1) Safeguard your sleep – Develop a favorite bedtime routine (e.g. a warm drink or bath and a good book or magazine, a few stretches, a to-do list for tomorrow, etc…) and protect your 6 to 8 hours of sleep time from visual or mental distractions. 2) Eat more foods with Vitamin B, C and … Continue reading 7 Tips to Stress Less
In whatever magazine, blog or book I have read it always says to hold your legs or hips up in the air to improve your chances of the sperm getting to where they need to. Hmmm... has this ever been proved? also if I have a retroverted uterus would this work? and surely those sperm … Continue reading Raising your Hips?
Charting your fertility can reap so many benefits and ultimately can help you conceive or at the very least help identify the issues. If you are starting out or have been charting for some time and finding it hard to keep in a routine and stay committed, here are 3 Steps to establish commitment:- Write … Continue reading Three Steps to Commitment
Parenthood is the epitome of sacrificial love, the love that gets us out of our tendency to be only concerned with our own needs and wants. It is so easy to put all your efforts into trying to GET a baby that you can become overconsumed with that and forget what you will need to … Continue reading Parenthood: the Epitome of Sacrificial Love
When charting it really helps when your man gives his support. Here are 5 Tips to Get Him Involved:1. Put your paper chart where he can see it or set a reminder to share your electronic chart. 2. At the end of each cycle, identify your Peak Day together. 3. If using a paper chart, … Continue reading How He Can Support You
I love my friends and I love their kids, and some of them are my God children so I have watched them grow up over the years and am very fond of them. Coming from a place of infertility and baby loss my friends have been a wonderful comfort to me. They don't know exactly … Continue reading Zoom Tears
Did you know that dieting could potentially affect your fertility and cycle regularity by impacting the function of your hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis in the brain? So my tip for you today is to think about enjoying more nutrient dense foods rather than going on a strict diet that you don't enjoy and … Continue reading Do you need to Diet?
To be human means you were created to love and be loved. How many people really understand what authentic human love is? It’s not usually in soppy rom-coms, and it definitely is not what is meant when people say they love their car, shoes or pet (as much as I feel I love my hamster … Continue reading Love and Be Loved
How do you respond to stress? Do you tend to respond badly? The good news is you CAN turn this around! You always have a choice. Similar to how Eleanor Roosevelt said, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent”, your emotions can not stress you out unless you open the door and … Continue reading Stress: You Can Choose Your Response
If like me you have a wish for a child when 40 or older, it is important to keep calm, chart on and consult a fertility doctor who has specific training on cycle charting methods (such as a NaProTechnology Consultant). Many, many women conceive naturally even while they are approaching menopause. I often hear of … Continue reading TTC after 40
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