Honey and the Veggies

From then on, every meal I cook consists mainly of spinach & other leafy veggies.  And I feel pity for my honey as I know he’s not that fun of veggies. I always sense when he loses his appetite, he will only have 1 cup of rice instead of his usual 2 cups.  And I can’t also stand watching him eating without enjoying his food.  So, I’m doing  my best to prepare different kind of vegetarian recipes and for the sake of my hubby I sometimes mix it with meat.

  

Well so far I finally got his appetite again.  Four of his favorites are my spinach omelette, chicken afritada and beef 

with mushroom & broccoli and of course “utan bisaya” or mixed vegetables with coconut milk.

But sometimes, he’d really beg me to cook for chicken & pork adobo :)

Going Natural

So here I am again continuing my quest;  sitting in front of the computer searching another weapons for this somewhat extremely hard to win battle of infertility.

I came across various sites providing information on foods that boost fertility not totally convince though because some of them have already been part of my daily diet and yet nothing happened.  But my instinct seems to tell me to try the foods which are not usually part of my daily menu.  Fine, I'm giving it a try.

Spinach

 Both spinach, and other leafy vegetables, provides your body with folic acid.  Folic acid is an essential ingredient for healthy sperm and ovaries and for preventing neural tube defects during the early stages of pregnancy.  It also has iron and vitamin C, two items that enhance the quality of sperm and keep you healthy.

Oysters

Everyone has heard that oysters are good for the libido - but for fertility?  Oysters have a huge amount of zinc in them, a substance that is said to help with both healthy sperm and egg production.  If you don't like to eat oysters, look for zinc in baked beans, eggs, nuts, pumpkin seeds and multi-vitamins.

Because You Love Me

If not for my husband’s endless understanding and support, I could have probably often down in the dumps.  He always tries to divert my attention by bringing me to dinner outside when he comes home early and making sure that we spend every weekend somewhere to have fun.

  His encouragement, his effort to always make me happy and his love have somehow eased the pain.

My Dear Husband this  is for you.

Until When?

I got my period today.  And I am in pain again but not because of my dysmenorrhea as I am already used to it; it’s the pain of realizing that the more I am striving to get pregnant the harder it seems to happen.

I don’t know anymore until when I can hold on…

The Signs

Sore breasts, mild abdominal cramps and enormous appetite for food these are what I’m feeling these days.  Albeit I’ve already experienced these symptoms before I get my period, the other side of me is also hoping that these are already somehow early signs of pregnancy. 

I don’t want to get excited afraid that my excitement will only lead to frustration again.  So for now,  I will just keep on hoping and praying.

Trying All the Possibilities

Every possible way to get pregnant counts; aside from doubling my dosage of clomiphene we also follow some advices from our friends on different “baby-making positions” which sometimes turns our  love- making into a comedy act when I suddenly say “Ouch my leg hurts or when I say “Wait hun, I guess my body is kinda twisted” or I can’t do this it’s difficult for me to breathe”  lol, putting pillow under my hips, raising up my legs after and rolling it like riding a bicycle and waiting 30 minutes before going to the bathroom.  The experience is exhausting but fun. Lol

I’m not superstitious but as long as it won’t hurt me then I will follow any advice just for me to get pregnant.  I was told to touch the finger nails of a pregnant woman, put baby pictures on the walls of our room etc.  etc. And  I did, although just some of them. Only selected those which I got an impulse.

Still Hoping

It's been 2 years now since I discovered that I have a PCOS and it's been more than a year from my miscarriage;and currently I am still hoping to conceive.

Every month seems a battle of faith, depression and strength.  I am thankful though that my hubby is always there to comfort me and yes! prayers and faith help me to hold on.

My husband and I are currently offering a novena prayer to St. Anne.  Last month was my fourth cycle treatment of clomiphene.

Hopefully this time with God's grace, I could already see two lines in my pregnancy test kit.  Baby dusts to all who are trying to conceive.