Fertility nutrition consults are available in-person at our Chicago location and by phone to anywhere in the US and abroad. Call our office at 312-321-0004 to book your session.
There is so much information about diet and fertility out in the "TTC world" (trying to conceive) that it is difficult to know what to believe. Should you cut out sugar if you are trying to conceive? What about wheat gluten? Alcohol? Caffeine? What about supplements? High protein? Low fat?
Is there a fertility diet? We do know that women who are closer to their healthy body weight have better odds of conception than women who are over or under their ideal weight. In addition, there is evidence that conditions like PCOS, endometriosis, and yeast overgrowth, which may negatively impact fertility, can be treated with dietary modification. While "dieting" is not advisable when you are trying to conceive (unless recommended by your physician), it is possible to make changes to your diet to maximize nutrient intake, improve mood and energy levels and avoid the creeping weight gain that some women experience during fertility treatment.
At Pulling Down the Moon®, we also know that many of our patients are working with holistic practitioners who have made dietary recommendations consistent with their particular holistic discipline. Our nutritionist can help you ensure that your new eating plan is balanced, provides adequate calorie and nutrient intake, and help you with meal ideas and snack tips to make it easier to stick with your plan.
Pulling Down the Moon's Nutritional Consults are integrative and specialized — that is, they combine the latest in science-based nutrition with teachings and techniques from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), yoga and other holistic disciplines. Through these programs you will learn more than just healthy eating habits and ideas, you will learn ways in which to control the stresses and anxieties that exist in everyday life. You may even feel that sense of satisfaction that comes from celebrating the "now:" the time in which you get to focus fully on yourself and your own well-being, before the days when "baby" will come first.
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Here's what patients are saying about fertility nutrition counseling...
I don't know if you remember me but I came to see you at Pulling Down the Moon in the beginning of November. I just wanted to tell you that, while it is very very early, I am pregnant!!!!!! I am so excited- i had absolutely no fertility medication this month so attribute [the success] to a better diet and acupuncture. You have no idea how thrilled my husband and I are- not just to be pregnant but to not have to think about another round of IVF. Thanks again!
I wanted to thank you as I truly believe you working with my diet and health had a significant impact on me getting pregnant. Yep, you heard me correctly after 1+ year of trying we found out that we are 4 weeks pregnant. We are both extremely excited. I also forgot to tell you we didn't even start clomid or an IUI yet. This was all natural without any drugs or procedures done. :) (this was a phone consult!)
My husband and I met with you for nutritional counseling on infertility last October and November. We had previously done one IUI and 2 IVF cycles that had failed. You recommended I start taking Metagenics Wellness for Pregnancy supplements and also gave us great nutritional advice. Our plan was to do another IVF cycle in March, but amazingly enough, we achieved a spontaneous pregnancy in January! So, first of all, THANK YOU for your advice! My husband is convinced that is what did it for us.
One-on-one counseling available in Chicago and Arlington Heights locations. Phone consults are available to anywhere in the U.S. If you would like more information about our Fertility Nutrition Consults, call our Chicago location or click the "Please Contact Me" button below, proceed to check out and a member of our staff will contact you.
Fertility Nutrition Consult
Think you eat a fertility-friendly diet? Think again! Even the most nutrition-savvy patients at Pulling Down the Moon® report learning valuable strategies, and fertility diet do's and don'ts from a PDtM nutrition consultation. In fact, many of our patients attribute their pregnacy success to dietary changes suggested by our nutritionists!
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