labour and delivery with type 1 diabetes | my story

I'm so excited to be back with my first postpartum video!! Today I am sharing my labour and delivery experience with type 1 diabetes - including how I prepared my diabetes for labour and delivery, my induction process, giving birth, and managing my blood sugars! I hope this video will be helpful to anyone with type 1 diabetes who is hoping to have a baby one day or is currently pregnant!
0:00 Intro and life update
2:46 How I prepared my diabetes for labour and delivery
4:44 My labour and delivery experience
9:23 Managing T1D during labour and delivery
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[@45rrr676ggu]

I respect you choice not to show Eden 🥰🥰

[@IlluminosaImmortalis]

I'm so thankful for this. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a year and a half ago as a twenty six year old. So crazy how it changed my life. And now I'm 36 weeks pregnant! So I'm thankful for your perspective. Thanks for sharing!

[@ShesDiabetic]

Michelle you are so SO SO AMAZING!!! CONGRATULATIONS to you and Raffi!!! Omg…4-5 throughout delivery!! WOW WOW WOW!! You are a super duper Wonder Woman Mama!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video- I’m so impressed and really take a lot of comfort and insight from your experience! Eden is a beautiful name and she has some absolutely incredibly parents!! Mazel Tov!!! 💕🥂🥳🤗🥰💙

[@RC-nz9zd]

Thank you for sharing. The labour and delivery has me so nervous especially the induction process. Glad to see you were able to keep your pump on the whole time. I will be speaking with my obgyn Monday and state that it is part of my birth plan to keep my pump on the whole time. I don't feel comfortable having others especially if they are not an endocronlogist managing my insulin especially when I had a very bad experience at a hospital once and they managed it improperly. I am also afraid someone will accidently overdo the insulin not understanding what they are doing. I will be definitely not be consenting to an IV. The pump has so many fail safes and I read a study that moms that stay on the pump during delivery have much better control than IV. Thanks again for sharing and helping to ease my mind.❤❤

[@9thmachine]

Glad to see you back! I am happy you have decided to remain a diabetes lifestyle "program" (for selfish reasons), and I continue to get great advice from you that has helped me out greatly over the past few years. Good going!

[@roxanneviau241]

Welcome back Michelle! ❤️ I’m very happy to hear everything went well with L&D! I was very happy to see the notification pop up saying you had posted! Look forward to the next video 😊

[@globalcitizen6309]

Welcome back Michelle! Many Congratulations on your new born 💕 so glad that you've had a safe delivery and you're both in good health 💕

[@jonathanstirn717]

Glad to have you back! Congratulations to you and your husband! This channel was a huge support for me when I was diagnosed a few years ago. Thank you for all you do.

[@milenrufta5283]

congrats my sis & am T1D & pray for me to be a mom

[@locomademoiselle]

You're absolutely amazing!! well done Mama and Raffi!xxx

[@carlapujolras5022]

Welcome Michele! we are very happy as well to see you back in your new situation! exciting! is really great to hear it all went super good and both you and Eden are super healthy! and seemed super straighforward (beyond the long waiting time at the start)...so yeah!!! it always looks very hard and very complicated...but you made it easy! we are happy happy and looking forward to hear more experiences! above all thanks for sharing with us!

[@auswalker7865]

Congratulations Michelle - to you and your husband. From now on it will be one marvelous adventure for the three of you. Best wishes from Australia.

