Everything I did BEFORE Trying To Conceive (To Boost My Chances Of Getting Pregnant Fast!) 👶🏼

Everything I did BEFORE trying to conceive that I believe helped me to get pregnant fast...within our first month of trying for a baby! Part of this video is sponsored by Natural Cycles* (which I've used since 2017!), they're giving 20% off of an annual subscription + a free thermometer to my followers who use code MELANIE: https://bit.ly/NC-Melanie

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Timestamps/topics covered!
00:00 intro/overview of the past five years, importance of age as a factor
01:32 manage expectations & disclaimer! here's a helpful resource for anyone looking at their options (LGBT friendly!) https://www.merckbloom.com/en_GB/home...
02:16 health check (mine led me to discover that I have PCO, but I haven't been diagnosed with PCOS! My good friend Hannah Witton has a brilliant video that delves more into the difference between these if you've had a diagnosis and are as confused as I was:    • I Have Polycystic Ovaries feat. Mama ...  
02:51 tracking ovulation/cycle & getting hormonal contraception out of my system in advance of trying
08:27 caffeine & giving up alcohol (btw: the analysis of studies on caffeine consumption in pregnant women mentioned in BMJ evidence based medicine is linked here in the top paragraph: https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/...)
10:56 (tw: weight discussion) maintaining a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9
12:02 consistent exercise (my video on exercise habits I formed in my 20s:    • Fitness Habits I Formed In My 20s! (F...  )
13:41 prenatal supplement + folic acid
14:17 eating the rainbow & all food groups
14:38 nutritional therapy (which I did for IBS, stress and fertility!) here is more info on nutritional therapy if you're interested in finding a practitioner: https://www.ntoi.ie/what-is-nutrition...
16:29 I tracked my meals to ensure I was eating balanced & following my nutritional therapy advice
16:45 less processed foods, more whole foods
17:19 red raspberry leaf tea
17:49 therapy which put me in the best possible mindset / helped with maintaining a calm life
19:14 a little reminder to look out for fertility friendly lube if you do use lube (I didn't use it at all pre-birth!)
19:52 outro/discussion about how sensitive a subject fertility is/tw: talk of past miscarriage on unplanned pregnancy

Let me know if you are broody or TTC down below with a green heart! xxx