Before I became pregnant, I struggled a lot with anxiety. For a long time I didn’t even realise I was anxious. My anxiety was subtle. It would come in the shape of breathlessness. A feeling that I needed to yawn or breathe extremely deeply to get some air. I am not sure if I ever had…
There has been a lot of research into stress and fertility. We’ve all heard about the negative effects of stress on our fertility. However, being told to just relax is not as simple as it sounds. And then we start to stress about the fact that we are stressing. And so the vicious cycle of…
The fertile garden Imagine if we were about to start to grow our own vegetable garden. We don’t just throw seeds on the ground and hope they will grow. First of all, we dig up the ground, remove the rocks and weeds, nourish the soil with ingredients to help plants grow, ensure they have all…
Timing! It is something we hear a lot about when it comes to fertility. Many women are told that they’re running out of time. But timing is not just about age. There are two major time factors to consider when you’re trying to conceive: 1. When to conceive; and 2. Making the time for preconception…
1. Stress and fertility planning Many of us plan when we want to have a baby. And we really want our pregnancy to fit into that plan. So when it’s not happening, it’s no surprise we start to feel pressure. We make a decision – this is when I want it to happen. The more it…
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