[@nonelah]

Happy to have you back! About not showing Eden..great choice! I’m happy everything went well and I super super love the fact that you’re not going to change the focus of your channel to only motherhood stuff. Thank you so much for sharing. I’m not sure about being a mum, but have to admit that delivery worries me hell of a lot, so nice to hear your story 😘

[@mariapfeffer6106]

I got so excited when I got the notification for this video! Congratulations mama! Sending you all the good vibes 💕

[@sabellalarkin3030]

I’m just now starting to follow your channel...this is the first video I’ve seen & I shed some happy tears 🥲 I’m 30 (been living with T1D for 19+ years) and I’m so grateful for everyone that is sharing their pregnancy, labor & delivery, new mom experience with T1D because it’s making it a real possibility & paving the way for others. Thank you for sharing Michelle! Congratulations to you and your husband! Looking forward to following along your new mom journey! ❤️

[@umat4892]

Welcome back Michelle!!! Glad to See You...😀❤️

[@maryjwood]

Congratulations, Michelle, on the birth of your baby daughter and welcome back to your channel. You were missed!

[@andreasbb9693]

Hi Michelle, good to see you again! : ) So great that everything went well! All best wishes and love to you and Raffi and Eden!!!

[@waitingforparadise5d679]

Congratulations! My first pregnancy with my 1 year old son I was induced at 38 weeks. I was in labor for 38 hours and pushed for 4. He was born a perfect 7lbs 4oz but his head was in the 99th percentile. We recently miscarried at almost 9 weeks and hope to get my body healthy for another pregnancy. Thank you for your videos, they have motivated me to get my diabetes in better control. ❤️

[@celebratethemoment2778]

Congrats. So glad to see you back!

[@lucieni]

Just lovely to see you back here x

[@alexb.1320]

Welcome back! Glad to hear everything went well.

[@annavange5831]

Thanks for sharing your story, Michelle, and congratulations! It would be cool to see maybe a day in the life video of a new mom with type 1 diabetes.

[@captainkirk5548]

I'm a diabetic of only ten years at 63. I'm watching this series because you are talking about diabetes. Thanks.

[@kristalculler3928]

Congratulations again on your baby girl! Welcome back

[@michellebissell5099]

Was so excited to see your video. Congratulations on your little girl. I love the information you share 😊

[@nadiatasci537]

Congratulations on the birth of your baby! I am also a type 1 mom, my kids are 7 and 10 now! I remember going through the same experience as you. We are definitely our own experts!

[@allisonkirkland1145]

Congratulations!! I love you channel and I have been waiting to see how you were doing 💗

[@kristymarie6065]

I’m so glad everything is well. Thank you for sharing my daughter has type 1

[@hiyapatel7275]

your everyday routine as a new t1d mom? id love to watch that... I absolutely love your videos

[@funwithmyiesha1095]

Congratulations. Was eagerly waiting for this video.

[@amandajames3185]

Congrats!!! I was so waiting for this video

[@ayman_khuzundar]

Happy to see you back !

[@222realestbih]

OH MY GOD I HAVENT SEEN U IN SO LONG AND IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!💗

[@Lobstrique]

listening to your story while being a Russian feels surreal. here birth is mostly a nightmare experience really happy to see you back, I'll tell you that :) i smiled hard when i saw the new video alert!

[@nadinelove403]

Thank you so much I’ve been having anxiety about it since i found out I’m pregnant and I’m a type 1 diabetic and you helped so much god bless your family ❤❤

[@Madztr5]

Very happy to hear things went well!

[@catherinejaep2865]

Congratulations sounds like you completely aced it! What amazing blood sugars! Videos like this are such a comfort!

[@MichelleLord]

Aww thank you! I'm so happy to share a positive birth experience with T1D ❤️

[@EllamentaryPenguin]

Welcome back , Michelle! Thanks for sharing your experience 😀 100% respect your choice to not show Eden in your videos.

[@not_in_the_know]

Congrats Michelle and Ravi!! :)

[@marinatrotta8355]

Thanks for sharing your story! My first baby is due 1/1. Currently plan is to be induced at 39 weeks.. sooo Christmas baby!

