Pregnancy is everywhere lately. I guess you could say that I have baby brain and in more ways than one.

Right now, for example, I’m watching this show on TLC called “I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant.” This program fascinates me. I remember watching the hour long specials during my first trimester (before I knew I was pregnant) and thinking to myself, “Oh, come on now! That would never happen to me.”

Or a few nights ago I was watching a follow up to a six part series on MTV about teen moms with Dr. Drew Pinsky called “16 and Pregnant: Unseen Moments.” It was basically additional footage that wasn’t shown during the series. One segment of the show focused on a health scare, as Dr. Drew described it, where one of the girls was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. She whined about not wanting to take insulin. This frustrated me so much because I know for me, I would do anything for my baby girl, that has always been my first thought. Later they show the teen testing her blood sugar (with the same glucosometer I use, interestingly enough) at a restaurant. Prior to the diagnosis she had been living on a junk food diet but now out to eat she attempted to eat a salad but was put off by the mixed greens before her. I remember how hard it was to cope with diabetes after I was diagnosed (and I was only 23) but to have to learn how to eat right while pregnant, dealing with cravings, then on top of that be in the third trimester when one’s appetite gets quite hearty would be such a challenge.

It’s a shame they didn’t show this struggle during the episode but I’m glad MTV and Dr. Drew decided to use this and other footage of “unseen moments” to teach about the realities of pregnancy no matter the age of the expectant mom.

Speaking of struggles, I’ll be going to see my obsetritian in the morning, along with getting another ultrasound to check on the health of the baby. It will be interesting to hear his thoughts on how my blood sugar numbers look after being on insulin for almost two weeks.