Hi Sammybee-

I am also new to this website, and you're right - it's time I ask for help too : )
I have been a type 1 diabetic for about 11 years. I found out I was pregnant at a time when I was not taking good care of myself. I saw my doctor, and right away he considered me "high risk". I had ultrasounds once a month. I do know of 2 complications, and fortunately neither of these affected my son. Most complications (I think) come from high blood sugar. Brain damage (especially in the early stages) and high birth weight are a couple. I did have an amniocentesis because they wanted to induce me as soon as his lungs were fully developed. They said it was because there was a higher risk of stillbirth, but I'm not sure if that's from the diabetes or from his weight. (He was 8-14). I'm sure that you- and baby- will be fine - especially if your blood sugars are under control. Hope this helps! Let me know if you have more questions - I would also like to know how the pump is working for you! Thanks!

Hi Sammybee,

I just wanted to encourage you . I have had diabetes for 34 years and am the proud Mom of 2 wonderful sons. It was not easy, or as I'm sure you know without risk but the end result is so worth it! Neither of my boys has any complications from my having diabetes! I hope you are doing well and enjoying every minute of being pregnant!

Hey Sammybee, I have been a type 1 diabetic for 24 years and have a happy health 19 yo daughter who doesn't have diabetes.

My advice to you is to get your blood sugars on a really tight control before you fall pregnant and watch your numbers throughout the pregnancy. As a diabetic you have more ultrasounds throughout your pregnancy and I did have an amniocentesis the day before my daughter was born to check if her lungs had formed completely. She was delivered by caesarian the next morning three weeks early. Here in Australia they do not let a diabetic go full term due to the risk of the placenta dying in the last couple of weeks of pregnancy.

Having a baby can be risky for a "normal" woman but one with diabetes can increase the risk slightly also but you can do a few easy things to make sure the risk is decreased. Eat well and healthy, take calicum and foliate supplements, keep your control under close watch and see your specialist regularly and don't freak out by all your friends and family telling you pregnancy horror stories.

Of all the things that I have done in this lifetime, nothing gives me a greater joy than looking at my daughter as she grows up into the woman she was meant to be. I wish you the same joy that I have found.

Hi Sammybee
I have diabetes for 37 years. When I had my children, ages now 32,29 and 26, taking care of diabetes was very different. There was no blood meters, no pumps, ect. to have better control of the diabetes. With my first child there was no ultra sound !!.
Everytime I found out I was pregnant my doctor right away had me see him every 2 weeks for the first 3 months, once a month the next 3 months and then back to 2 weeks until the end which was every week. I had to go for blood test to make sure my sugar was OK. Two of my Children were born premature by 3 weeks which I heard is standard for a diabetic women. My first one was very premature because they didn't have ultra sound so they kept doing amniocentesis on me to see how far long I was because I didn't know when I got pregnant . That cause me to go into premature labor an she was born with her lungs not develop. She had to stay in the hospital longer but is now a healthy 32 year old with a child of her own. The weights were 6Lb6oz, 9lbs 1 oz and 7 lbs 13 oz. With the technology today I would not be afraid to have a baby. As long as you see your doctor and take good care of yourself you should be fine.

Hello sammybee. My name is Ronl, and i have been a type1 diabetic for almost 8 years. I am currently pregnant with my 2nd child (my first will be 4 this year) and although pregnancy is much more stressful than it wouldve been without the diabetes, i can honestly say it is still worth it!! The biggest risks are of course giving birth to a BIG baby (which can also cause complications for baby later in life), or baby having a defect due to uncontrolled sugar levels during his/her developmental stages in the womb. Although the maternity clinic i am attending has about 50 other diabetic moms, it is not very often that something goes wrong. So, be sure to look after yourself and your sugar levels, and you and baby should both be just fine!!

Thank you! Thank you Sammybee for asking my question before I got here and thank you to everyone who's answered!!! I have been diabetic for about 13 years and am desperately wanting a baby. The diabetes is one of our bigger concerns. To hear people with such positive things to say means so much! Really, I am now in tears to read good things and to think I might finally have found a good place for support.

I am a new diabetic type 1 also aka but im pregant with my first I am a high rick pregancy but any woman over 30 is concered that i just have to watch the diet and keep blood sugars in check and i have not one complation in this pregancy i am due in september so best of luck to you