Hungry for babies (2)
By Jacqui Iwu (jackie@sunnewsonline.com)
Saturday, July 7, 2007

Infertility in a woman could be as a result of stress/anxiety untreated sexually transmitted diseases, fibroid, old age and unhealthy diet. A woman could be clinically certified as fertile and still unable to conceive not knowing that her stress life and being very anxious to conceive are the two things holding her back.
Pregnancy occurs most times when you are least expecting it. So if you are ‘searching’ for babies try to be free from stress and stop worrying too much; relax and be happy at least for being alive and, it must surely happen. The worst cases of infertility as confirmed by medical experts is infertility caused by prolong cases of a woman living with untreated or partially treated sexually transmitted disease (s) without knowing. So it is very vital for you to clean up yourself very well to ensure you are fit to be a wife and a mother to any man who would want to marry you to avoid embarrassment and agony.

Seventy-five percent of women suffer from fibroid tumors but it does not pose much problem for some women depending on its size and location in a woman’s body. Fibroid can block the opening of the fallopian tubes making it difficult for the eggs to be fertilized. It also competes for blood with the baby and can lead to miscarriage if not properly managed. So if you have fibroid, always keep your doctor’s appointments and rules till you deliver your baby. Your doctor should also be in a position to know how to handle fibroid if it hinders your conception.

Age also plays a role in a woman getting pregnant easily; more women these days are into building up a good career in order to be financially stable and before they know it, age is no more on their side. Do you blame them? These days there are many of women who are bread winners of their family. The Nigerian economy also keep getting so-so uncomfortable and tough for every body so, many young ladies take it upon themselves to earn a good living. A lot of them I spoke to, would rather have a good source or means of living in this country today than getting married. Moreover, with good medical treatment such women can still have babies if they want to.

Now if you are hungry for babies from what I said so far, you should have a clue on what to do. First and foremost take good care of yourself by making sure you eat fresh and healthy foods to nourish your body. Get plenty of rest and worry less because stress and anxiety create hormonal imbalances that affect fertility and causes miscarriage. Ensure to stick to a good, genuine doctor who knows about infertility and not running from one doctor to the another. This complicates issues. I also want to use this opportunity to appeal to men to go for tests and treatment with their wives because a healthy fertile woman cannot get pregnant if the man’s sperm is inactive. Ladies, ladies, cigarettes and too much alcohol destroys your body and you hardly get pregnant if you are a “living chimney”. Stop smoking entirely if you are really serious about making babies.

Moreover what exactly does one gain in cigarette health wise? Absolute nothing!! All you end up doing is to be loading your whole body with toxins! Hey, if you tried everything and no results, adopt! An adopted child can equally care for you just like your biological child if you take good care of him/her. One life to live! Remember. For the fact that you cannot have babies does not mean, end of the road for you. Do not allow any man or culture to subject you to the torture of running from place to place, drinking all kinds of concoctions, doing all kinds of things just to have babies.

FITNESS WATCH: Eating a good vegetable salad before your daily meals helps you not to over eat. Watch the cream. Use olive oil instead.

BEAUTY SPLASH: Loose white or brown powder only helps to absorb oil so if you have dry skin, skip it!

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Miracles happen when you least expect them.