Category: Fertility

IVF and acupuncture

IVF and Acupuncture Acupuncture could dramatically boost the chances of IVF treatment working, a study, by Homerton University Hospital in London, suggests. According to an article in The Telegragh this British study found that rates of success were twice as...Read More

Spotlight on Endometriosis

Spotlight on Endometriosis Following on from my blog post on PCOS  the other month I thought that it would be good to throw the spotlight on Endometriosis. This includes looking at how it can affect fertility. What is Endometriosis? Endometriosis...Read More

PCOS

PCOS When making a baby one of the key components is to have eggs which are ripe for fertilization. This usually occurs when a woman ovulates. One of the main reasons why a woman fails to ovulate is because of...Read More

Making a baby

Making a baby: The key components to making a baby are: Healthy eggs Healthy male sperm Ripe eggs for fertilization (ovulation) The environment is supportive to help the sperm on their journey up the cerivcal canal to the uterus and...Read More

Healthy Eggs

Healthy eggs This week is Shrove Tuesday when we are encouraged to make pancakes, which use eggs.So I thought I would put the spotlight not on chicken eggs but on human eggs. What we as women can do to have...Read More

Starting IVF

Starting IVF? Feeling overwhelmed and anxious about starting IVF? Many women embarking on fertility treatment never imagined that their fertility journey would involve IVF. It can seem quite daunting and rather unnatural. So what are the best ways to prepare...Read More

Getting pregnant at 40

Getting Pregnant at 40 Do you sometimes feel that pregnancy is only for the under 40's? So much has been written about the difficulties of getting pregnant at 40 that some of you may feel that it an almost impossible...Read More

The sunshine vitamin and fertility – Vitamin D

Did you know Vitamin D is essential for the development of baby bones? It also reduces the risk of low birthweight babies. Indeed it may even be involved in  the tricky business of getting pregnant itself.  Unfortunately many women in...Read More

Eating for male fertility

Eating for male fertility: Men can often feel side lined in the fertility process. However it does take 2 to make a baby! The woman provides the egg and the environment for the embryo to grow and mature. The man’s...Read More

Happy Easter

Happy Easter Well here we are at Easter again. For many people Easter means only one thing – Easter eggs! And Easter eggs are made from Chocolate! Suppose you are trying for a baby and asking yourself – is it...Read More

Eating for baby

Eating for baby Food gives us energy, vitamins and minerals. It helps to build healthy bones. It is also influential in providing the right  nutrients for making a baby. So when eating for baby, eating the right foods is really...Read More

Year of the baby

Here we are in 2017. A new year—is this the year of the baby? So what can you do to help make your hopes come true? Here are some top tips for the year of the baby: 1 Take time...Read More