15/10/2025
3 months prior TTC (or 6-12months) is ideal to help you in your fertility journey. The aim is to build nutrient reserves & blood & help nourish your yin.
โจ Foods that build blood - animal protein, bone marrow, black seed, bone broths
โจ Foods that support yin - pomegranate, fig, eggs, jujube, dates, goji berry
โจWarm foods - cinnamon, black pepper, ginger, warm soup/broth. Such foods help prevent coldness in the uterus
โจ Spleen nourishing - slow cooked stews with beef, lamb or chicken help support the spleen to help with nutrient absorption & building blood to improve fertility
Alongside diet, acupuncture is shown to double chances of pregnancy compared to standard care (1)
Another study revealed that 3 sessions of acupuncture before and after egg transfer in IVF patients significantly increased the pregnancy rates in women with unexplained infertility. It was also found that acupuncture significantly reduced anxiety levels that occurred before egg transfer (2).
Each period is a window of your fertility health, e.g you have delayed periods every month or light/heavy flow or severe cramping is signs of poor health. Book a consultation today to find out your fertility health & ways chinese medicine can help you ๐คฐ๐ป
๐ (1) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11937123/
๐ (2) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455920300188