Fertility… If I was trying to get pregnant this year
I am not quite ready for another baby yet, but I know I would like more children. So with this in mind I am still looking after and supporting my fertility to ensure if and when the time comes I can conceive with ease.
I get asked about fertility A LOT, what to eat what to avoid, supplements, practices, exercise etc. so I thought it would be best to write an article for you all.
🥚Here are the top things I would be doing this year to conceive:
& also what I AM doing currently to prepare and make sure I am fertile when the time comes and I want another baby.
Remove Xenoestrogens from my life, body and environment
Focus on Plenty of healthy fats for healthy hormone production
Live in rhythm with my cycle and learn the 3 fertility signs
Get rid of HIT training and invite more hiking, walking and yin practice.
Eat organ meats like chicken liver - Pate
Focus on my health first and foremost and give myself at least 6 months before ‘trying’
🧺 Let’s explore these in a little more detail…
Remove Xenoestrogens from my life, body and environment
Xenoestrogens mimic the natural oestrogen in the body causing excess and dominance.Xenoestrogens are ‘fake’ oestrogens made from man made synthetic chemicals and found in our home environment. From washing up liquid, air fresheners, perfumes, make up, body creams, hair sprays, kitchen teflon pans and so on. a lot to unpack there. All of this we cover in THE ART OF WOMAN programme learning how to clear your environment of these and how to cleanse excess oestrogen from your body.
2. Focus on Plenty of healthy fats for healthy hormone production
We need dietary fats, cholesterol to be specific to make our hormones. It’s that simple. If you do not eat enough fat, you do not make enough hormones.
Low fat diets are dangerous and do not help you loose weight. You need healthy fats for fertility. BUTTER, EGGS, WILD FISH, GHEE, OLIVE OIL, SARDINES, GOATS CHEESE, COCONUT are my favourites.
3. Live in rhythm with my cycle and learn the 3 fertility signs
When we live in rhythm with our cycle we regulate our cycle and our hormones. We have higher levels of cortisol during some stages of the cycle so therefore we need more rest. If we push ourselves too hard during this time we can trigger fat storage, more stress and delayed or lack of ovulation.
4. Get rid of HIT training and invite more hiking, walking and yin practice.
HIT training can be too intensive for the body. Strength training, pilates, yoga are all great for the follicular and ovulatory phase, walking and yin for menstrual and luteal.
Learning to honour where my body is at, not push it. Exercise regularly especially more around follicular and ovulatory and rest when I need to. Remembering walking is sufficient exercise and pushing myself too hard may interfere with ovulation.
5. Eat organ meats like chicken liver - Pate
Completely underated and full of vital minerals for fertility. Full of protein, vitamin A, vitamin B12, and folate. Enough said.
6. Focus on my health first and foremost and give myself at least 6 months before ‘trying’
Giving a longer and more realistic time frame takes the pressure off. When we set a goal that may not work in alignment with our body and then we do not fall pregnant when we planned or hoped for causes a lot of stress. Stress impacts fertility more than anything else. Its biological. Your body will always make sure you are safe before conception.
Putting the focus on yourself is paramount, focusing on creating abundant health for you, so that you can pass that onto your baby is the best thing you can do for you and your baby.
When we take it day by day and stop trying to control the outcome and the end goal, we can enjoy the process.
Sending love to you
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