Here we go! There are so many variations to what a ‘normal’ cycle should look like, but for the purpose of clarity – I’m going to talk about how your ovulation calendar should look, in theory. We can discuss variations down the...
Read moreGetting Ovulation Right – and why predictor kits just don’t work
Photo from the iPhone period and ovulating log I’m finding an increasing amount of women relying on Ovulation Prediction Kits (OPK’s) to help detect ovulation. Not familiar with an OPK? It works similar to a pregnancy test, where a...
Read moreGood Food Friday : thyme and lemon chicken, with heirloom carrots!
photography by Ali Irvine It’s been cold, and I’ve been searching for some good warm soul food wintery recipes. Then lo and behold, I’ve once again come across Ali Irvine, a Food Editor of Real Living magazine, freelance food...
Read moreMy *new* affiliate program!
As you’d all know, I’ve just recently released my first (!) ebook, Fertilise yourself. I’ve now set up an affiliate program for my ebooks, and would love to help you make some extra money sharing them with your readers… If...
Read moreBathe your feet for fertility!
Image via marthastewart.com Somebody asked me about food baths during the week – and it got me asking myself why I had never written about it here. Seems, for a split second, I’ve fallen prey to looking past ‘simple’...
Read moreGood Food Friday : Sarah Wilson’s poached eggs
I talk a lot about eggs because they are a complete fertile meal, packed in their own little shell. They are the perfect combination of fats and proteins – and that is a win for healthy hormones (since hormones are made up of fats and...
Read more8 ways to beat off PMS, without stabbing your partner in the eye with a fork.
I recently listened to a friend lamenting about her painful PMS symptoms, and her irrational desire to “kill anyone who comes near me”. Now we all have a bit of a laugh, and pull out the chocolate and the hot water bottles, but there...
Read moreGood Food Friday : winter brussel salad
I posted a pic on instagram of this dish, and somebody replied “Wow, we were just discussing the other day whether there was ever a good brussel sprout recipe… They copped a bad wrap growing up in the 80’s!” Well...
Read moreBaby steps… to IVF – why IVF isn’t necessarily the ‘easy’ way.
Original image from blog.mybigeyekids.com I see patients from all walks of the fertility journey. Some natural fertility, some assisted conception and some, that have truly been over the hill, to the moon, around the block and back again. One...
Read moreGood Food Friday : Paleo Ekmek Kataifi Pagoto (baked pastry and custard)
Oh I’m excited about this! Firstly – greek food is my most favourite. I love it’s flavours, it’s simplicity and it’s nutritional qualities! Secondly, this version is Paleo, it will have so many of you wanting to lick...
Read moreDoes an ectopic pregnancy change the treatment approach?
Remember a few weeks ago, I asked you to ask me the questions? You know – your fertility questions you wanted answered? Well, this is another of our reader questions that were put forward… “So, I guess my question is, does an...
Read moreOvarian graft the future of extended fertility?
Image via CJ Photography The main photo is of my kids and their grandparents – will having kids later in life eventually wipe out the “grandparents?” You might have heard last week, there’s the possibility of ovarian...
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