I found out recently that I will be leaving the field of midwifery and officially becoming a stay at home (maybe even a WAHM) at the end of April. I am still a midwife just not practicing for now due to the financial status of the birth center I work for.
I am looking forward to bloging more, exploring my creativity, taking more pictures and so much more!
I will miss being with my birth center family, the clients and welcoming babies into the world...I know that life will lead me back to that passion again some day, but for now I can use my knowledge to help women and other ways. It will also be a blessing to watch Claire grow, and if God blesses us with more children, watch our family grow. Looking forward to sharing more with you as this new adventure unfolds <3
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Another option for glucose screening
I talked about the Jelly Bean option a few months back and now want to offer up another option for the dreaded 1hour glucose screen.
You want to eat a normal meal that morning, then wait about 2-3hours and choose one of these snacks:
-16oz OJ and 1/2 banana (normal size)
-8oz of Apple juice and 1/2 banana
-8oz Grape juice and 1/2 banana
-6oz Grape Juice and a whole banana
The idea is to get the same 50g dose that the glucola has...so make sure its the real juice (no sugar free), no watering down and a normal size banana.
As before you need to eat the snack in a reasonable time frame, 2-5mins. Make sure you arrive early to have your blood drawn and that you know the time you started the glucose challenge, this is so the blood draw is on time and more accurate. If you are going to a lab site and not the your Midwife's office for the screening, then make sure your lab will agree to draw your blood if you started the test before arriving...if not, ask your Midwife to put the test in as a 2hour post perennial. This will allow you to eat your snack and the lab to draw the blood timed but without the headache of explaining the test method you have chosen. Make sure you still do the test at the 1hour mark!!
Hope this helps, have any questions let me know : )
You want to eat a normal meal that morning, then wait about 2-3hours and choose one of these snacks:
-16oz OJ and 1/2 banana (normal size)
-8oz of Apple juice and 1/2 banana
-8oz Grape juice and 1/2 banana
-6oz Grape Juice and a whole banana
The idea is to get the same 50g dose that the glucola has...so make sure its the real juice (no sugar free), no watering down and a normal size banana.
As before you need to eat the snack in a reasonable time frame, 2-5mins. Make sure you arrive early to have your blood drawn and that you know the time you started the glucose challenge, this is so the blood draw is on time and more accurate. If you are going to a lab site and not the your Midwife's office for the screening, then make sure your lab will agree to draw your blood if you started the test before arriving...if not, ask your Midwife to put the test in as a 2hour post perennial. This will allow you to eat your snack and the lab to draw the blood timed but without the headache of explaining the test method you have chosen. Make sure you still do the test at the 1hour mark!!
Hope this helps, have any questions let me know : )
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