- Sell our house!
- Go on a weekend vacation as a family
- Visit Door County
- Tour the breweries in Milwaukee
- Take Aubrey to her first Brewers game
- Throw an awesome first birthday party for Aubrey
- Drink more water
- Post on my blog at least twice a week
- Have a date night with Adam at least once a month (but hopefully more often)
- Complete the Warrior Dash
- Run a 5 mile race
- Make at least 2 new recipes a week
- Make my own vanilla extract
- Do craft projects with Aubrey
- Make my home more organized (Thanks to Pinterest) and keep it that way!
- Lose that weight I keep saying I want to
- Promote Blue Couture Design LLC more
- Actually read the book club book
- Go to the zoo with Aubrey
- Watch The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, and Pretty Woman - can you believe I have never seen any of these!?
- Use my crock pot more often
- Show the people in my life how much I appreciate them more
- Buy a nice camera and learn how to use more than the auto feature
- Take the dogs for more walks
A little mixture of our life with Aubrey and new and favorite recipes.
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
1.09.2012
It's a New Year
In the past I never have really made resolutions, or any that I stuck to that is. So this year instead of making resolutions, I'm creating more of a bucket list of things to do with family and friends, all to be completed by December 31, 2012, and I'm hoping to add things throughout the year as well!
5.10.2011
PCOS
What is PCOS? I had never heard of PCOS nor did I care what it was until we decided to try and have a baby. After some months of trying and my body not cooperating I went to the doctor and they diagnosed me with having PCOS.
So what is PCOS?
Women with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) excrete excessive amounts of male hormones (mostly testosterone). It is important to note that polycystic ovaries are a symptom or sign of the problem, not the cause. Therefore, some women, may have very few, if any, cysts on their ovaries. PCOS is not a disease in the sense of a single health problem, but instead, a combination of various symptoms that share an underlying cause.
Symptoms of PCOS
Irregular periods (which means the body is not ovulating - therefor extremely difficult to get pregnant), excessive hair growth on face and body, scalp hair thinning, acne, excess weight, sugar cravings, inability to lose weight, darkening of skin (particularly on the nape of the neck), skin tags, gray-white breast discharge, sleep apnea, pelvic pain, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and other emotional disorders. Some women have only a few symptoms, while others have most every symptom. The symptom severity can also vary from woman to woman. A PCOS diagnosis should be made by a doctor.
What causes PCOS?
The following causes are the most commonly proposed among health professionals:
No. But you can control the symptoms to the point of being symptom-free.
So for me finding out I had PCOS meant that it was going to be very difficult for us to get pregnant on our own. We were frustrated at first but relieved to find out there were several options, starting with a simple medication to help my body ovulate on its own. The chances of it working in the first month aren't the greatest so we weren't expecting anything to happen right away. But a miracle happened and after only one month of taking medication we were pregnant! I think we were both a little shocked it happened so quickly but definitely thankful for the miracle! When I decided to take the medication the doctor said one of the side effects was twins! While we would have been very grateful for that, I can thankfully say there is only one little growing bean inside me!!!
So what is PCOS?
Women with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) excrete excessive amounts of male hormones (mostly testosterone). It is important to note that polycystic ovaries are a symptom or sign of the problem, not the cause. Therefore, some women, may have very few, if any, cysts on their ovaries. PCOS is not a disease in the sense of a single health problem, but instead, a combination of various symptoms that share an underlying cause.
Symptoms of PCOS
Irregular periods (which means the body is not ovulating - therefor extremely difficult to get pregnant), excessive hair growth on face and body, scalp hair thinning, acne, excess weight, sugar cravings, inability to lose weight, darkening of skin (particularly on the nape of the neck), skin tags, gray-white breast discharge, sleep apnea, pelvic pain, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and other emotional disorders. Some women have only a few symptoms, while others have most every symptom. The symptom severity can also vary from woman to woman. A PCOS diagnosis should be made by a doctor.
What causes PCOS?
The following causes are the most commonly proposed among health professionals:
- A defect in the hypothalamus leading to exaggerated LH pulses that stimulate the ovaries to secrete more than normal amounts of male hormones
- A defect in the ovarian production of testosterone and other male hormones due to abnormal enzyme action on the pathways leading to testosterone
- High insulin levels (hyperinsulinemia) as a result of insulin resistance, which further strengthens the effect of LH on the ovaries.
- Genetic causes: 40% of women with PCOS have a sister with PCOS and 35% have a mother with PCOS
No. But you can control the symptoms to the point of being symptom-free.
So for me finding out I had PCOS meant that it was going to be very difficult for us to get pregnant on our own. We were frustrated at first but relieved to find out there were several options, starting with a simple medication to help my body ovulate on its own. The chances of it working in the first month aren't the greatest so we weren't expecting anything to happen right away. But a miracle happened and after only one month of taking medication we were pregnant! I think we were both a little shocked it happened so quickly but definitely thankful for the miracle! When I decided to take the medication the doctor said one of the side effects was twins! While we would have been very grateful for that, I can thankfully say there is only one little growing bean inside me!!!
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