whats happens to the baby

[charmed24]

after birth if you have gestational diabetes?

[LieselVonGiftwrapp]

I had gestational diabetes and nothing happened to the baby.
I just had a humungous baby

[lulumama]

occasionaly , the baby might need some more monitoring of his /her blood sugar levels...but will not be born diabetic AFAIK....

[CouldEquallyHaveBeenAnAardvark]

They're not born diabetic.

They may need their blood sugar levels monitoring.

If you want to bfeed, you may get doom-laden warnings from midwives about topping up with formula, but you don't necessarily need to and colostrum is the best thing to feed them.

Why do you want to know?

[charmed24]

because i have it just unsure on what will go on

[WigWamBahhumbug]

When dd was born they did a heel-prick test to check her glucose levels. Because she was borderline for low blood sugar, the paediatrician demanded that she have blood samples taken every two hours and was force-fed formula every two hours until her glucose levels stabilised.

I wasn't happy with either and I refused to formula-feed her, although I did initially allow the prick tests to be done. Because she remained borderline they wanted the levels monitoring every hour, which I became unhappy about. The midwives were happy that she was warm, pink, healthy and feeding well, so they supported me in my refusal to allow it to happen on the understanding that if dd showed any other signs of being unwell, I would have to agree to the heel pricks and feeding. It wasn't necessary.

The midwives told me that the paediatricians often ask for this to be done as a precaution, rather than because the baby needs it, whereas the midwives own attitude was to leave well alone unless a problem arose, in which case they would take the paediatrician's advice. Luckily they made me aware that (a) I didn't have to do as the paediatrician asked and (b) there is usually no need to do anything as long as the baby is otherwise healthy. I felt very strongly about not wanting formula though, which may not be so important to you.

[charmed24]

oh that is very important to me i bf my first and intend to with this one dont want him having formula what so ever

[3andnomorethechrimbobimbo]

Charmed was diagnosed with GD when I was having my 2. ds and they did monitor him more closely ( I suppose) and the poor fellow had his blood glucose taken 3 times that first night.....but am pretty sure that the reason why he his blood sugar was lowish was more due to the fact that he cooled out to much right after Birth (thanks to the wonderful Hospital care...I know if I had stuck with my guns and had the Homebirth I wanted, that would NOT have happened, grrr...).
Especially if you have a relatively drug free labour and Birth, you will probably not have any problems with getting Baby latched on straightaway, which should help keep sugar levels in check!
lots of good stuff to read up on:)
some reading material about hypoglycaemia and newborns

[BuffysMum]

I didn't have GD but huge babies and after all the heel pricking with the first I refused to have the others subjected to it and wrote it on my birth plan. There are other signs if their blood sugars dip too low that the MW will pick up on. If the babies feeds frequently everything should be ok they do worry if the baby is not wanting to feed though (that was mine!).

HTH

[charmed24]

thanks for your replys