re: Week 22 update

Quoting Kaylie [11.27.11]:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Leslie Strotman-Wilden:</b>" No body's being rude here dear, ... [snip!] ... leave. If you truly had an issue with it you should of contacted the site creature instead of causing this nonsense in a forum."

I did contact the site, three times now. I just feel that education is important for all pregnant women. I declined certain testing as well, because the answer would not have changed the way I felt about the pregnancy, but if it would help me or my son I had the testing done. Unfortunately none of it did any good as my son was stillborn.

Quoting Vindictive:" Also, if I took everything that a doctor said to heart, just because it came out of their mouth, I would be in a much worse position than I am today. Doctors shouldn't be trusted "just because"."

Previously I quoted the wrong thing, I was talking about you being rude to Holly by telling her to "quit bitchin". However, you are welcome to do what you wish, and being an informed consumer is important in all things including health care. But why would you automatically tell a group of women that as long as they're not basically pigs they shouldn't worry about a test. You can do what you wish, but you shouldn't press your views on a topic on all people. There is NOTHING wrong with stating that you will be offered this test and based on your situation may refuse the test if you wish. But acting as if it isn't necessary just because you live a certain life style is EXTREMELY irresponsible!

Quoting Leslie Strotman-Wilden:" Previously I quoted the wrong thing, I was talking about you being rude to Holly by telling her to "quit ... [snip!] ... test if you wish. But acting as if it isn't necessary just because you live a certain life style is EXTREMELY irresponsible!"

Cry me a river. It's no more irresponsible than doctors pushing vaccines without giving the risks, pushing inductions without giving the risks, etc etc. If you're dumb enough to read that sentence and think, "Oh, BabyGaga says I don't need this test, I won't do it".. then that fault is on you and you alone.

As a skinny, healthy gal who had no "clinical characteristics consistent with a high risk of GDM," I'm soooo thankful I took a half hour out of my life to drink a little orange soda at my OB's office and take the GT test during my 1st pregnancy. I did have gestational diabetes, ended up on insulin during the pregnancy, and became Type 1 a year after my daughter was born. I am not alone... I've met several women since who've gone through the same scenario.
Yes, tests should be carefully considered, and of course every mother should be highly involved in the decision-making process. IMHO, this particular test poses NO risk to the mother or child, is only mildly inconvenient, and can save your baby's life/health. What each woman chooses to do is her business. But why any pregnancy website would suggest you "skip it if you're healthy" is completely beyond me!!!

Hilarious how this post is full of n00bs.

I don't think any of you are getting the point of this. Maybe I am just not good at trying to get my point across-or maybe some of you are just waaaay too up your own backsides to see anything but your own opinion. It has NOTHING to do with a mother refusing a test. You want to refuse a test, refuse it-I am certainly not debating that. I've refused tests. It has EVERYTHING to do with the fact that a website FOR PREGNANCY is blatantly saying that it's such a pain in the ass that you should refuse the test.
Someone-Vindictive (which the name says it all I think...) I believe said that if "I" think that someone would listen to what a site like Baby Gaga said, it was ridiculous. Have you even read some of these posts? Yeah-there are a ton of new moms who don't know better. They read what is here expecting it to be accurate information and they don't think twice about it. YOU may know-but not everyone will. That is what I am trying to get them to remove or at least word it differently.
As for all of us posting here as n00bs...just cause a person hasn't been vocal on a forum doesn't make them a n00b.

Quoting Holly Ferry:" I don't think any of you are getting the point of this. Maybe I am just not good at trying to get my ... [snip!] ... As for all of us posting here as n00bs...just cause a person hasn't been vocal on a forum doesn't make them a n00b. "

Aha. I think the backside comment definitely sealed the deal.  

Troll much I see. *sigh* Have fun being Vindictive Miss Vindictive. I wish you nothing but the best in your pregnancy.

Quoting Vindictive:" Aha. I think the backside comment definitely sealed the deal.  "

My question is why do you care? If you have no intention of ever getting the test done, and you have absolutely no problem with the way the site words things then why are you here arguing with us? I mean, really, are you writing the information or something? You are taking all the comments so personally, that I can't help but wonder if you're actually the one putting this crap out there. Why are you so miserable that you have to berate those of us that are trying to educate and be helpful to other women? Most first time mom's have no idea what they're getting into when they become pregnant. They know that they will carry a child for nine months and have a healthy baby at the end of it. I would HATE, absolutely HATE to find another mother who has had a baby with health complications or had a stillbirth because they weren't educated on the risk of gestational Diabetes. How can you be so obtuse? How can you sit there, and be angry with people who are trying to educate first time expectant mother's? You make me sad for you. You have so little in your life worth being happy about that you have to get pleasure out of putting down people who are actually trying to be helpful. I'm so sorry you are so miserable, I'm sorry that you have had three pregnancies that didn't go right. Having gone through that, how can you be so cruel as to get angry with people for trying to prevent it from happening to another mother? I just don't understand you. You should be ashamed of yourself!

Quoting Leslie Strotman-Wilden:" My question is why do you care? If you have no intention of ever getting the test done, and you have ... [snip!] ... for trying to prevent it from happening to another mother? I just don't understand you. You should be ashamed of yourself!"

  Feel better?

The fact that you made a post bitching about one sentence in the 22 week update, and how outraged you are with it, is smurfing hilarious. HILARIOUS. I'm not sure how my pregnancies have anything to do with it, but if that's what helps you sleep at night, bring them into it. Makes no difference to me.

Quoting Vindictive:"   Feel better? The fact that you made a post bitching about one sentence in the 22 week update, ... [snip!] ... have anything to do with it, but if that's what helps you sleep at night, bring them into it. Makes no difference to me."

Oh honey, you don't matter to me much. I have a heart and because of that fact, I can feel sad for you. I do feel sad for you, because this is all you have and that is extremely heartbreaking. Anyone with a heart would feel the same. It's unfortunate that you have not found something to fill your time, in order to feel worthwhile about yourself. It is sad, but will not keep me up at night. If you had asked me for help, if you had asked me to talk to you and help you, I would and THAT would keep me up at night. But the fact that you choose to be miserable, and wallow in it daily. The fact that you can do nothing but try to bring other's down with you makes me sad for you as a person but truth be told this is the last time I'll probably ever think of you. In your mind you will think you've won, but in actuality I have simply moved on with my life. Unfortunately for you, you haven't learned how to do that yet and I hope one day you will. Your lost pregnancies have either made you sour or have made your innate sourness worse, I don't really care which it is. As a woman who has lost three babies and not had the luck you have to have had a healthy child yet I would talk to you and listen to you if I could but you do not desire this. I'm so sorry that you cannot seem to make yourself happy. This is why you try to hurt people on a public forum instead of ignore it. However, it shows just how immature you are, that you think you could actually have that type of control over anyone but yourself. I'm sad for you, but rest easy knowing I will as well.

Quoting Leslie Strotman-Wilden:" Oh honey, you don't matter to me much. I have a heart and because of that fact, I can feel sad for you. ... [snip!] ... you could actually have that type of control over anyone but yourself. I'm sad for you, but rest easy knowing I will as well."

Bwahahaha.

I have a 3 year old.  

Aww.. you guys are friends IRL. No wonder you're up each others asses!