This was the easiest and quickest appointment yet. No bloodwork, no money due. Just the usual- blood pressure, weight, urine sample, and listening to the heartbeat.
All was well! I took this opportunity to ask my doctor about the sugar test, that I was scheduled to have on my next visit. It is the glucose tolerance test. I have had the test five times now, with my other pregnancies, and each time I did not have gestational diabetes. I asked him if it was really necessary for me to take the test again. I am frugal, and so I thought that maybe I could save some money, and just not have the test done.
I asked my doctor for his opinion. He said that the more pregnancies you have, the higher your risk goes up, to get gestational diabetes. He then added that it is important to know for sure if a mother has it or not, because it can cause problems for the baby during and after delivery. So I told him that I would have it done and explained that I was asking because I am cheap. My doctor laughed and said that he is too.
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