Know more about APAS & repro-immuno disorders
The following experiences are very personal to me and may only serve as reference to your own APAS journey.
Please bear in mind that each case is different and it is best to always consult your medical team for any step you are to take towards your rainbow babies.
Please bear in mind that each case is different and it is best to always consult your medical team for any step you are to take towards your rainbow babies.
Share my joys and pains of being an APAS mama.
APAS Diaries: Waiting for the King
Rest and take a break if you must but you should still continue trying and fighting A couple who surpasses...
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
I have been inactive with my blog over the past few months. Things have been really busy since Covid...
APAS Diaries: They Come in Threes
“You don’t owe anyone an explanation of why you’re still not pregnant or keep experiencing loss. It doesn’t make us...
Immunologic Tests for APAS and other Reproductive Immune Disorders
In 2013 when I joined Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APAS) Facebook support group, it had barely a thousand members. Now, we are...
Dr. Guinto answers questions about APAS
In this interview, my obstetrician and perinatologist, Dr. Valerie Tiempo Guinto sheds light on APAS/APS. Dr. Valerie Tiempo Guinto is the Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Section at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital. She was also the President of Philippine Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine in 2017 and is the Head on the Task Force on Recurrent Pregnancy Loss of the Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society.
The Story of the Tulip
“A tulip doesn’t strive to impress anyone. It doesn’t struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn’t have to. It is different. And there’s room in the garden for every flower." -Marianne Williamson
Small Habits that Helped with my Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APAS) Pregnancies
There are no definitive causes that the medical field can link to Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APAS) but these were the things I did to address mine.
Publishing My First Book – Lost But Found
No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader. – Robert Frost I wrote my third article in Smart...
Essential Oils and (APAS) Pregnancy
Essential oils have been widely marketed in the past several years as complementary and/or alternative medicine addressing a lot of...
APAS Diaries: A Little Bit of Sunny to Make You Smile
It is June again and it is APAS Awareness Month. Not many would know about it but for those who...
My Body is not Baby-Friendly
This article was edited and published at Smart Parenting PH. —- “Your body is killing your baby.” These are probably...
What To Do When You Find Out You Have APAS
I remember it so clearly, that day when my doctor told me I possibly have APAS. That was the day...
