If you’re a guy embarking on an IVF journey with your partner, it can sometimes be hard to know how best to be there for them. You might feel a little lost, or like a spare part or overwhelmed by the desire to protect your partner when they’re taking so much on physically and emotionally. Assisted fertility journeys are rarely easy, but together you will get through it. Here are 6 ways to support your partner through the IVF process. Get Informed One of the most important things you can do when embarking on an IVF journey is to get informed. Understanding the process of IVF and the hormones ..read more

So many people I speak to, when I talk about the work I do, say either they don’t need to know about hormone disrupters because they’re finished with fertility (um, hormones are more than just fertility!)… or that they don’t really ‘believe’ it’s an issue… Or they say: what I can really do about it – we’re all going to die of something I guess.. and I trust that someone, somewhere checks most things – they can’t be THAT bad… And then there are the ones who say, yeah I keep hearing about it.., but it feels really scary and I don’t know who to believe! I'm sure if you're reading this blog - you ..read more

Can you believe it's June and this is my first blog for 2023!! I have been so focussed on supporting my clients that I just haven't found the time to blog yet this year! I was very excited earlier this year to be featured in one of Feedspots Top 40 lists: Australia's top 40 fertility blogs! This list includes lots of IVF clinics, government funded websites and private companies sharing loads of fertility information for YOU head here to see the list: https://blog.feedspot.com/australian_fertility_blogs/?feedid=5471454 ..read more

Can you impact egg quality or not? If you ask a fertility doctor, they will probably say no If you ask a Naturopath, a Dietitian or a Chinese Medicine Dr, they will probably say yes.. and weirdly - they're probably both right... Why? well, because there are lots of factors involved when we talk about egg quality. I like to explain it as Egg QUALITY vs Egg HEALTH. Egg QUALITY - when I talk about it, refers to the chromosomal status (or the DNA) of the egg. The chromosomes in eggs are the bits that hold the code for whether your child will have your eyes, or your partners eyes. Whether they wil ..read more

This journey is a challenging one - mostly because there is so much that is missed in our high school education of how the body works.. but that’s a conversation for another time… When you realise that making a baby is not as easy as you might have been lead to believe, its often hard to know where to turn. For a lot of people the obvious first step is their GP… this is an excellent step, and if you’re blessed to have a great GP who takes a special interest in womens health - well, you’re likely to get some great answers and some excellent direction about where to turn next. But unfortunately ..read more

If you google 'support during IVF' (at least from my computer) you get about 19,800,000 results. Scrolling through the first page of these results sends you to the big IVF clinics nearby first, who have probably paid for google ad words and want to capture the people who are searching for anything related to IVF and funnel them into treatment. You also get a couple of scientific articles talking about luteal support during IVF treatment which is not the kind of support I am talking about here…. Then there are a few government and regulatory bodies like VARTA (Victorian Assisted Reproductive T ..read more

One of the really common questions I get asked is something along the lines of: 'if I am a girl, and my partner is keen to have a baby, but not at all keen to see a dietitian, or do any of the recommended ‘prep’ work before our IVF cycle - what can I easily add to the weekly grocery shopping, and onto the household menu that might have an impact on the sperm quality (and therefore on our results)” and the answer? NUTS! Now obviously there is a whole lot behind this… is a ‘good’ semen analysis actually indicative of a ‘GOOD’ semen sample? (no) Is a ‘good’ or ‘average’ semen analysis enough to ..read more

ook, I know.. It sounds a bit weird.. but bear with me... I reckon new fertility treatments and protocols are a bit like a new iPhone..... You know how when there is a new iPhone about to be released... some people camp outside the Apple Store, waiting for a glimpse of this shiny new thing... Well, some IVF Drs are a bit like that too....there are some Drs who jump on any new idea, they w ant to try all the new stuff out as soon as they can. They don’t really know if it's going to make a difference, but it might and they want to try it (a bit like the people who line up out the front of the a ..read more

risreg84⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fantastic discussion and got exactly what I needed from it. I loved Lucy’s honesty regarding outcomes and understanding of social implications. This, combined with her clinical knowledge is invaluable. Her ‘no fuss’ approach is refreshing and I love the analogies. Highly recommend. Two Lines Fertility (owner) Thank you so much! Those rural and regional issues (especially in relation to fertility treatment options) can really only be understood by someone who has lived it! All the best with your next steps - I can't wait to hear how you are getting on! Tania Anthony ..read more

I have so many different strategies for helping you feel on top of things throughout your treatment and I pull out different ones depending on who the client is and what's going to be most useful for them... But here are 5 that I almost ALWAYS use: Plan something for AFTER your treatment - each treatment! Had an ultrasound? head out for lunch with a friend!. Had a nurse consult? take yourself for a speciali coffee and cake at that little cafe nearby before you race back to the hustle and bustle... let your brain distill the information you've received by sidetracking it with something else Sl ..read more