Gestational diabetes

Please share your labor and delivery experience. I have it under control, have gained less weight compared to my others, don't need meds, and baby isnt showing any signs of being a big baby. I am hoping I can still go naturally, instead of being induce and definitely no c section

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I had all the same things throughout both of my pregnancies and deliver 2 healthy baby girls. They were average weight and came at 39 weeks and 39 weeks 1 day. No complications or extras needed. I had natural unmedicated births but I was scheduled for inductions, they just decided to come earlier lol

I had an induction but I had a pretty ideal birth, it was exactly what I wanted.

Had GD last pregnancy, no meds needed just managed with diet. I was induced at 37 weeks due to high BP, baby was 9lb and is 2 now, doing great.

He was my second and my labors tend to be faster so he was out about 22 hrs from induction to delivery. I'll be catching my third one on the way out (⁠/⁠¯⁠◡⁠ ⁠‿⁠ ⁠◡⁠)⁠/⁠¯⁠ ⁠~⁠

Most other mamas I know who had GD went on to delivery vaginally without incident as long as baby was well positioned. Know 2 who had emergency C-sections due to fetal distress.

I am 23 weeks and have only gained 9 lbs, but I also had HG that has since resolved. My blood pressure is actually lower than what I usually am at. But everything is going good like my other pregnancies.

I just really dont want to be induced or have a c section

I didn’t gain any weight with my pregnancy and had a nearly 10lbs baby. They induced me early as he was measuring big (I was on two types of insulin). It ended in a section because he flipped around. Not because of the GD or size.

I was told by the consultant that I could go over due to managing GD well so I was induced at 40+6 but baby came at 41+2. She was measuring only around 6 pounds but she came out at a whopping 8 pounds 4. The scans and measurements aren't always accurate, mine weren't anyway. I did end up having an emergency c section due to when I was pushing my cervix started to go back around her head X

Had it with my middle daughter and she was actually my smallest baby. Induced at 39 weeks. I was on meds metformin and got my weight under control with the diet. Was actually my easiest of all pregnancies

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