Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month Resources | Fertility Naturopath
October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month. October 15th is the official day to honour bereaved parents who have suffered a loss.
Managing pregnancy and infant loss is a difficult experience for anyone going through it. I myself have experienced pregnancy loss, and it took me months to feel ready to try to conceive again.
While I was recovering from loss (you can read part of my story here), I decided to focus on preparing my body to be in the best possible state for pregnancy.
At the time I was actually a patient of Conceive Health (the group for which I now work).
I worked with my naturopathic doctor at the time to review the following:
hormone levels - including thyroid health and progesterone levels
nutrients - including vitamin D 25-hydroxy
genetic testing - including Factor 5 Leiden
metabolic factors - including insulin resistance
structural factors - including a sonohysterogram
Other considerations when investigating reasons for pregnancy loss include:
chromosomal issues & possible translocation abnormalities
chronic infections
immune system issues including autoimmunity
blood clotting issues
screening for lifestyle factors like smoking
environmental toxins
age
When I am working with patients who have experienced loss we discuss all of the above factors so that we know which direction to go to work out:
dietary changes
lifestyle changes
appropriate supplementation
We take a very thorough approach.
Lastly, we discuss important factors such as counselling and support through loss. I often recommend the following:
Circle & Bloom’s Miscarriage Meditation
In the meantime, you can check out my FREE Preconception Challenge to help you learn what can be done to improve your preconception status before trying to conceive.
