Spoiler Alert!
No, they’re not.
(That’s a kinda awkward shot, huh? I was trying to fit both of my bandaged arms in. Apologies to the squeamish. But can we just take a moment and appreciate HOW MUCH HAIR I HAVE?! Apparently it will all fall out the second I give birth.)
I was sort of…
Just from my personal experience, I think the glucose test that people get upset about is usually the three-hour test that is required if you don’t pass the one-hour screen. I had no problem with the one-hour screen, but I had to do the three-hour test twice (at 20 weeks and again at 28 weeks) and while it certainly wasn’t anything compared to labor, it was pretty unpleasant. I had to fast for 12 hours beforehand, then drink twice the amount of the sugary drink that you drink for the one-hour test, then sit in the waiting room for three hours without walking, eating, or drinking. So by the end of the test I hadn’t consumed anything except a bottle of liquid sugar for the previous 15 hours and I was on a serious blood sugar crash. I was shaking and sweating and could barely walk. Luckily I’d done enough research about the experience to know I should bring a snack with me to consume at the end of the test—otherwise I literally would not have been capable of driving myself home. It was a very uncomfortable experience and somehow didn’t seem like the healthiest way to test a pregnant woman for this condition. (My tests were negative both times, incidentally.)
