D.H.
R. ~
Even though you have been less controlled with your diet, have you been checking your glucose levels once in awhile? We see more problems with women who's levels are out of control during the whole pregnancy. And to do damage to the baby, I think your sugar has to be really out of control. If they've mostly been just borderline, the baby should be just fine.
Antibiotics are fine during pregnancy....the doctors know which ones you can take during what part of your pregnancy, so don't worry about those. Alot of sinus medications are safe throughout the pregnancy (check with your doctor, he'll know which ones). I know sudafed is ok.
We often have women come in that are diabetic...some diet controlled, some on insulin. For the most part, the babies do just fine. They tend to be bigger than average, so don't be surprised if they estimate 9 lbs or even more. We also monitor the baby's blood sugar during the 1st 24 hours of life. If you plan on breast-feeding, you may need to supplement a little bit...they sometimes have a hard time maintaining a normal blood sugar level. Your elevated blood sugar crosses the placenta, but your insulin does not....so the baby creates its own insulin supply. After delivery, the sugar source is gone, but the baby still has increased insulin levels....so they sometimes crash. That's why we check often during the 1st day. We don't want to sabbotage breast feeding attempts, just add a little bit of formula after nursing if the sugar levels are running low. (the other alternative is that the baby goes to the special care nursery, gets an IV, and is fed formula with a regular nipple.)
Most often, everything is just fine :)
sometimes they get the IV because feeding isn't enough for them. We never know until we see how the baby is reacting.
Also, regular untrasounds should be able to pick up if something is developing wrong. They may reccomment you see a perinatologist....a specialist in pregnancy issues.
good luck! stop worrying....you can't go backwards, so don't beat yourself up!
D.