PRECONCEPTION & PREGNANCY
A fertile mind and a fertile body create consciously….
Natural Fertility Preconception Pregnancy & Postnatal Care
Support throughout your whole fertility journey
Preconception care is one of the most loving and responsible choices you and your partner can make together, for you and your child’s health.
Naturopathic care provides a natural approach to enhancing fertility and optimising the body in preparation for pregnancy to create an optimal environment in which to flourish.
Adelaide Fertility Naturopath Tori Bowes uses herbal medicine and nutritional supplementation to assist the body in repleting nutritional deficiencies, balancing hormones, regulating the menstrual cycle, reduce inflammation, improve energy, increase libido and enhance sperm quality. She uses evidence based medicine to nourish the womb, maintain and improve egg quality and provide the best conditions for new life to thrive.
The preconception phase is a commitment to yourselves that you are providing the very best genetic material to your future family and also future generations. By following a preconception protocol for at least four months you are improving your fertility, increasing your chances of conception and providing for the growth and development of your baby.
Pre-conception care has numerous benefits for both you and your partner:
- Enhances fertility, balances hormones and regulates ovulation
- Improves the health of the ovaries, eggs and the uterus, and sperm (quality, count, motility).
- Reduces the risk of miscarriage
- Reduces morning sickness
- Reduces the risk of your child developing allergies, asthma, and eczema.
When should you start your pre-conception plan?
It is recommended to start your preconception care plan 4 months before trying to conceive.
Sperm can take up 3 months to develop and mature. During this time sperm are susceptible to damage from toxins such as drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, nutritional deficiencies and illness. So the health of today’s sperm and egg is indicative of the health of the male over the last 3 months.
A woman is born with all of her eggs, however the maturation of the egg can takes 3-4 months before ovulation. During this period the egg is similarly vulnerable to damage.
Investigative Tests (where necessary)
Screening for essential minerals and nutritional deficiencies
Assess levels of inflammation, autoimmunity
Functional Testing - sex hormones, thyroid, adrenal depletion, blood sugar dysregulation
Detoxification capabilities
Vitamin D, Iodine, Iron, Folate, B12 are all essential for the healthy development of your baby and for a healthy pregnancy.
Assessing genetic polymorphisms such as MTHFR
