You’re 28.

You’re smashing your professional goals one-by-one and loving life. You’ve got a boyfriend, but you don’t live together because you’re both too busy excelling in your careers and you like your freedom.

Relatives are starting to ask “Is he the one?” and friends are commenting on how cute your babies will be, but you’re not sure about it all. Life is too fun right now. You’ve always assumed you’ll have babies one day, but definitely not right now…

3 years later. You’re 31. You’re newly single…

Turned out that guy wasn’t exactly right after all. Your career is going great guns, but you have started to experience a niggling feeling… ‘is this all there is to life?’

Your friends are staying in more often than not. You’ve been to more weddings and baby showers in the last 6 months than you can count on one hand. You sign up to Bumble to see what all the fuss is about.

Fast forward 4 years. You’re 35.

Your boyfriend (Toby) of 6 months is great, and things are starting to get serious. Between the insane amount of hours you spend in the office, your new-ish relationship, and your gym membership, you have no time left to yourself…high levels of stress, and even higher levels of UberEats boxes in your apartment.

Then, your younger sister has a baby…

You’ve never really been into babies…but this niece is different…special…

You suddenly understand what it feels like to be clucky…but it’s too early to mention it to Toby now, right? You’ve only been together 6 months!

You bottle it up for another day.

You’re 39. You’re married and happy. You finally feel ready to start trying for a baby, not that you have any idea how you’ll fit looking after a baby into your hectic lifestyle! But you want it so bad.

You and Toby start trying. You almost can’t believe it when the first test is negative! You’ve been trying so hard to avoid getting pregnant all this time, you assumed it would happen immediately…And then the next month, and the next…all negative. 6 months go by and you visit your GP. What is going on?

41 years old and 3 months pregnant.

IVF. Needles. Reassuring doctors telling you that there is nothing you can do to help and to ‘just relax’.

Enduring gluten/dairy/soy/chemical-free diets you’ve seen influencers claiming helped them fall pregnant. Acupuncture. Enforced rest.

You think, ‘It’s finally worked’.

Does this sound like anyone you know?

It’s an unfortunately common story, fuelled by the growing enthusiasm for ‘having it all’.

And maybe you can ‘have it all’… But there needs to be more discussion about the realities of creating a family…about the scientifically proven influence that your diet, lifestyle, stress levels all have on your fertility – because your fertility ‘window’ doesn’t last forever!

Understanding this; the power you have over your gut health, and its impact on your ability to fall pregnant; might just be the key to planning a life where you really can feel like you ‘have it all’. 

What’s the best diet to help support fertility and a healthy pregnancy, birth and baby?

Can diet help with IVF success?

Why is your gut health so important to your fertility outcomes?

Is it all up to you, or can your partner do things to help improve your chances of pregnancy too?

THESE ARE THE TYPES OF QUESTIONS WE ANSWER IN THE MOTHERSBABIES ONLINE MODULES

We recognise that our health system is set up to deal with problems only once they arise, but we want to do better…that’s why we’re here to help you empower yourself with the latest scientific learnings, to help you prepare for a healthy and successful fertility journey and a thrivingly healthy bub to boot!

 Our pre-pregnancy bundle, which includes 3 information-packed modules, is designed to empower and prepare you in the lead up to having a baby, so that you too can enjoy an easy, healthy pregnancy, without having to wade through mountains of fad-driven woo-woo!

In this bundle, you will gain access to:

Module 2 – Fertility Curiosity
Learn about fertility and genetic testing you have access to, fertility decline, and how to best nurture your body for your future pregnancy.

Module 3 – Gut Health for Future Generations
Learn about the importance of your gut microbiome in fertility, pregnancy, and for future bub’s health.

Module 4 – Pre-Pregnancy Planning
Learn to actively prepare for a healthy pregnancy and make appropriate diet and lifestyle adjustments.

Each of these modules can also be purchased separately.

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Statements or opinions expressed in the newsletter should not be taken as fact, but as opinion on the current state of evidence based science. The content is not (and should not be taken to be) medical advice or an endorsement or recommendation of any specific product or treatment. 

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