The Fertility Diet How to Maximize Your Chances of Having a Baby at Any Age, Sarah Dobbyn, Simon & Schuster UK, 2012 I have to admit, what attracted me to this book is its subtitle. Age is not necessarily on my side in my attempts to conceive and carry a baby to term and I […]
I love this article from the Daily Mail about a woman who had four children naturally in her 40s after 20 unsuccessful years of TTC. While I am well aware of all the depressing statistics regarding age and fertility, I remind myself that I’ve achieved two pregnancies in the past year and a positive state
30 Something and the Clock is Ticking What Happens When You Can No Longer Avoid the Baby Issue Kasey Edwards, Mainstream Publishing Company, 2011 What is 30 Something about? A self proclaimed feminist and career woman, Kasey is startled to find herself blurting that she wants a baby to her boyfriend of a year after
One of the challenges involved in getting a weekly veg box is figuring out tasty ways of enjoying vegetables you wouldn’t usually choose to eat. I’m no great fan of cabbage cooked, but I dont mind coleslaw. I was out of carrots so thought I’d experiment with beetroot which has a similar texture and sweetness
While its been relatively easy (and sort of fun) to photograph and document the meals I make to keep myself and Mr Duncan in optimum health in the hope of conceiving again in the future… I have more than a dozen unpublished posts in which I have written about my pregnancies/loss/reactions to the world at
This week we got a Hokkaido Squash in the Veg box. I’ve never even heard of a Hokkaido Squash before, so I had to google it. It is one of several types of winter squash and good for you in more ways than you can imagine. Given it has actually started being summer in London,
Its veggie box day tomorrow and I’m running low on ingredients. We have some carrot and cucumber but thats about it. Lovely weather today, for London. Its sunny and warm so I dont want to eat anything too heavy. I have a rummage in the freezer and discover some prawns that need using. I think
I had some fish pie mix in the freezer that needed using, but the weather is too warm for a hearty pie. Coleslaw Ingredients Method 1. Finely chop all ingredients. 2. Mix and dress with lemon and garlic infused olive oil.
The weather is finally warm, which means a) I’m craving salads and b) we’re eating outside. When I’m having salad as a main course, I like to ensure it contains all the elements of a balanced meal. As the daughter of a diabetic, I had it drummed into me that all meals needed to include
Ever since I read The Fertility Diet I’ve been trying to increase the amount of raw food in my diet. I dont want to go 100% raw, it seems too extreme and directly contradicts some Traditional Chinese Medicine advice from my acupuncturist, but I figure now the weather is finally warming up I can aspire