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Toni Jacalone, MS RDN

🍎 Dietitian for Single Mothers by Choice
🍋 Integrative & Functional, Intuitive Eating and HAES approach
🍏 Helping SMCs through the TTC process

14/12/2022

Hi!
I'm Toni, the face behind the SMC Dietitian.

We've got quite a few new followers
around here so I thought I would give a quick re-
intro!

I've been a Registered Dietitian for about 6 years
now, and in these last 6 years my life path has gone
through many changes, including marriage…and
divorce, moving three times, changing/evolving
passions within nutrition, and deciding to open my
own private practice.

After getting divorced in 2019, it didn't take me long
to decide I wanted to be a Single Mother by Choice
(SMC). I've always wanted to be a mother and
pictured a house full of kids and dogs for as long as I
can remember. Going through my own fertility
struggles in my marriage, I could easily relate to the
many women struggling to get pregnant as SMC.
My passion for functional fertility nutrition, as well as
Intuitive Eating and HAES, and advocating for my
fellow SMC quickly melded together, and The SMC
Dietitian was born.

When I'm not working you can usually find me at
home playing with my pup Ruby, watching the
Dodger game
or Jeopardy or Friends, reading, singing karaoke, and road-tripping to the
mountains for some hiking and/or snowboarding.
Now I want to know about you, what brought you
here?? Where are you in your journey? Comment below!!!!

09/12/2022

I've made this mistake before.
Have you??

This SMC journey can definitely feel defeating at
times. But. That is normal. Not many great things
happen on our first, second, sometimes third try. I'm
here to remind you there are more resources out
there for you and different things to try.

If you haven't explored much about nutrition and
TTC yet, let's chat.

Drop a flower emoji below if you
want me to DM you my link for a free 20 min consult.

07/12/2022

More Acronyms for your feed!!

These terms are thrown around ALL OF THE TIME in the SMC world!!!! I've decided to try to share as many of these with you as I can. Scroll through my page to find more of these if you are interested and curious.

05/12/2022

There are various pros and cons to each!

I really dive into this on my latest blog post (your first fertility appt as an SMC!)

Here is my overview:

If you are due for your annual exam, and/or you are close with and trust your OBs expertise in fertility, this is an excellent option and can even give you a leg up (or should I say two legs) before you go to your first fertility consultation.

If you are not due for your annual exam, you are not close with your OBGYN, and/or you don’t trust your doctor’s expertise and knowledge about fertility (unfortunately, just because they are an OBGYN, this doesn’t necessarily mean they are well-versed in fertility), then going straight to an RE might be a better option for you.

Read my blog post for more info!

https://www.thesmcdietitian.com/first-fertility-appointment-as-smc/

02/12/2022

SAVE THIS POST!!

I curated a list for you all of my favorite books for single mothers by choice trying to conceive. It's the perfect blend of books about single motherhood, respecting your body, and fertility.

Are there any other books out there related that you love?? I'm always looking for more book recs!!

30/11/2022

Save this for your first fertility appointment!

I recently wrote a new blog post about ALL THINGS for your first fertility appt as an SMC.

Check it out below or go to the link in bio!
https://www.thesmcdietitian.com/first-fertility-appointment-as-smc/

28/11/2022

Grief looks different for every single person.

I know there is a lot of grief that comes along with the TTC journey and it can look so different for each person and for different stages.

I hear you and I see you.

25/11/2022

Some factors to consider when making your phone calls and before making your first fertility consultation(s):

x Some clinics charge for the initial consultation and others have no charge at all.

x Some clinics are booked out months in advance. Although, it is usually possible to get in sooner with some tenacity.

x Some clinics will have more than one RE in the practice, or have you talk to a nurse practitioner for the initial consultation, if you want a specific doctor, ask.

x You may or may not be asked to do some fertility evaluations such as a trans-vaginal ultrasound, blood tests and/or further testing such as a hysterosalpingogram (HSG) or saline infusion sonohysterogram (SHG) at the initial consult, or subsequent appointments, depending on where you are at in your cycle or what any initial testing reveals at the initial appointment.

More on this in my most recent blog post!!

24/11/2022

from your favorite SMC Dietitian

21/11/2022

My newewst blog post!!

If you are a Single Mother by Choice who doesn't know where to start... this blog is for you!

I dive into where to start, what to bring, questions to ask, and more!!

Copy this into your search: https://www.thesmcdietitian.com/first-fertility-appointment-as-smc/

17/11/2022

Check out this Podcast I was recently on!!

We discuss all things starting a business and I go into a bit of my story of starting my business!

You can listen on Spotify or Apple Music under "Pursuing Private Practice"!!

15/11/2022

More SMC Acronyms for your day!

I know these terms can be tossed around a lot and I want to help clarify some for you. Which of these have you heard before?!?

31/10/2022

Your friendly reminder to enjoy your favorite Halloween Candy today :)

xoxo,
the SMC dietitian

28/10/2022

More acronyms for your week!

Have you heard these tossed around int he SMC World? I know sometimes it's overwhelming to hear all these terms, so I decided to try to share as many with you as possible!

Which acronyms have you heard that you need to find out the meaning for?!

26/10/2022

It's true!

You do not have to cut out food groups to conceive.
In fact, restriction is actually going to do more harm
than good in most cases.

This is why you need support and assistance! You
are not expected to know all of these things.
Lucky for you, I have studied Nutrition and the
parallels with fertility. Let's chat - sign up for a free
inquiry call with me at the link in my bio so you can
learn the foods you can ADD in to help with fertility!

24/10/2022

People are so afraid to
actually talk about this. So here I am!

Ofcourse, your options could look much different
than this, as we are all on our own journey to
motherhood, but this may give you a better
understanding of the ART route to becoming a
SMC.

I dig into this much more in my most recent
blog post, but here is a quick recap of my
current options, in order of increasing cost:
💙 IUI (intrauterine insemination) in California:
$2-3k, least invasive, lowest cost of meds and
testing, 1-2 hours of travel, low probability of
success, high chance of failure and/or
miscarriage, could theoretically do up to four
rounds with the s***m I already have.
💙 Transfer of 1 normal embryo in California:
$3-4k, higher cost of meds, 1-2 hours of travel
for testing, ~60% chance of success.
💙 Transfer of embryos (4 total, would only
transfer one at a time) at CNY in New York: first
one free + cost of meds, travel, and local
testing, subsequent transfers ~$4k + cost of
travel, meds and local testing; normal embryo
~60% chance of success, abnormal embryos
chance of success ~5-20% with high chance
of miscarriage.
💙 Egg retrieval and IVF: to bank more
embryos, ~$10k total with cost of egg retrieval,
IF, meds and travel.

I am here and open to answer questions you
may have! I offer a free inquiry call if you just
want to chat. Link in bio

21/10/2022

Did you know low magnesium levels will increase stress?!

When these levels are low, our ability to conceive can be affected as well.

Try increasing these three foods in your lifestyle:
💙 avocado
💙 pumpkin seeds
💙 peanut butter

Link in bio for a free 20 min consult to talk more about which foods you can add into your lifestyle.

19/10/2022

More acronyms for your Wednesday!

Have you heard these tossed around in the SMC world? I know sometimes it's overwhelming to hear all these terms, so I decided to try to share as many with you as possible!

I have a blog post with all the ones I know of to date. Link in bio!

Which acronyms have you heard that you need to find out the meaning for?! Let me know so I can add to the collection!

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