http://www.naturallygettingpregnant.com fertility and overall health through natural treatments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:34:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Studies show that psychotherapy alleviates anxiety and depression for women going through infertility – probably something a lot of us could benefit from. But to be totally honest, this wasn’t reason enough for me to go out and join a support group and become one of  ‘those’ people. That is until ... http://www.naturallygettingpregnant.com/fertility-blog/2009/04/25/infertility-support-group/ I was at the dentist this week. Exciting? No. But while I was sitting in that oh-so-comfortable dentist’s chair I was confronted with the fact that I have been trying to conceive for over three and a half years. Let me repeat that in case you skimmed: over three and a half years. ... http://www.naturallygettingpregnant.com/fertility-blog/2009/04/10/mercury-infertility/ To say the least, things have been bumpy lately. I moved across town. I’m totally excited about the move but whether I’m happy about it or not, moving is considered to be a major life event – or in stress terms: a major external stressor (not to mention that it was ... http://www.naturallygettingpregnant.com/fertility-blog/2009/04/03/probiotic-bacteria-in-my-diet/ If you haven’t read part 1 of this blog yet, you might want to start there (it covers the basics and the potential connection to fertility): Probiotics and Fertility Diet – Part 1 Otherwise more on those critters in our gut… Create a Healthy Digestive System with Probiotic Bacteria The importance of probiotic ... http://www.naturallygettingpregnant.com/fertility-blog/2009/03/27/probiotics-and-fertility-diet-part-2/ Life is returning to normal, so I’m back to upgrading my fertility diet. I mentioned in my blog, Upgrading My Fertility Diet that I’ll be adding two critical – and missing – components to my fertility diet: probiotic bacteria and enzymes. As you may have guessed by the title, for this ... http://www.naturallygettingpregnant.com/fertility-blog/2009/03/21/probiotics-and-fertility-diet-part-1/ How hard can it be to take a little break from the whole fertility topic? Pretty damn hard if you have a post miscarriage check-up scheduled in which your gynecologist wants to discuss your fertility planning. Originally I thought, I have to be there anyway so what’s a twenty minute fertility chat? Oh, ... http://www.naturallygettingpregnant.com/fertility-blog/2009/03/12/how-long-to-wait-after-miscarriage/ Sometimes you just need a break. Now is one of those times for me. My hormone values fell last week, meaning that my miscarriage is probably not another ectopic pregnancy. Saying that I’m relieved doesn’t seem to cover it. I mean, to think that I’m sitting here typing away on my computer ... http://www.naturallygettingpregnant.com/fertility-blog/2009/03/05/taking-a-break/ Last week was a week like no other. Monday started off with mid-cycle mystery cramps and bleeding that sent me straight to the gynecologist. Turns out I was pregnant and this was a miscarriage. Strangely enough this was all OK with me. A miscarriage stinks, yes, but emotionally, I was relieved ... http://www.naturallygettingpregnant.com/fertility-blog/2009/02/23/i-think-miscarriage-over/ I find myself here…again. I’m having a miscarriage, but it may be worse – yes, there is a worse – it could be another ectopic pregnancy. My HCG values which should be going down since I am miscarrying have decided instead to stay the same. On Monday the value was 125 and ... http://www.naturallygettingpregnant.com/fertility-blog/2009/02/20/just-a-painful-miscarriage/ Last week in my blog about upgrading my fertility diet, I wrote about the “occasional bout of fatigue” that I still had. Well it turns out that those occasional bouts of fatigue were due to the fact that I was pregnant and had a miscarriage. How could someone who is trying ... http://www.naturallygettingpregnant.com/fertility-blog/2009/02/17/turns-out-i-was-pregnant/