After undergoing a series of tests, my OB informed us that I lack iron. It’s not actually a new news coz I was told about it last September. During my previous pregnancy, I was also found to be iron deficient that’s why I was prescribed to take iron supplements. Aside from being pregnant, maybe this problem is also the cause why I always feel tired and sleepy. According to what I read online, iron deficiency can cause fatigue and lack of oxygen in the body. What does a tired body need to do? Rest or sleep!

I was 28 weeks preggy here. “Looking smug” daw ko according to my photographer Michelle.

Unfortunately I have problems sleeping nicely even if I am very tired. Sometimes sleeping after a nice massage doesn’t help at all. I wonder if a night in one of those Toronto hotels will work wonders in making me drift to dreamland immediately.

Earlier today, we went to the Vietnamese market for the sole purpose of buying bitter melon. Including bitter melon in the diet is one of the common remedies folks would advice us, along with camote leaves. Let’s see if I’ll turn into an iron woman after a week of taking my iron tablets and eating as much bitter melon as I can.