[@sydneystein9303]

Hi Michelle. So glad that everything was uneventful but very eventful for the right reasons. I’ve learned so much about T1 from you so please keep making them. You’re a lucky little girl, Eden, to have a T1 and #1 Mommy:) 🙏💙

[@MichelleLord]

Thank you so much Sydney! ❤️

[@LadyLyk]

Hi Michelle. I wish I found your channel before I had my first born. I had a traumatic time with my labour and delivery. My Endo team didn’t have enough time to prepare me or notes for my midwives and doctors during my L&D, as I was admitted pretty quickly after finding out I had preeclampsia at 36+4. I had my son exactly 37w. They ended up getting rid of my insulin pump and using their big bulky mechanical insulin pump on one arm and other arm for emergency use. The BP machine. i also had the epidural early on 2cm dilated. Which made me completely bed bound. Which ended in an emergency c-section. To my disappointment… This time with my second I am doing more research and wanting more support. I want to be able to get up if I need too instead of being restrained for 24+hrs. I’m going to try follow this up with my Endo team so the correct information is given to my midwives and doctors at the time of L&D. I want to use my own insulin pump this time and hold off on the epidural until closer to delivery. I want to be freee to help move my labour process along faster as I only got to 5cm dilation by 27h mark ending in C-section. Baby was in distress and had the cord around his neck 4 times. 😣😞 this time I really want to be mobile in hopes it gets baby in a better position and no cord wrapping!!! Please pray for my L&D to be successful and end in a VBAC. I would be so so happy. I want to enjoy and remember my birth story, NOT have 0 memory after having a c-section. I really don’t remember much, they drugged me hardcore to the point I fell asleep. Oh please pray my baby makes it through and we end in a successful VBAC and we are both healthy and happy x 🙏❤

[@petersam5835]

So happy for you guys♥️

[@joannecummings5443]

Congratulations I am so happy for you. Glad to hear all went well and that you were not going to be changing the format of your station. I'm looking forward to more videos congratulations again.

[@MichelleLord]

Thank you Joanne :) !

[@jamesbecker3440]

Congrats on new baby!

[@narmstr1]

Hi Michelle..Congrats on becoming a mom..

[@lisalacelles9203]

I've missed yours videos.. congratulations, so excited for future content.

[@MichelleLord]

Thank you!!

[@dianalieskovsky8729]

I’m so happy your doing so well. Nice to see you back. Take care. Rest when baby rests. 😌

[@MichelleLord]

Thanks Diana! I'm trying my best to rest whenever she does :)

[@PowderBlueML]

Thank you for this!

[@meganschrup7943]

Thank you for sharing!! Congratulations again!🥰💕

[@MichelleLord]

Thanks so much Megan! ❤️

[@Mssfjj]

Thank you so much for sharing. I have approximately 7 weeks left of my pregnancy (5 if I'm induced around 38 weeks), so thank you so much, this was extremely helpful!! I hope you will keep posting videos about mom life with type 1, there are so many things I'm wondering about how we are going to handle:)

[@MichelleLord]

So exciting! I hope you feel well in your last 7 weeks of pregnancy, and I wish you a safe and easy delivery ❤️😊

[@ladylauder3972]

Congratulations to you both.

[@krystalwilliams841]

I have type 1 and 26 weeks pregnant ❤

[@kaitlynpejkovic]

Congratulations!!!

[@ravikumarkumarasamy4922]

Congratulations 💐💐💐

[@AkaiMiso]

Congratulations!

[@munafree2454]

I would love a Q &A video

[@scribbledoncemore663]

Congratulations 🤱

[@45rrr676ggu]

Congratulations 🥰🥰🥰

[@fawziaahmed6181]

Congratulations 🥳

[@monat8231]

Congratulations 🎈 ❤️

[@kaylierogers]

If you’re breastfeeding, I’d love to see a video all about that relating to T1D.

