Who should take CoQ10 for fertility? I want to begin by strongly suggesting that if you haven’t started trying to conceive, start without any supplements including CoQ10. Trust your body. Many women become pregnant the “old fashioned way”. I do believe that part of women’s struggle today with conceiving, is that they begin supplementing and… Read More Best CoQ10 Supplements for Fertility and Egg Quality
Prenatal vitamins are the first item you purchase in your journey to becoming a parent. You want to make sure you purchase the best prenatal vitamins. How do you know which brand of prenatal vitamins is best? There are so many to choose from it can be overwhelming. I previously shared my top picks for… Read More What are the Best Prenatal Vitamins of 2019?
Whether you are only starting to think about ttc or you’ve been trying for a while, tracking your fertility through an ovulation calendar can be beneficial. Women are incorrectly taught that all women ovulate on day 14, and if you falsely believe this, you may be missing your fertile window. There are many different ovulation… Read More Fertility Awareness Method: How to Start Fertility Charting
Peeing on all those sticks has finally paid off- you’re pregnant! It’s the moment you’ve been looking forward to. You’re so happy and then you realize- now what? Can you freeze in this moment forever? You might want to take a picture of your positive pregnancy test, to capture this moment so you can look… Read More Positive Pregnancy Test- Now What?
In my last article I talked about the best CoQ10 supplements fertility. Another beneficial supplement to increase your fertility is live probiotics. I don’t recommend supplementation in women who have been trying to conceive for less than 3 months. However, after 3 months I would consider adding a best probiotic. Probiotics are a safe way to… Read More Best Probiotics to Increase Your Fertility
With summer right around the corner you might be stocking up on sunscreen or sunblock. Skin cancer is on the rise and it is important to protect your skin and your baby’s skin. But is protecting your skin worth the exposure to all the chemicals found in sunblock? Some sunscreens are safer than others. This… Read More What is the Safest Sunscreen for Moms and Babies?
Baby-making is simple. You need the sperm to reach the egg. Then why does it seem so complicated? When it comes to ovulation we have just a few precious days to get the sperm where we need them and we want to do everything in our power to help them get there. In my previous… Read More Top 3 Fertility Lubricants – Best Fertility Friendly Lubricants When Trying to Conceive
Baby-making is simple. The sperm has to reach the egg. Then why does it seem so complicated? When it comes to ovulation we have just a few precious days to get the sperm where we need them and we want to do everything in our power to help them get where we need them. What… Read More Best Sex Position to Get Pregnant
Everyone is familiar with pregnancy tests, but how many of us knew about ovulation predictor kits (OPKs) before we started trying to have a baby? Ovulation predictor kits are amazing tools in our fertility toolbox. They can help us time baby making, but OPKs are essentially useless without understanding how to use them properly. How… Read More How to Choose The Best Ovulation Predictor Kits
What discomforts could actually be signs of pregnancy? Whether you are trying to become pregnant or trying to avoid pregnancy, knowing what signs to look for is important. Of course a positive pregnancy test is more reliable but some of these signs of pregnancy can clue you in before you take a pregnancy test. When… Read More 10 Early Signs of Pregnancy
Birth Control has been extremely effective in decreasing unwanted pregnancies and delaying childbearing. This allows professional women to complete their education and establish careers. However, now many women are starting birth control shortly after puberty and remaining on it for ten or twenty years. This raises the question- “What are the long term effects of… Read More What are the Long Term Effects of Birth Control?
First you need to understand what a true period is. A true period or “menses” is bleeding that occurs following ovulation. It is the sloughing off of the uterine lining and contains blood, uterine tissue and the non-fertilized egg. If you don’t ovulate in a cycle (as would happen when you are on birth control)… Read More Can You Get Your Period and Still Be Pregnant?