Three Hour Wait

Yesterday morning I had to do the 3 hour glucose test. It was not fun!

I had to do one around 14 weeks as a baseline since I have PCOS and already at risk for diabetes. I first did the one hour and failed by 5 points. 5 POINTS!! They say you only have to be fasting for 2 hours for that one, which I was, but I had chocolate poptarts that morning for breakfast! Then I did the 3 hour and passed it with flying colors.

So this time they wanted to skip the 1 hour since they already knew I failed it once. I should have asked if I could try anyway, but I didn't.

I really don't mind all the pokes, or the drink. I do mind having to sit in their waiting room for 3 hours. I did bring a book, which kind of helped, but it was so hard to read with all the distractions. I hardly put a dent in it. And then there was the mean mom that got me so mad. She wasn't really mean, I'm sure there are meaner moms out there. But I hated how she talked to her 6-7 year old daughter. She didn't talk to her like she was a little kid. She would try to talk to and reason with her like she was an adult. I'm sure she is criticised more than she is praised in her house. She kept getting in trouble for fidgeting. I'm sorry, but she's 6! I thought she was being so good. She wasn't being loud, she was just kind of bouncing around in her chair or the one next to her. Plus, the little girl was the one who had to get her blood drawn. Now, if you were to tell me that I had to do that when I was 6 I would be FREAKING OUT. I knew she was nervous because she kept telling the mom she was scared and asking if it was a shot. So it finally comes this little girls turn and the mom is going to send her back by herself! Are you kidding me? The lady taking her back was even like, "wtf?" The mom said, "well I don't know, is it better to wait out here?" as she's standing there holding her 6 month old baby. The phlebotomist asked the little girl if she wanted her to come back so she made the mom come back and bring the baby.

I can't imagine making my daughter go back by herself for something like that. She's scared enough as it is and she doesn't have her mom there to help her out? That just really ticked me off. So please, if I'm ever a mean mom like that smack me. Thanks!