New Year, new start. I have a 5 point plan to have a healthy baby in 2011
Point 1 – Lose some weight
This isn’t a massive issue, my BMI is just below 25, so I doubt there are any weight-related fertility issues. But two pregnancies and comfort eating after two miscarriages has piled on the pounds a bit, so getting my BMI down to 22 is part of the positive thinking approach. I’ve started well, with 2 kilos lost since Christmas.
Point 2 – Acupuncture
I’m seeing an acupuncturist who specialises in fertility/menstruation etc. Now, some may scoff, but for me the main point has been having someone who is trying to help me, and who will listen to me, in contrast to the UK medical establishment, who won’t lift a finger until I’ve gone through all this again. Which leads me on to…
Point 3 – Try to find out if there is a medical reason
I’m going to Brussels (where I used to live) at the end of January and will see a gynaecologist there to find out if there is any medical reason why I miscarried twice, at exactly the same point in my pregnancy. For example, is it Hughes Syndrome (and reading through the symptoms, oh my goodness, it might be)? If someone can tell me that now, rather than when I have lost another baby, I’ll be much happier. And if they can tell me there is no medical reason, then that’s good too.
Point 4 – Counselling
I am going to start seeing a counsellor, just to get me in a more positive frame of mind. It might sound a bit hippy, but I’m sure your mental state contributes to holistic things like carrying a baby, and I want to go into the next pregnancy as positively as I can, given what has gone before.
Point 5 – Have lots of sex
Bit of a no-brainer, but the most easily achieved of the lot 
So fingers crossed for me, please!
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