Three times the journey : More tests... What next?

Mum has now left and I'm feeling ok about being in hospital I definitely missed her daily visits and would often look to the clock around 12pm and wonder when she was coming in. However, I was looking forward to the arrival of my sister Alanah.
The doctors were still visiting me daily to check my status, and usually it was the same with minor pains and that I would experience. With my belly starting to really grow I was starting to get uncomfortable with moving and general walking etc. I was still waiting on the full effects of the iron infusion to kick in, as they told me it could take 6 days for my body to process it and accept it.
The doctors informed me I was at high risk of getting gestational diabetes and needed to be checked ASAP. I was dreading this a little as I knew that meant fasting for 12 hours eeeek how would I cope!! It was all booked in and they explained to me that I could not eat from 12 that night until after the test was finished. I set an alarm for 11.3opm so that I could get up and have some toast to try and keep me going for a little longer. The morning went slow before they came to get me in my wheelchair, and headed down for the test.
Drinking the drink wasn't too bad, went down ok and then just had to wait for hour for the first sets of bloods, then another hour and then I would be able to eat. However, 45 mins into the test I started to feel a little queasy ... I told the receptionist who informed the pathology people. I don't think they knew how bad I was feeling just told me I was close to the first bloods, at hour they came and took bloods and I told them I was still feeling really nauseous ... They got me a spew bag (although I think they thought I was just over exaggerating), not even 5 min later after trying to keep it down the whole drink came up I could not stop vomiting, I instantly felt super weak my body was tired hungry and very sore now. They stopped the test then and got a nurse, I was taken back up to my ward to recover. I felt weak for about the next 4 hours after a sleep and some food started to feel a little better. I was hoping like anything that I wouldn't need to do it again.. The docs came to check me again and explained that I would have to do the test again although they would be giving me strong anti-nausea tablets to make it through.. I was now dreading this as knew what it was like. (They were kind in giving me 2 days to recover fully before they would do the test again.)

Alanah arrived and was great to have some more company through the day, although some days did go pretty quickly and was getting myself into a wee routine. I was getting sick of the sleepless night by this stage, more and more patients some with babies were admitted into my room and I was barely getting and 1 or 2 straight sleep at night. (I will add in a daily routine later to show how my days are spent ).

Was the day of the second attempt and had another night of fasting, however this night was very disturbed and I think I got a total of 3-4 hours, I was feeling terrible, tired and cranky!! I was giving the tablet and heading down to the test. They were very good with me and knew I couldn't make the last one.. It went a lot better after the drink I never felt yuk or that and the 2 hours passed quicker than I thought.. Just have to wait for the results (crossing my fingers and toes as I was loving my treats :)..) I was still feeling really tired so trying to block out the noise I nod off to sleep, within ten minutes Im woken by the nurse, (was about to lose my cool) when she explained to me that they have got me into my own room! I didn't care that I was woken I happily got up and packed up my bits put it on my bed and the nurse showed me to my new home! It was great my own space a door to close, ensuite :) :) and a fridge. I settled in put up some photos and got it looking more personal. After I was all settled I got picked up again for my scan, heading there I was a little nervous like usual but eager to see the progression. They didn't need to do a growth scan of the babies as they have showed good growth throughout the pregnancy they just concerned about my cervix, last week it was 19mm so i was hoping it wasn't too far off that, As they measured I watched eagerly to wait the response. They told me it was now 15mm so has decreased a little more this week. They then got me to bring my shoulders toward my belly putting pressure on it and then measured that and it was only 10mm so Its getting shorter with pressure. I asked if they think I could make it to 30 weeks and said unknown really hard to know how it will pan out, they just hoping there wont be any change for the next 2 weeks..

I get back from scan and settled back into my new room when the nurse appears to do my obs, she said they got the results back from my test and explained to me that I did have gestational diabetes :( I was so sad another thing to add to the list of things that haven't gone my way.. She explained the basics of it and said people would be in to check on my closely and guide me through it. The diabetes lady came to see me and said I had to go to a class the next day to learn more about it. They had already been taking my sugar levels but now were watching them very closely. I really don't want to be put on tablets or insulin needles, so I am hoping I can adjust my diet and it be okay.

Photos included - I will add some up from week 24 as well, and some from this week :)