Big Girls Don’t Cry

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If you are like me, and trying to get pregnant then I am sure you have come across some obstacles.

1. I am overweight
2. I have Polycystic Ovarian disease

What this means for me is that either from stress or overeating and putting on weight my periods stop.  The last stint I had lasted 9 months, now I know what you are thinking – that I was pregnant.  Well no, I wasn’t.  I went through a traumatic experience and from stress I overate, put on at least 10 kg in a year and all of a sudden my periods stopped.  This meant that I did not ovulate and therefore no matter what I did I couldn’t get pregnant.

Luckily I went for a trip with my husband for Christmas break and from the relaxing and walking and fresh air, I ended up getting my period.  Thank God is what I said.  This is as recent as this month.  So now I await my next period and hope that it doesn’t last for another 9 months.

The difference now I guess is that I am involved with my website, Big Girls Don’t Cry and it has given me purpose again and this in turn has taken my mind off my troubles.  I would recommend getting a hobby, or join a club of some sort to get your mind off getting pregnant.  It has helped me to de stress.

The one thing that I have failed at is losing weight, I am sure you can all relate to this.  I had an extensive blood test arranged by my Gynaecologist.  What she found is that my hormones just stopped before the ovulation process.  She also found that I was very low in Vitamin D.  This means things like tuna, salmon, the sun, and milk, such as Physical with Vitamin D in it, I had to start eating again.  Well the sun what can I say, I cover up because I don’t wear a swimsuit out in public.

I really needed to strip down and get some sun, which I did on my holiday.   The lack of Vitamin D caused me to be extremely tired and also the concern was that Calcium wasn’t being absorbed into my bones as a result.  This is why I found it very hard to get up in the morning and to do any exercise.  The concern is Osteoporosis as an end result of my not fixing this.

There are so many complications to your health that it is mind-boggling.  The result of the Ostelin is that my energy levels are increasing and hopefully I will be able to start some sort of light exercise such as walking, or riding a bike and lose that little bit of weight to be able to fall pregnant.  I will keep you posted on my progress.

If you are having troubles falling pregnant for whatever reason here are a few links that may be of interest to you.

Ruth and Dennis Sharkey - Australia’s acclaimed babymaker

Plus Size Pregnancy and Childbirth - From the About Directory

Plus Size and Pregnant - From the Babycenter

Pregnancy and Overweight/Overweight Moms Forum at iVillage

Overweight and Pregnant - from eZine Articles