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I have 3 days until I have to return this to the library lol

Did you know that breastfeeding lowers your risk of developing type 2 diabetes? The breasts use glucose to produce milk so your blood glucose and insulin levels are lower. Women who had Gestational diabetes and didn't breastfeed are 50% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes! I'm so fascinated by everything I'm learning about diabetes!

Did you know Vitamin D deficiency and Magnesium deficiency can contribute to Gestational Diabetes?? Makes perfect sense why I had it my first pregnancy and know multiple women who had GD....no sun exposure!

Most people are magnesium deficient. Pregnancy can further deplet the body of the mineral. I also recently learned about table salt and how it lacks many natural minerals. Real mineral salt can help manage GD!

Loved the meal and snack suggestions! I struggle in particular with healthy and filling snacks and better dinners.

Things I'm trying... Almond milk for my coffee and will try stevia to sweeten my Greek yogurt instead of honey next time I get to the store.

Also apparently instant oatmeal is much higher in carbs than regular oats. Who knew! That's also next on my list to change.

This is a heart book...538 pages. Will I be able to finish before it's due at the library? Lol. I've learned a ton so far, basically Chernobyl was doomed well before its construction. From not using flame resistant wiring to using highly flammable roofing because the Soviet Union was not producing the flame retardant roofing... it's just a disaster.

So far, very easy to read and very informative! I had undiagnosed GD with my son, I'm pregnant again and have been watching my diet since I got the positive pregnancy test. I have my glucose tolerance test next week and I'm anxious to see what the results are. I'm prediabetic so I'm fairly certain I'll fail the test, but it's okay because I already am eating so much better than before and am learning a ton!

Teenagers.
The world says they are impossible. "Just you wait until they are teens and they hate you." That's so not true. The parenting advice Abbie gave is the way I was raised. I never rebelled against my parents, my husband didn't either. We both loved and respected our parents. Were we perfect? Def not, but neither of us were the impossible teens the world says we should've been! Don't let the world lie to you!

Toddler Chapter!

Moms are called to be the adult, the mature ones, we don't throw tantrums because we have life experience and know how to handle our emotions. Toddlers just got here 2 years ago lol. Social media likes to degrade toddlers for laughs, I have seen many mommy accounts call their toddlers *ssholes. "Moms are the emotional thermostat of the home". We set the tone! How we perceive our kids is important

Currently read the chapter on the newborn stage. It's a good thing to get into my head now how fleeting that stage goes. I know my son was very fussy but I really don't remember anything else from that stage. My focus for this new baby will be to just rejoice in all the hardships that newborns bring because it goes insanely fast.

It took me way too long to realize I didn't have the right copy logged. 😅