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I'd definitely take a snack with you for after the second blood test as I was feeling quite lightheaded by the time I got back to my car 😂 but apart from that the test was fine, the drink is kinda like a capri sun and it was nice to chat to the other expecting mums while we were waiting!

I’ve been eating constantly and had mine last week, didn’t eat anything from 10pm (appointment was at 9:30am) and was I totally fine! I did cut down on the carbs and anything sweet a few days before which was so so hard, all my baby wants is pastries 😂 really glad I did it just in case though! X

@Alice did you cut down on carbs/sweet treats to try keep your blood sugars down? I’ve got mine in a few weeks! Xx

@Evie yeah just incase as I’ve been eating a lot of sweet treats the last month or two! I don’t drink anything other than water though but just wanted to be sure I wasn’t on a sugar overload for it 😂 x

The only tips is to have snacks /drink ready for after and I download stuff on to my phone to watch as there was zero signal in our hospital 🤣 can’t really trick the tests itself as it tends to get worse the further in to pregnancy so it will just mean being left undiagnosed without treatment for longer 😬 Oh and I downed that drink like the tequila you never wanted on a night out 🤣 getting it just out the ways easier then sipping and overthinking the taste/consistency 🫣

I had mine today! And I had one in my first pregnancy. No tips or tricks and not sure what the home test entails as mine have always been at the hospital, just make sure you have something really yummy once it's over! I had a big fat BLT sandwhich and an iced coffee as my reward 🤣🤣

I failed my first test and retaking tomorrow, I’d just been admitted in hospital when I did the test so my blood tests were literally all over the place so hoping for a different result. I was chuffed at the thought of maybe passing second time and then the thought of drinking the drink again brought my down with a bump 🙃😂 My hospital doesn’t even flavour it so it’s just like thick, warm syrup that tastes horrible. My letter says to make sure to include carbs with dinner tonight I guess to get a good idea of what’s actually going on. I think trying to trick the test will probably give a worse result to be honest x

I had mine a few weeks ago, I then went straight in to have my whooping cough and flu vaccine which added another half hour onto the time, by the time I got to subway to get something to eat I was so lightheaded I actually ended up throwing up outside of the subway 🙈 take a snack!!!! The drink itself was fine as were both sets of bloods, I just took my kindle and read for 2 hours was lovely 🤣