[@marisolrau8720]

1 i respect your choice not show baby Eden ( pretty name btw ) 2 this is bringing me peace, i may be 13, but i want a family, and knowing that another T1D has had a baby, and servived, makes me feel like i can too

[@wendymartindale-bergene6120]

Congratulations

[@carolinasallas2525]

Gostaria muito dos seus vídeos legendados para o português

[@bingibaby268]

Can’t find any videos on T1D pregnancy or vlogs of labor and delivery

[@annejohnston3]

Did you set up your "postpartum" settings before labor ahead of time?

[@a24e]

Also was your delivery at Mount Sinai in Toronto?

[@ximenamartinez2269]

I know this video is a year old but I needed SO MUCH! Just one question (and I hope you can reply soon since I’m going to be induce this Friday 9/8 😅) did they allow you to make skin-to-skin with your baby once she was out? Did they took her away? I would love to have the chance of having skin-to-skin with my baby girl but I don’t know if they’ll allow it 😢 (btw I’ve had T1D for 30yrs, this is my first baby and my diabetes hasn’t been better than during pregnancy with TIR of 90% and a recent A1C 5.3, so diabetes management hasn’t been an issue during my pregnancy at all)

[@kavyad147]

Hello Michelle.. I'm also a type 1 diabetic mellitus insulin dependent diabetic patient. I'm 7weeks pregnant now second pregnancy. 1st delivery is normal. And now in second pregnancy my sugar level is very ups n downs. Always now im suffering from acidity n High sugar level of 200to250 one one time it could be 350 also. So I'm not understanding y it is happening if its I'm controlling good

[@kimmartin6256]

Welcome back! I just started reading that T1 and pregnancy book on your recommendation. I think it is a really great resource, but I feel a bit uncomfortable with some of the non-substantiated "pseudo-science" they mention re: avoiding gluten/dairy while pregnant, and not exposing kids to gluten/dairy for 3 years to lower risk of developing T1D. As I only just started reading it, do you find that type of rhetoric continues throughout the book, or is it only in the beginning? Just curious your opinion as you seem to have very sound judgement!

[@MichelleLord]

100% agree with you on that! I did not like how anti-gluten they are! I just ignored those parts and focused more on the blood sugar management aspect of the book! That type of rhetoric is definitely more at the beginning of the book during the “preparing for pregnancy” sections!

[@abir904]

What happened to your new born? Stayed in the NCU? Also at what level did u keep your blood sugar while pregnant?

[@quran6281]

I'm also diabetic and I'm 18 and I need your assistance

[@kenseyw7657]

I just found out I’m pregnant, I’m absolutely terrified from being t1d and now pregnant

[@MichelleLord]

No don’t be terrified! Having a healthy pregnancy with T1D is completely doable, it just takes some extra work. You can do it! Sending you love ❤️

[@hayleyandfam]

I have just found your channel while looking for videos about having a pump during pregnancy. I'm currently 26 weeks pregnant with my 3rd baby and my sugars seem to be crazy lately. I'm considering a pump but I wasnt sure if it was a good idea or not. I have the dexcom g6 glucose monitor already and I was worried that maybe 2 diabetes devices on my body would be overwhelming. I've never used a pump but I really want my blood sugars to be more stable and my doctor has previously recommended that I use a pump. Any tips or advice you have for using a pump during pregnancy would be much appreciated. Congratulations on your baby girl, I am also having a girl.

[@MichelleLord]

Congrats on your pregnancy! I loved having a pump while pregnant because my insulin needs were constantly changing and the pump makes it easy to adjust doses :) . I felt the exact same way as you about being overwhelmed with things on my body though lol. I held off getting a pump for years because of this, then I held off getting a Dexcom as well. However, I am SO glad I finally went for it. The Dexcom + pump combo is a game changer (at least it was for me). It has made my life a lot easier. You've probably already seen this vid, but I made this to show how I wore my pump + Dexcom while pregnant: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJjHaWiheM-nhNU

[@hayleyandfam]

@@MichelleLord thank you! I will be discussing getting a pump with my doctor on friday. I guess I will see how it goes, I'm very nervous but i feel like it will help me a lot.

