Mauie Flores

When I started my pregnancy work-up in December last year, part of the meds that I were given was folic acid capsules. I was advised to take a 5 mg capsule of folic acid daily and my doctor told me that it will help my ovaries develop healthy follicles. During my consultation, I asked if it's alright for me to take folic acid supplements because I wondered how it will affect my blood sugar. My doctor assured me that it may even help me with my condition. I did a little research and I found out that folic acid is helpful for diabetics.

Folic acid supplements are recommended for pregnant women. Diabetes UK however, recommends diabetics to take folic acid daily even before pregnancy to avoid the possibility of Neural Tube Defects (NTD) in the unborn baby. While it can be convenient to take folic acid capsules, it may also be acquired from eating cereals and green leafy vegetables.

Unfortunately, I still don't need to buy maternity clothes in the next months because I'm not preggers yet. At least, the folic acid I'm taking can still help me cope with diabetes.

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Early December last year, I wrote about me having a pregnancy work-up. Well, the first month's failure. I still haven't got my period to this day but the pregnancy tests came out negative. =( It really is depressing at times but we're not giving up yet.

I'm giving it another cycle or two. If nothing happens, then, I'm ready to accept my fate. Anyway, the thought of having an teenager a few years from now gives me comfort. I often tell my husband that we'e going to travel the world once Rap graduates from college. For the meantime, I'm still keeping Rap's old toys just in case he gets a little brother or sister soon.


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I have finally found a new OB-Gyne whom I found to be very friendly and accommodating. She's Dr. Maria Elsa Aquino of Healthway Shangi-la Plaza and MetroDocs Clinic in Marikina. After inducing my menstrual cycle, she gave me Clomid which I took for 5 days (from Day 2 to Day 6 of my cycle). I will be undergoing a pregnancy work-up and I hope that, with Dr. Aquino's help, I'll get to conceive in 2011!

It's the 10th day of my cycle today and I'm scheduled for follicle monitoring tomorrow. I still don't know what to expect as it is my first time to undergo such a procedure. I read that it entails having a transvaginal ultrasound to check if I have developed follicles or if the size of the follicles are good enough for conception.

Aside from the pregnancy work-up, I also need to get back on track with my weight loss goals if I want the work-up to be successful. I'm going back to doing the Wii challenge I started almost a year ago. I'm also looking among my list of the best weight loss supplements for one that is all organic and with the least side effects.


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The year 2010 became the busiest year for me as I juggled three online writing projects with what's left of my time. I was so busy that I did not find time to go back to my doctors. For almost a year, I was able to survive without my doctors. Before November ended, however, I finally found the time to make a visit. Along with the routine tests that consultations I had was a hormone therapy that will help bring my period back.

Having polycystic ovaries for more than a decade now, I have gotten used to the fact that my menstrual periods will never be regular. I have also gotten used to telling people that it's the reason why my boy is an only child. My new OB-Gyne has given me Provera which I took for 5 days to induce my period. Then, I was advised a pill of Clomid for 5 days starting on the 2nd day of my period to induce ovulation.

Well, I'm now on my 4th day and I'm finally reaping the consequences of not going to the doctor. I have cramps that are so painful I just want to sleep. Believe me, menstrual cramps like these are more powerful that the most effective diet pill in the world. I just want to sleep and wake up when it's all over.

I'm almost done with Clomid. Hopefully, we'll finally have our second child. Wish me luck!


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