Pregnancy & Fertility

Pregnancy is a journey from your initial decision to start a family, through conception, birth and beyond. Each stage of the journey will bring new nutritional and psychological challenges. Our job is to help you transition smoothly from one stage to the next, with the focus on your personal physical and mental health, and that of your baby.

Fertility

To optimise your chances of conception, it is important to make your body, and that of the father, as healthy as possible. Being overweight, an unhealthy diet and extreme stress can all have a negative consequence on your attempts to become pregnant.

Our Nutritional Therapists will help you look at the big picture of what and how you are eating, and they will work with you to reduce the physiological stress from your diet. We’ll show you how to manage your blood sugar levels, reduce stimulants and get your hormone levels to an optimal balance. We will explain how you can increase essential vitamins and minerals in both your diet and that of the father.

Our Eating Therapists can help you stay calm and relaxed, so that you have emotional support during this period, which for some people can feel very frustrating and upsetting. A healthy mindset and new ways of dealing with life stress, will have a soothing affect on your body.

Pregnancy

You may have symptoms such as morning sickness, constipation, tiredness and mood swings. You may have concerns about what is ok to eat and what you should avoid during your pregnancy. Or you may simply want to prepare for a healthy birth.

Our Nutritional Therapists will help you construct an eating plan that works for you and includes all the nutrients necessary to reduce your symptoms and prime your body for a healthy birth. We’ll explain what foods to avoid and how to change your eating behaviours now that you are eating for two.

Our Personal Trainers, experienced in working with mums to be, will design an exercise programme that suits your body and fits into your routine.

Our Eating Therapists can help you with any anxieties you may have with changes in your weight, shape and appearance. This can be an area of concern, especially if you have been struggling with disordered eating prior to becoming pregnant.

After Birth

The birth of your child can bring great joy, but for many women what follows is a rocky emotional time, and for some the bleakness of post-natal depression. You may also be struggling with new nutrient requirements, hormonal imbalances and a body that doesn’t look and feel the same way it did before you became pregnant.

Our Eating Therapists can help you move through the new experiences of having a child and how this changes your life. We will help you to implement ways of looking after yourself so that you can better look after your new family. We will show you how food can effect your mood, and what simple changes to your diet can lift the cloud of depression.

Our Nutritional Therapists will help to re-balance your hormones and help you reach an optimal nutrition status, which can aid with healthy breast-feeding.

Our Personal Trainers can help you kick-start your metabolism, in a safe way following your pregnancy. Small steps, a planned programme and exercises you can do at home while the baby is sleeping will help you reach new fitness heights in no time.

We want to support you through your pregnancy, a journey that is special and unique to you. Call us today on 020 7499 8922 and tell us what you need.