Stress test and gestational diabetes?
Monday, September 6th, 2010 at
3:08 pm
I’m 22 weeks pregnant and was wondering what exactly a stress test is while you’re pregnant and when do they normally do them? Also when do they normally test for gestational diabetes? Is it too soon for me to ask my doctor for those tests?
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It’s definitely too early for the diabetes test. They done around 27 weeks. A stress test is done to see if your baby is under stress while you’re in labor so yes, it’s too late for one of those as well.
I thought the GD test was around 24 weeks?? If I remember correctly.
And I’m not sure about a "stress test" I had to take "non stress tests" towards the end of my pregnancy…and that basically involved laying on a bed for 30 minutes wearing a fetal monitor while they did kick counts. No biggie.
Im not sure about the stress test but your doctor will administer the gestational diabetes test around weeks 26-28. I failed my 1 hour test and I then had to take the 3 hour test to determine if I had it. That test came back fine. But here is the process. The one hour test, you will drink a solution mix and wait one hour in the office then they will draw blood. If the results are fine, you are done. If not, you will take the 3 hour test. You will have blood drawn before the drink , take the drink, then have blood drawn 3 more times on the hour. Then , they will read these results for accuracy. IF you are determined to have gestational diabetes, your doctor will then know how to treat it. good luck and dont stress about it.
I don’t know about a stress test but GD test is at around 28 weeks.
Every woman doesn’t get a stress test. It’s just if they see reason for it,and I’m not exactly sure how they do that.
I had the "sugar test" aka gestational diabetes test this morning and it basically involves drinking a very sweet drink and waiting an hour and then getting your finger poked so they can check your sugar level and make sure everything looks good.
Prior to taking it,they will tell you not to eat or drink anything but water past 12 am.
I’m 31 weeks and just got mine,however my friend got hers at around 28 weeks.
Gestational diabetes test is at 28 weeks. It is a 1 hour screening test. You drink a glucose solution and have your blood drawn 1 hour later. If you pass that is it. If you fail (about 25% of women do) you have to go for the 3 hour glucose screening. You drink a glucose solution and your blood is taken at 1 hour intervals for 3 hours. If you fail that (3% of women do and have GD) you are diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes.
Stress tests and non-stress tests are not routine and only indicated if you have a problem. Most women are given non-stress tests — it monitors contractions, fetal movement and fetal heart rate. Stress tests are done in the presence of induced contractions with either IV pitocin or nipple stimulation. At 22 weeks you would not be given a contraction stress test.