Land of Lemons

Over the past two years, I have evolved from a fertility noob to a fertility expert in terms of knowledge. To save you time, I have decided to summarise all that I have found out from friends and online. I know some of you are as hungry for information as I once did because the doctor's advice seemed so stingy. Fertility Food My friend who has a blocked tube and had a cyst removed and also suffering from anovulation (no ovulation occurring but her period still came) is celebrating her daughter's first birthday next month. As mentioned in my previous post, she managed to conceive on her third attempt on clomid under Dr SF Loh.  During her third attempt, she heard from her friend who managed to conceive by eating ROYAL JELLY - a superfood for boosting fertility. During my third failed pregnancy, I managed to get a positive by eating royal jelly too. My colleague who was scheduled to have surgery on her tubes but she decided to visit TCM physician Tan Siew Lan and not do the...

I saw many visitors on Dr Tan's posts. In fact, it is my most popular post. I shall do a detailed post of what a visit to her clinic is and I hope that this would benefit you if you are considering to consult her. First of all, the address in Chinatown - Health and Beauty Pte Ltd 康得美 38 Upper Cross Street, Singapore 058341, Singapore 6534 4137 Two days ago, I received a call from her clinic. They would always do a reminder before the appointment. I went to Chinatown and managed to find a lot. Her clinic is situated within a large Chinese Medical Hall called Health and Beauty - Kang De Mei. I tore out a coupon of an hour as the car park attendant is rather active in that area. I will always park along Mosque Street. I walked along the row of shops and reported to the receptionist. The lady would ask for my number (every patient has a number) and write my name on a piece of paper. She would then place the paper according to the sequence of appointed time with the other...

In order for me to get pregnant, my health is very important. Why did my childhood asthma return to haunt me? I have tried asthma medications and they interfered with my cycles. I really need natural therapies! FOOD THERAPY First of all, I shall always start with the spiritual aspect. What does the bible say about healthy food? In Leviticus, the Lord has told Moses what is clean and unclean food. You can refer to this website for the bible verses. I have summarised them. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2011&version=NIV Leviticus 11 Eat animals that have divided hoofs and chew cud. Examples - No hyrax, camel, rabbit and PIG!  Eat sea creatures that swim and have scales and fins. No prawns, crabs, stingrays, clams etc???? No wonder these food are a no no for people prone to allergies. Specific birds are listed as unclean e.g. raven, osprey, vultures, owls, bats. I am not interested to list them because I don't think anybody would eat them. Wo...

My asthma is much better after applying what I have found online as posted. I can't sleep now because I have so many conflicting thoughts. Recently, I began to entertain strange thoughts - no not silly thoughts of suicide but really strange thoughts. What if infertility is just an act of nature? Nature knows best. If we intervene so much, are we going against nature? Is it nature's way of eliminating the weak? I remembered my colleague sharing with me that she finally managed to conceive as a result of going for TCM. Her son is already Primary 5. But alas, she and her husband just divorced. What if nature knows best? If she had not forcefully wanted to have a child at the wrong time, maybe she and her husband would still be together? I have seen couples with no kids but they still seem strong as a couple together. If we try our very best to conceive, through IVF, IUI, clomid, IVIG etc, the baby is healthy but is that the best path? At that point in time, the baby is h...