IVF Fertility Fitness Prep
Research and statistics all support the importance of prioritising your health 12 weeks prior to beginning the IVF journey you have chosen, be it Natural IVF, Mild IVF in vitro Fertilisation, with your own eggs or egg donor.
This package is dedicated to getting you and your partner (if you have one) in the best physical and mental fitness for your IVF journey to meet your child in waiting.
The package is split into two sections; 12 weeks preparation for the commencement of IVF and support over the first 8 weeks of IVF. This second section can be broken down to every other week depending on how many weeks the female needs to inject for.
Many couples find the second part of the programme priceless as it is the time when hormones can obviously fluctuate, appointments can be quick and confusing with medical teams and also emotions may feel like you are both on a merry go round. This gives you a safe, non judgemental space for you both to check in whenever you need.
Egg quality: You can’t change the amount of eggs available, but you can invest in their quality. We ladies are born with all our eggs and as we age the number of eggs available reduces, however, we still have control over the quality of those eggs.
It takes 12-13 months for follicles to prepare to release an egg, but the maturation process accelerates towards the final 120 days.
It is in the final 3 months when a highly energy-intensive process takes place, stripping the egg to its final state with 23 chromosomes. This is then the prime time to invest a maximum effort towards improving egg quality ready for retrieval. And that is exactly what we will do on this programme.
Sperm: It takes just over 60 days for spermatogenous (the process of generating your functional sperm) to take place.
BAUS (The British Association of Urologists Surgeons) state that of the “50% of the 1 in 7 couples unable to have a child in the UK the problem [ my preferred word being obstacle ) lies whole or partly with the male partner”.
Nearly all of my clients improve not only their overall sperm count and volume, but more importantly increase their sperm morphology.
Part One
The Preparation
A full 360 harmony in the body and mind:
Think of a marathon. You wouldn't run 26.2 miles on a hot sunny day with no training, no investment in your nutrition, sleep, vitamins or without implanting a few lifestyle changes for a few months prior?
Science shows that childbirth can be as hard on the body as running a marathon.
“Pregnancy is the most energetically expensive activity the human body can maintain for nine months,” Duke University evolutionary anthropology professor Herman Pontzer.
I truly believe that when you create harmony within the body and mind the opportunity for implantation and growth is opened.
What the package consists of:
* 12 x 1 hour Fertility Health Coaching sessions to you or you and your partner together to prime your egg and sperm for your fertility journey.
* A debrief on current blood work and sperm results to be repeated at 8 weeks
* Primary food support: How to keep the relationship with each other and yourself still intact and not let fertility take over.
* A full write up of each session and an outline of what your agreed actions are.
* Signposting to extra support such as acupuncture
* Exploring your IVF options
* Tailored healthy recipes for you, both sweet and savory in line with your religious or ethical beliefs.
* Managing anxiety, stress, expectations and difficult conversations
* A full health history to keep on record.
* Unpacking your fertility journey and any emotional blocks you may have acquired.
* Helping in reducing or eliminating dependencies such as cigarettes, alcohol, caffeine, sugar.
* Addressing previous loss (Totally optional and client led)
Price: £2400
Part Two
The IVF Process
8 hours x 1 hour weekly session: (Around egg retrieval and implantation these sessions can be split into 30 min sessions to get the maximum support).
* Practical suggestions to keep the focus at times OFF IVF
* Guidance on what questions to ask your medical team
* Special recipes to support the down regulation time
* Motivation and commitment to treatment
* Creating a personal mind / body / spirit tool box for key moments:
* - Before egg retrieval
* - Post egg retrieval
* - Pre embryo transfer
* - Post embryo transfer
* - The two-week wait
A 20% discount on any Post Natal Doula Services
Price £ 975.00
“Six months before starting a new IVF cycle Liberty and I spoke weekly. She gently but firmly manages to coax me out of some terrible eating habits.. (being hooked on coffee mate for one)! I would look forward to speaking to her every week. No matter what mood I was in before out chat I was motivated, lifted and in a much brighter mood when we finished!)
She has been with me every single step on my new IVF journey and I am currently 6 weeks pregnant!
I am so thankful to Liberty, I am different, she has made me chance in so many little ways..but the outcome is immense... I am so much happier, healthy, slimmer (a very welcome bonus), I look years younger ( another very welcome bonus) and pregnant! I will continue to see Liberty to help guide me through my pregnancy. Liberty, thank you.”