{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F81890d3e-4d04-40d7-81e7-b0dd7627ba26","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"What do I need to know about my cycle when trying to get pregnant?","description":"THE FERTILITY PODCAST IS BACK WITH A NEW SOUND, A NEW RESIDENT EXPERT BUT THE SAME MISSION. \r\n\r\n\r\nWe\u2019re so pleased to be back with you, having taken some time to really work out what the best future plan for The Fertility Podcast is, and it\u2019s to clearly guide you along the way to pregnancy. We\u2019re going through all that we think could help and sharing previous episodes to make sure you can really get stuck in. We can\u2019t guarantee you a baby, nobody can. But we can promise you information you can trust and a lovely community to come and be a part of. \r\n\r\n\r\nOur first episode back is talking about what we wished we\u2019d know before starting to conceive. To be honest it\u2019s what we should have been taught in school.\r\nThose teenage years and when you\u2019re in your early 20\u2019s can be pretty worrying if you have unprotected sex. It\u2019s drummed into us NOT to get pregnant and what you should do to avoid getting pregnant. Sadly for so many of us, we never realised as we were never told, that our fertility is so finite.\r\nThat is what we\u2019re here to do. Kate is SO passionate about empowering women to understand their cycle and the pair of us are talking through what you need to be thinking about. \r\nResearch shows that time to conception is reduced with fertility awareness knowledge so for the next few weeks we\u2019re talking cycles and diets. \r\n\r\n\r\nIn this episode, we discuss how best to monitor your cycle with the different methods available and in particular what works and what doesn\u2019t!\r\nWe\u2019ll be talking soon with a brilliant new app available to help you that has worked with women all around the globe. We also want to be very clear on the language we use as one of Kate\u2019s pet hates is the fact that a normal cycle is often referred to as a 28 days cycle and that you ovulate on day 14. \r\n\r\n\r\nFACT - Women\u2019s cycles vary hugely and can still be normal when shorter or longer than 28 days. We want to dispel this myth once and for all. \r\n\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s also so important that if you are trying to get pregnant in a heterosexual couple both of you understand about fertility health. Since this podcast launched in 2015 we have talked a lot about men\u2019s fertile health and we\u2019ll be revisiting it again, don\u2019t you worry. The good thing is there is much more awareness today about the issue, then there was 7 years ago, but it needs to be taken seriously. We discuss the issue of protein shake use and how they can affect sperm health, as can smoking, recreational drugs and too much alcohol. It's so important that if you are in a couple you both take responsibility for this and get yourselves in the best place possible to improve your chances of conceiving. Men need to realise that infertility issues are 50/50 male to female.\r\n\r\n\r\nWe\u2019ll be talking over the coming weeks about optimising your fertility and be sure to join us to carry on this conversation in our closed facebook group where you can also submit questions to Dr James our expert for next time. Be sure to check the Insta grid for details of our fab giveaway happening for launch week only. Closes Friday 26th Feb 11.59pm. \r\n\r\n\r\nSOCIAL MEDIA \r\nThe Fertility Podcast\r\nInstagram\r\nTwitter\r\n\r\n\r\nKate Davies\r\nInstagram \r\n See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/203b4cfd-318d-4734-a6dd-c3ac9cc10748/cover-image-klcf764s-fertilitypodcast-logo-teal.png"}