Trying To Conceive

#drinkingnow

Just called the gynae and he told me to come in on CD12 which is on 30th May to do a scan.

Previously when i visited the sinseh, she advised me to drink Longan Red Date (LRD) Tea to help with my cold body.
Apparently LRD warms the body but she told me to drink alternate days else it would be too heaty.

So i made one just now!

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Basically all you have to do is dump everything, together with 1 litres of water and boil it on a slow fire or use a slow cooker for at least 15-20 mins.

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Her

double be gone.

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So this week, everybody were talking about Angelina Jolie double masectomy.
I went for a swim earlier and a group of girls were talking about it at the changing room as well and making jokes about it.

My take on this: Ehhhh dia punya boobies, dia punya suka ler.

But in all honesty, i think she must have already pikir tiga, sepuloh kali maybe before making this decision and what i feel is, she should know better of how it feels to see your loved ones suffering from cancer and i’m pretty sure she had her children interests at heart, hence the decision to continue with the procedure.

My mother detected her lump early and was able to have it removed before it gets too late and as we all know, breast cancer is hereditary.
So sometimes, i do get paranoid when i feel there’s something wrong with mine. Like when it’s aching too much etc.

A classmate of mine detected her breast cancer quite late and had to remove one of hers and i remembered crying because i can feel her pain of having to remove one of her breast at such a young age.

So yes, my point is, it is so easy for us to poke fun at her and make insensitive remarks at the situation.

But what if it happen to us or our loved ones?

 

The Husband & Wife

currently saving for:

i have told the husband that we will continue our TTC journey and do whatever we can possibly do till the end of the year.
if there still ain’t any bun in my oven, then we’ll take things as it is and go on a well-deserved trip.

While i am really really tempted to visit Maldives, i think we have been going to too many Beach destinations already and it’s time we try something new and Europe came almost immediately.

Here’s my wishlist so far.
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The Husband & Wife

hard work

i remember telling a close girlfriend previously,

“If the relationship requires so much hard work that you almost feel burdened and suffocated, maybe it is not worth it after all?”

i still stand by it till now.

even though me and the boy had trouble fitting into each other lifestyle early in the relationship, i find that we cruised through our courting days quite smoothly with not much drama-mama (think cheating partners or case of mak bapak tak approve the relationship or financial disagreements)

yes we squabble but which couple don’t kan?

Our Shoebox, The Husband & Wife

why staying on your own is awesome.

i know of lots of couple who wish they stay on their own and can’t wait for their flats to be ready and i also know of some couple who actually do love staying with their parents after marriage. To each their own honestly and because we stayed on our own right after our wedding, here’s why i think it’s awesome staying on our own.

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Her, Our Shoebox

pending & pening

been wanting to do these for the longest time but malas.

  • Clear my makeup area. I have way too much cosmetics and i only use half of them. Time to throw throw throw!
  • Clean up my office and do some re-arranging. It currently does not look like an office but a storeroom.
  • throw old clothes and spring clean the wardrobe before it falls apart.
    Tak sampai 2 tahun kahwin, tu wardrobe macam dah nak give way.

Let’s see if i can even get one of these done this week!

Trying To Conceive

of charting & temping

Another thing i have been doing lately is taking my Basal Body Temperature (BBT) and charting it on Fertility Friend.

Now this requires dedication because the rules of charting your BBT are:

  • it has to be done every single day at the same timing. so if you recorded your 1st temp at 6.30am, the subsequent one has to be at the same timing. Senang cakap, hari2 kena bangun at 6.30am to temp, even on weekends.
  • Prior to temping, when u wake up, u are not supposed to move too much or talk or breathe. So it would be good if you place your Basal Thermometer just next to your bed so that when the alarm goes off, you can pick it up with minimal movement. Because movements etc affects your temperature and it may not be accurate.
  • You can only use Basal Thermometer for this. Normal digital Thermometer is not acceptable. The only difference is the decimal point aje. Basal Thermometer has 2 decimal point so it is more accurate.
  • You must have at least 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep.

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Trying To Conceive

going traditional

you remember i mentioned going back to the TCM doctor this month to resume my medications with her?

i went last monday to see Dr Su again and i actually love seeing Dr Su. She’s from China so her english is a bit off but i don’t care as long as i understand what she’s taking about and unlike my gynae, she takes her time explaining fertility problems to me and all. I find her very comforting actually.

I told her my menses is still a no-show (today, it is still a no-show and it is CD54 already! Just in case you don’t know, CD stands for Cycle Day and usually, women gets their menses between CD28 – CD32 gitu? So, i’m really really off this month. Like hello Aunt Flo, are u sleeping?

Dr Su will usually listen to my pulse and i don’t know why but i love it when she does that! haha.

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