This morning I went to the gynae. Was happy and a little nervous, happy because I can get to see the little one, nervous as today I would get back my Oscar test results.
Ended up the Oscar test results were good, I belong in the low-risk category, ratio 1:10000. Another portion of my blood was used for a blood test, everything seems good, except my iron level is slightly below average. Average is 11.5, mine was 11.4. So doc asked me to load up on iron-rich foods. GIMME MY STEAKS!
So today I was given another round of meds to last me till my next visit. Doc said can stop folic acid, but had to continue taking everything else, plus he gave me fish oils (or rather, more like algae pills yucks).
The bill was really expensive today coz I also paid for the detailed scan to be done around week 20.
Multivitamins - $38.00
Calcium pills - $28.00
DHA pills (what people commonly call fish oil, just that mine is extracted from algae) - $70.00 (!!!)
Detailed scan 4 weeks later - $85.00
Plus consultation and ultrasound scan, $364 flew away... *sobs*
I'm going to try going to the pharmacies for the supplements the next round. Many people told me buying from the pharmacies is much cheaper but I'm just concerned whether they have the exact same brand? Coz am also not very sure which brands are good/better for pregnant mummies.
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