Are you excited about Christmas, or not in the mood to celebrate at all? Whatever camp you’re in – this time of year can be triggering. Here are 7 holiday survival strategies to help you thrive this year: 1. Go With The Flow Normally, you’re the one that makes a lot of effort at Christmas. You travel […]
Today you’ll learn some tools that’ll guarantee you a slice of happiness, no matter what is going on your life. This year the world became a different place and all the dreams that you had might have taken a back seat as you had to navigate a brand new reality. It’s been like living in […]
I am 39 years old and found this group last summer, when I was researching information on how to improve my fertility. Joining the group was a big first step, but meeting Rachel took my journey to a whole new level. After having 2 miscarriages in 2 years, I had been getting “desperate”, hanging onto […]
After my miscarriage, I felt empty. I felt like I needed to fill that void right away. We started trying again right when my regular cycle came back, and was expecting it to work right away like last time. Month after month I kept feeling disappointed. There were even times that I would break down […]
My husband and I had been trying to conceive halfheartedly for about a year and a half or two (tracking with ovulation strips – but waiting to see that I was ovulating before we would be intimate, and I think we misunderstood how it works …) We had been living in another country which I […]
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. She talked about fertility tests and infertility conditions, […]
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. And then as you approach day 26, speak to […]
With Thanksgiving and Christmas nearly here you might be filled with excitement and festive cheer. Or you might be dreading it because you remember what happened last year. That awkward conversation with Aunt Judy when she asked ‘when are you going to start a family?’ And the way she kept making comments like ‘You’d better […]
It doesn’t have to be a fight. There is a different solution. You might be trying lots of different natural medicine to try to get pregnant, but your partner thinks it’s a waste of money. He might place all his trust in Western medicine and not see the point of eating organic, taking herbs, having […]
I got a great question from one of my readers. She said ‘It seems that women do so much and men do not realise they have equal contributions to the process. How do I speak with my husband about these things without adding to the existing stress of trying to conceive?’. This awesome reader has a very […]
Are you always in a rush? Do you miss breakfast or grab something to eat on the move? Maybe you go from one activity to the next without taking a break? Do you eat lunch at your desk? Or get home late from work and feel so exhausted that you don’t have enough energy to […]
Making a baby should be fun. So why has it become such hard work? It started off fun. Do you remember the day you both decided you were ready for kids? You’d been ready for a while, but it took him a bit longer. Finally, you were both on the same page and you started […]
Trying To Get Pregnant Is Stressful Don’t underestimate the stress that trying for a baby can create. Research shows that trying for a baby for more than a year, is as stressful as having a terminal disease like cancer 1. The Longer It Takes You To Get Pregnant, The More Stressful It Becomes When you […]
I was feeling frustrated, upset and very panicky about my age with not being able to get pregnant, having been told by the NHS fertility clinic that there were no physical issues with either myself or my husband. I was also very stressed with my work and a long commute into London. I felt that […]