20w, 1d

Went in for my 1 hr glucose test today. Normally the test is done around 28 weeks. The risk of GD (gestational diabetes) is higher in multiple pregnancy so my dr office likes to have it checked sooner so it can begin to be controlled sooner and result in (hopefully) less issues. No clue what the results are and no clue when I will find out. Probably not until my next appointment unless there was an issue.

Didn't really know what to expect. I have heard about the test. Basically heard you drink a sugary drink and then an hour later you get your blood drawn. That pretty much sums it up. The drink was orange, kinda like that concentrate orange drink you get from McDonald's only maybe they didn't add quite enough water to dilute it. It wasn't so bad for the first half of the cup. After that, well, I was just glad I took my anti-nausea drugs earlier today. Although I am doing much better with sweet/sour things, too much is still an issue for me. During the first trimester, anything sweet would lead me to puking. I couldn't even eat fruit. Glad that issue is much better or else I never would have made it an hour with that stuff in my stomach.

So I sat for an hour. I took my headphones and listened to some music while I worked on the second of the two baby sweaters I am knitting. I had a bit of a sugar high at first and felt kinda sickish. Then it was getting close to my normal veg on the couch time and the sugar was probably dropping off a bit and I thought I could use a nap. They stole some of my blood and I was outta there.

While they were draining my blood, I thought that it has really been a long time since I have had to give up some of my blood. Like... 2 months? Apart from any infertility treatments, I had only had blood drawn a handful of times. During my injectable/IUI cycles, it jumped up to nearly daily. But, there I was again. Hopefully that is the end of my GD testing.