Headaches + Pregnancy = MISERABLE mama

I always knew that being Diabetic would add challenges to being pregnant. I accepted this with the first positive test and I have become accustomed to the twice daily injections and all the finger sticks to check my sugar. I've even gotten used to missing out on dessert and staying away from the carbs I so dearly love.  What I was not prepared for, however, is the ever growing list of things that have made this pregnancy more than memorable and not for the best reasons. 

Having to been seen emergent-ly at 15 weeks for bleeding, never a good thing.  Being sent home from work for a week on bed rest at 23 weeks because of high blood pressure, never a good thing.  And then there has been this week.  27 weeks pregnant and I have been fighting a Migraine headache so bad I'm going cross-eyed.  I have a list of medications and home remedies to try, as headaches can be a common symptom of pregnancy.  However, after the first 5 or 6 that make you nauseous and cause blurry vision you start asking for something a little stronger from the Dr.  At first we assumed that the headaches were related to the Diabetes and I would get less headaches if the blood sugar was in better control.  Then it was bad headaches because the blood pressure was to high.  Now both of those two oppositions are well controlled I have no excuse for the headache that its rapidly approaching the end of day 2 with me. 

After fighting through blurry vision and dizzy spells at work for a day, i finally got up the nerve to call the doctor.  Nothing is ever and easy phone call with them, so half an hour later, I was sitting in an exam room waiting to see the big man.  Hearing the nurse tell you that you have gained almost 5 lbs in a week when I've gone almost 28 weeks and only gained 9 total is shocking and disturbing.  That's about the same amount of fluid an average IV fluid bag holds.  Swelling in my lower legs and feet was starting to show, to the point of being able to push on my calf and have your finger print stick around a while.  I was given two options. Go to Labor and Delivery at the hospital and get started on IV fluids and IV pain medication to get on top of the headache, or get sent home with Narcotic's and strict instructions to rest, as well as being started on blood pressure medication.  I choose option #2 and went home, or rather straight to the pharmacy to drop off the new list of medications to be filled. 

Somewhere, I'm sure, there is a breaking point in me. Luckily I haven't found it.  I'm ready for baby to make this easy for mama. I'm having a very hard time this week imagining why women would ever want to go through this more than once.  If you have any idea's, or words of encouragement to help me realize my lot is not that bad, and I'm sailing through pregnancy more easily than other women, I'm all ears!