How does GD affect birth and baby

My baby had low blood sugars after birth, but they gave her glucose syrup and they picked up well. She's 5 months now and a happy healthy kid.
Diabetes meant I needed induction, as the placenta is affected and can stop working. I was induced at 38 weeks. I had a few low blood sugars, particularly in labour as you're not allowed to eat.

Have a read here: https://www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk

There are plenty of postive GD birth stories on there

I was induced at 38.4 for high fluid and big baby. Give birth no pain relief tho and baby was fine, no issues with her blood sugars and I was on metformin and insulin and had some high readings

I was supposed to be induced at 39 weeks but my waters went a week earlier birth ended up in an emergency section but nothing to do with the diabetes baby failed her first 2 sugars but passed the others and was giving her my colostrum through a syringe x

I have PCOS and had the GTT with very high readings in my 3rd trimester. Baby was fine, bloods were normal but she measured small the whole way through and I have low fluid. They don’t know if it was related to GD as usually GD babies are bigger if sugars are not controlled.

I was on insulin before every meal and at bedtime! Induced at 37weeks due to worries about baby ( who was perfect and bigger than predicted at 5lb 8oz)

I had the loveliest labour as well. All very quick, so deffo not impacted by GD ☺️