Aside from the privilege of caring for new families, I was newly married and ready to start my own family when I became a midwife. Naively, I thought it would be easy. Instead it took 11 months to fall pregnant, only to have a miscarriage a week later. My heart broke every day at work and it felt impossible to stay positive, being constantly surrounded by newborn babies and happy families. It took its toll on my physical, emotional and mental health. Another 4 years of trying and being rejected for egg sharing before we had our first IVF cycle. It didn't work and I was devastated, I knew I couldn't go on like this. This is when I turned to self help, meditation, and mindset techniques in the months leading up to our 2nd attempt at IVF. It changed everything. My journey became easier, more bearable, dare I say I even felt happier, and it was simply down to my mindset, shifting my perspectives and learning to care for myself body, mind, and soul, instead of hating myself and blaming my body for my infertility. I firmly believe that these internal changes created a huge shift in my stress levels, and restored balance to my body, creating the perfect environment to conceive. This time it worked! It was twins and although we worried things could go wrong, we were excited. Until at 29 weeks one twin died. The other was fit and well thank goodness. However, this meant I gave birth to one healthy twin at 38 weeks and one dead twin on the same day. A bittersweet ending to 6 long and painful years of infertility.

Throughout my journey I felt isolated and alone, I was the only person I knew to struggle with infertility, the last of my friend group to get pregnant, the only one of my colleagues to not have kids. Shifting my perspectives, my mindset and learning to care for myself on every level, body, mind and soul, instead of hating myself and blaming my body for my infertility made such a difference to my experience and outcome. I firmly believe that these internal changes created a huge shift in my stress levels, and restored balance to my body, creating the perfect environment to conceive. I'm here to help you do the same as a Certified Coach. If this sounds anything like you, take a deep breath, and release the stress with your outward breath. You've come to the right place. My own exoerience and studies have confirmed it, shows that activating small changes to reduce stress, anxiety, and create a positive mindset, can inspire hormonal changes in your body and actually boost your chances of getting pregnant, while also i,proving live birth outcomes and reducing the risk of complications. Had I known this sooner in my own fertility journey, I'm convinced I would not have endured it for so long, nor would it have been so traumatic. In fact, had I known this from before I tried for a baby it may have made a difference from the very beginning! I'm absolutely determined to help as many women as possible to have a shorter an more positive fertility experience than they otherwise might have. It's time to take back control of your own mind and body to boost your fertility potential. Time to get your body into baby mode!