Chances are you know what the placenta is. The crucial organ providing nutrients and survival for a growing baby. However, new research is revealing there is MUCH more to this crucial organ’s role. Did you know it appears important from the very earliest stages even influencing implantation/conception!? All the…
Weight gain is a very tricky subject at any time in one’s life. During pregnancy it feels even more charged. Major hormone changes, sickness, fatigue and emotional ups and downs all contribute to the challenge. It’s tough! There is also the fact that your body is changing dramatically before…
Whether you’re ttc, pregnant or a parent, chances are at some stage your anxiety has stepped up a notch. Or maybe not! We talk to one of our favourite advisers women’s mental health expert, author, CEO and psychotherapist Emmy Brunner about her top tips for…
Gestational Diabetes – as the name suggests – is diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. Diabetes in general relates to our body’s ability (or lack thereof) to control the sugar we take in from food to use as energy. During pregnancy, if all goes as it should, as the baby…
Is ‘Spermaggedon’ upon us?! We take a look at the reasons behind the pressure on male fertility and most importantly the ten ways you can practically improve it. All based on science.
We know that the last few decades have not been kind to male…
We know that 80% of new mothers experience pelvic floor and/or bladder issues. We also know that it is not just pregnancy related, with 1/3 of women facing challenges with their pelvic floor muscles during their lifetime. Click here for more. As always,…
Welcome to the dreaded two week wait. That time between ovulation, a potential implantation and hopefully a positive pregnancy test. We separate fact from fiction and what you can do during the wait. Which can be a bit agonising.
So, you’ve done everything you ‘should’ do. You know…
Being newly pregnant is a bundle of emotions for most women, and often even the steeliest of us can be fearful, particularly in the early days of doing anything that could inadvertently cause any harm. Sound familiar?
So what about exercise?! Should we do it? What is safe?… Read More
The statistics are pretty clear – sperm is under fire. Both sperm count and motility are declining (by as much as half over the last 40 yrs! Click here for more on what/why). In this article – we look at what research is pointing…
Did you know that certain types of exercise (or lack of) can potentially help or hinder fertility and conception?!
With so much information and so many options out there (on top of the fact that most of us now have very little spare time), it can be really… Read More
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