Rachel Bolton 17/09/2019 Rachel Bolton 17/09/2019

How To Celebrate Your Period Even When You're TTC

When you’re trying to get pregnant it’s counterintuitive to celebrate getting your period, but there is a way! If you learn to understand and optimise your period, then it helps to motivate you to keep going and to get pregnant faster.

Rachel Bolton 20/08/2019 Rachel Bolton 20/08/2019

[Inspiration Inside] You Can Do This!

Every day for the past two weeks I’ve woken up to messages from clients telling me about their positive pregnancy tests, scans of healthy babies and pictures of blossoming bellies. Hearing that they’re pregnant against all the odds fills my heart with so much joy!

Rachel Bolton 17/08/2019 Rachel Bolton 17/08/2019

[Case Study] How To Get Your Body Ready To Make A Baby

One question I get a lot is: “What can I do to get pregnant and have a healthy baby?"

And the answer is: Find out what’s stopping you and then consistently take lots of tiny steps that are right for you.

Rachel Bolton 06/08/2019 Rachel Bolton 06/08/2019

9 Ways To Improve Egg Quality

It’s crushing to find out that you have low Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) or Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR).

Maybe you’ve even been told that you have old eggs or that you only have a 5% chance of getting pregnant. These words can stay with you. They can rattle around in your head like a stuck record player.

Rachel Bolton 01/08/2019 Rachel Bolton 01/08/2019

Should You Use Acupuncture Or Acupressure For Fertility?

Research shows how acupuncture and acupressure get your body ready for pregnancy, whether you’re trying naturally or with IVF. The technique is used to improve fertility by increasing blood flow, stimulating hormones, reducing inflammation and improving egg quality. But should you use acupressure or acupuncture and what's the difference?

Rachel Bolton 30/07/2019 Rachel Bolton 30/07/2019

7 Ways Acupressure And Acupuncture Improve Fertility

Acupuncture uses needles to stimulate points around the body to activate the nervous, endocrine and neuroendocrine systems to produce chemicals, hormones and neurotransmitters.

Rachel Bolton 03/07/2019 Rachel Bolton 03/07/2019

How To Be Happy When You’re Not Pregnant

Desire creates suffering because it is wanting something to be different from how it is. The desire of wanting a baby is up there with the biggest desires that you can ever have. Along with survival, you are hard-wired to desire a baby more than anything else in the world.

Rachel Bolton 27/06/2019 Rachel Bolton 27/06/2019

Summer Fertility

When you're trying to get pregnant, it’s easy to get hung up on ‘I must do this to improve my fertility’ and ‘I shouldn’t do that.’ But the problem is that the same habits all year round do not optimise your fertility, health and happiness. Change it up each season and factor in more fun in the summer.

Rachel Bolton 04/06/2019 Rachel Bolton 04/06/2019

The Facts About Egg Quality

Improving egg quality is vital if you’ve been struggling to get pregnant and: You’re over 35. Your cycle is getting shorter. You’ve got low AMH. You have Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR). You’ve had unsuccessful IVF.

Rachel Bolton 07/05/2019 Rachel Bolton 07/05/2019

Milestones

It’s my birthday today and I wanted to take a moment to connect with you. I’m big on birthdays and new year because it gives me space to assess where I am and where I want to be. Today, I’m doing lots of self-reflection, I'm feeling the feels and wanted to share how I move through days like this.

Rachel Bolton 29/04/2019 Rachel Bolton 29/04/2019

When You Feel Like Giving Up TTC - 3 Case Studies

It’s hard to keep trying for a baby when you put in energy, time and money and it feels like you’re not getting anywhere. It can feel like you’re spinning your wheels and not moving. Here are three case studies to inspire you to keep going.

Rachel Bolton 25/04/2019 Rachel Bolton 25/04/2019

How To Stop Sugar Cravings With Your Fertility Diet

How do you stop eating sugar to balance your hormones and improve your fertility when sugar tastes so good?

Brain scans show that dopamine (the pleasure hormone) is produced when we eat sugar. And that the reward and pleasure centres of the brain that are activated when taking opiates are also stimulated when we eat sugar.

Rachel Bolton 16/04/2019 Rachel Bolton 16/04/2019

Is Sugar Stopping You From Getting Pregnant?

You’ve reduced alcohol, coffee, gluten and dairy to improve your fertility. But what about sugar? Is it really necessary to reduce or avoid sugar as well?

Rachel Bolton 28/03/2019 Rachel Bolton 28/03/2019

3 Ways To Grow Your Persistence

Do you know what animal can run the furthest and keep going for longer than any other animal? Is it a cheetah?… No. Is it a lion?… Nope.

Rachel Bolton 26/03/2019 Rachel Bolton 26/03/2019

Your Mother's Day Gift When Your Not Yet Pregnant

It’s hard to know what to do with yourself on Mother’s Day when being a mum is what you think about every day. Here are 6 actions to take on Mother’s Day when you’re not a mum yet.

Rachel Bolton 21/03/2019 Rachel Bolton 21/03/2019

Should I Stop Eating Gluten To Get Pregnant?

Gluten is a term that refers to a group of proteins that are most commonly found in wheat, barley, spelt, semolina and rye. If you have celiac disease then the answer is yes, definitely stop eating gluten.

Rachel Bolton 14/03/2019 Rachel Bolton 14/03/2019

Stay Motivated To Keep Trying For A Baby

You are such an inspiration. I see how dedicated you are to improving your fertility. The lengths that you go to have a baby are phenomenal. Every. Single. Month.

Rachel Bolton 11/02/2019 Rachel Bolton 11/02/2019

Fertility Tips From A Doctor

I spent yesterday doing an interview for the Plan Yourself Pregnant Membership. I spoke to a GP medical doctor about fertility and it was fascinating to hear her tips and see how many things we share in common. I want to share some of these with you.

Rachel Bolton 07/02/2019 Rachel Bolton 07/02/2019

Your Fertility Self-Healing System

Do you want to learn how to change your hormones and increase egg-white cervical fluid? What about regulating your cycle and improving your egg quality?

Rachel Bolton 29/01/2019 Rachel Bolton 29/01/2019

Invest In Desire And Detach From The Outcome

A way to stay sane whilst you’re trying to get pregnant is to invest in desire and detach from the outcome. When you’re trying naturally, then invest in the desire by being motivated to take steps to improve your fertility, diet, exercise, relationship or sex life.

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How To Celebrate Your Period Even When You're TTC

[Inspiration Inside] You Can Do This!

[Case Study] How To Get Your Body Ready To Make A Baby

9 Ways To Improve Egg Quality

Should You Use Acupuncture Or Acupressure For Fertility?

7 Ways Acupressure And Acupuncture Improve Fertility

How To Be Happy When You’re Not Pregnant

Summer Fertility

The Facts About Egg Quality

Milestones

When You Feel Like Giving Up TTC - 3 Case Studies

How To Stop Sugar Cravings With Your Fertility Diet

Is Sugar Stopping You From Getting Pregnant?

3 Ways To Grow Your Persistence

Your Mother's Day Gift When Your Not Yet Pregnant

Should I Stop Eating Gluten To Get Pregnant?

Stay Motivated To Keep Trying For A Baby

Fertility Tips From A Doctor

Your Fertility Self-Healing System

Invest In Desire And Detach From The Outcome

Make this the year that you get pregnant

Plan Yourself Pregnant