB’s advice and avoid routine visits to a hospital clinic. Motivate her by reminding her of all the complications she will avoid if she does follow her OB’s advice. It will mean a lot less headache for her and the baby.

• menihiykgaicco Says:
  

  THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS. Everyone has offered useful insights. This forum seems much better than some of the other CL forums.

  Thursday is the Doc’s appointment. She’ll be talking to a diabetes specialist. This support helps because I am not sure how to help sometimes and it is good to hear how others coped.

  Thanks for taking the time to write something.

• mocnceitoaans Says:
  

  ask her what would be helpful. Everyone is different and only she knows what will be helpful to her.

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