Can Kiwifruit Help with Fertility?
We received kiwifruit in our veg box this week, which reminded me of
We received kiwifruit in our veg box this week, which reminded me of
We were watching some recorded episodes of ‘Celebrity’ Masterchef last night and contestant Shappi Khorsandi cooked an Iranian chicken leg recipe for the guest judges. She didn’t get great reviews for it, but my phantom early pregnancy symptoms continue and I immediately wanted to eat chicken leg. Given the existence of something like couvade syndrome, I
I asked Mr Duncan to send me the picture of the salad I made last night and he sent me three pics… the one I requested and two meals I had forgotten I even made! A few weeks back I went in to Mr Duncan’s office to review a presentation being given by one of
I hate the two week wait. I am only 12 DPO and I simultaneously want to pee on a stick RIGHT NOW and wait until 18 DPO so as not to be disappointed if there is any chance of a ‘chemical’ pregnancy. Why do I want to test? Pregnancy Symptoms I am craving dairy. I don’t
Cravings In the past couple of days I’ve been really craving hot food, as in spicy hot, in a way that reminds me of the pregnancy cravings I was having not long before I lost Poppy. I’ve also been super-tired and had some strong pains in my right nipple yesterday. These things all make me
I’ve written of my regard for healthy Mexican food in the past. When its cool, I often make a Chili Sin Carne – usually with a three bean mix, tomatoes and whatever veg is in the fridge. Unfortunately, although we’re only in the second week of August, it is noticeably cooler than the past month
Mr Duncan made this one pan egg dish known as Menemen for our brunch yesterday morning. Given Mr Duncan’s current ban on eating bread and dairy, his usual brunch specialties of poached eggs on toast or cheese omelette are no longer on the menu. Poached eggs on their own do not seem appetising, and while
“Every woman I know who has eaten sweet potatoes every day on my recommendation has either had a baby or is pregnant at the time of writing, having conceived within four months of being on the sweet potato-rich diet!” So says Sarah Dobbyn on page 121 of The Fertility Diet (see my review). She also says
As a new convert to eating meat, I recently discovered duck breast and have stocked up on a few breasts in the freezer for while our butcher is away on summer holidays. If you cook it right it is low fat, tasty and SO easy to make. In my recipes, one duck breast is always
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