PRE-CONCEPTIVE CARE
Adding to your family is can be one of the most exciting times of your life, if all runs to plan. Diet and lifestyle can make a major impact to your and your partners fertility. If you have been trying to conceive for 6 months or more, or if you have suffered the sadness of miscarriage (or multiple miscarriages), we are able to do diagnostic tests, to see if there is something standing between you and a successful pregnancy.
If you have no history of fertility issues, then before you both get swept up in trying to conceive, it is important that both parents-to-be are in the best possible health, as your future child is directly affected by diet choices, drug (prescription and otherwise) and alcohol consumption and the stress and anxiety of both parents, well before conception.
Three months is the time it takes for the egg and sperm to get ready to meet and create a new human, so pre-conceptive care ideally has a minimum three month lead time - however it’s never too late to make some positive changes.
By making simple dietary and lifestyle modifications, along with some baseline functional testing, I am able to help you in many areas, including
Achieving optimum health of both Mum and Dad, in the months prior to conception
Overcoming some of the challenges of falling pregnant or maintaining a healthy pregnancy
Reducing the risk of Mum developing gestational diabetes
PREGNANCY CARE
Congratulations on the wonderful news of your pregnancy! I’m sure you’re already swept up in a sea of adorable onesies and nursery decor, but don’t forget about you during this time! Maternal health during pregnancy not only has a direct effect on baby’s long term health, but also on Mama’s delivery and post natal recovery. It also may have been a long journey for you to conceive your precious baby, in this case it is essential that Mama-to-be is looked after not only in the body but also the mind and spirit.
I am able to help you in many areas, including
Reducing morning sickness and heartburn/reflux
Increasing energy and reducing fatigue
Constipation relief
Advice on the best supplements to support a healthy pregnancy
Maintaining ample nutrient levels to support Mum during this arduous time
Stress and anxiety management
POST NATAL HEALTH
Your little bundle has arrived Earth-side and so now begins a tremendous adjustment period for your family. It’s totally normal to feel overwhelmed, anxious, exhausted and completely depleted post delivery. Nutritional medicine can help you replenish nutrients that were lost during pregnancy and labour and help you start to feel human again and less of an emotional, milk producing zombie!
I am able to help you in many areas once your baby is born, including
Post birth healing - after a smooth natural delivery, a traumatic natural delivery or a c-section
Lifting energy levels and improving fatigue
Breastfeeding support
Increasing breastmilk supply
Mastitis treatment
Stress management and dealing with feelings of overwhelm
Managing an unsettled baby
Post-Partum Rheumatoid Arthritis