[@ashlythomas839]

Is it necessary to have a dexcom during pregnancy?

[@MichelleLord]

No! Many people with T1D have had healthy pregnancies without Dexcom. Think of all the people who had babies before Dexcom was even around :) However, it DOES really help with blood sugar management and give peace of mind.

[@lifewithtee5435]

Did you struggle to get pregnant?

[@anetka123d]

Hi. Please polish translate 🙏❤

[@chelsy874]

I didnt even know you were pregant congrats on ur baby i have baby girl who almost 5

[@SharpLife4]

I crashed so low after

[@chcx5275]

So basically everyone exaggerate how difficult it is for type 1??

[@cayden6807]

What?

[@MichelleLord]

Pregnancy with T1D is not easy, but it’s doable! Please remember that this is only my personal experience. Everyone has their own journey and experience with pregnancy and L&D.

[@cayden6807]

@@MichelleLord I’ve been a type 1 for 2 years now. And I still don’t have my goal a1c. Diabetes is definitely not easy. And just because someone says there having a good diabetes day, or month, doesn’t mean it was easy to get there. For me at least, my diabetes can be quite unpredictable. The same meal effects me differently every day. Lol.

[@cayden6807]

@@MichelleLord congrats on the baby Michelle! 💕💕💕💕💕 I’ve been watching since I was diagnosed and it’s so cool to watch you grow, become a mom. Thanks for making these videos. They helped me feel more comfortable with my diabetes. And remind me that we are the same as everyone else, we just have to take insulin.❤️💕 thanks.

[@chcx5275]

@@MichelleLord thank you so much for response. I was diagnosed in Asia and was told for 10 years never to try for children as it was ‘a waste of time’. I came back to the UK at age 20 and told the opposite!! Desperate for a baby but terrified 😭 keep imagining worst case scenarios. Congratulations to you!!

[@karri8998]

Congratulations. So just curious about what the protocol is for your daughter. My son was informed that due to the fact that he has diabetes if he decided to have children (which he has decided against) that they have a higher chance of getting diabetes compared to a child of a non diabetic. Were you told that as well? Was Eden checked for diabetes at birth and does she have to be checked on a regular basis? Enjoy your sweet girl, they grow up too fast.

[@kaylierogers]

The chance is like 6%. Sure it’s higher than a non-diabetics but I wouldn’t not have kids just for that reason.

[@MichelleLord]

Hmm no, I was never told that! Here are the statistics for the risk of a child developing T1D. You can see that it varies based on the sex of the parent with T1D and the age at which they have a baby. For a female parent over the age of 25, the risk of the baby developing T1D is the same as anyone without diabetes. www.webmd.com/diabetes/diabetes-type-1-genetics

[@MichelleLord]

And no, Eden is not going to be checked regularly since she isn’t at a higher risk.

[@karri8998]

@@MichelleLord Thanks for this info, not sure if I will share it with my son as it says he has the chance of 2 in 17 of passing it on to his child, he won't like those odds. This was the first time I have seen the info broken down that way. Thanks for sharing it with me.

[@karri8998]

​@@MichelleLord I am so glad to hear that Eden is not at a higher risk, such a blessing. Thanks for making such great informative videos and sharing your perspective, it is most appreciated.

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[@jenniferhoffman2715]

Congratulations on your labor and delivery will your child have type 1 diabetes because you have it

[@MichelleLord]

Nope! My daughter has no higher risk of developing T1D than a child born to a parent without T1D: www.webmd.com/diabetes/diabetes-type-1-genetics

[@williampatterson3062]

Have you ever had a kidney stone?

[@monicasunday7270]

I thought my body would never be the same again, but you fixed it. My heartiest gratitude to you Dr Igudia for helping me cure my type 2 Diabetes successfully

[@Surprisebaby]

this makes me feel so much better about everything honestly. thank you for sharing your story

[@cagedtigersteve]

Congratulations!