When I was pregnant with Sadie, I failed my glucose test. I went down the winding path of gestational diabetes with all of its carb counting, blood sugar checks, and lots of walking after meals. During Mordecai’s pregnancy, I passed the glucose test by just five points. It was a relief! And then I had a big baby boy who had shoulder dystocia. I always wondered if I had diabetes during his pregnancy and didn’t know it and ate as normal and then he got big? I don’t know. Anyways, as the title of this post hints at… I failed my glucose test with baby number three.

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