Fertility co.

Rachel Simpson

How can I boost my fertility and improve my chances of getting pregnant naturally? When is the best time to get pregnant? Why is my period irregular (or late!)? Am I ready to have a baby? Am I ovulating? How can I balance my hormones? And the biggest question of all, how can I understand my menstrual cycle?

Welcome to The Fertility co. Podcast, where you’ll finally get answers to those questions you’ve been secretly Googling, all those things you’re too embarrassed to ask your doctor, because...well – we’re women! Shouldn’t we just know this stuff??

Every Wednesday, physiotherapist, health coach, natural fertility educator and self-proclaimed wellness nerd, Rachel Simpson shares her top tips, essential knowledge and life advice to help you understand your body, take control of your health and create a life you love!

Fertility awareness, charting your menstrual cycle, natural birth control and pre-conception care – she’ll teach you all those things they never taught you in health class!

Are you ready to tune in to your body’s innate wisdom? Because knowledge is power – when you truly understand your body, you are empowered to make informed decisions about your health!

For freebies and all of the latest information on periods, pregnancy and the pelvic floor, check out www.fertilityco.com.au/

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Basal Body Temperature: Useful or Useless?

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10/12/21 • 23 min

Sound familiar?

You’re slowly building your confidence with tracking your cycle every day. You feel like you’ve finally made sense of your cervical mucus patterns every month and it’s time to start tracking your daily body temperature too.

But your daily temperatures make absolutely no sense!

High one day, low the next. Completely all over the place and not even close to matching up with your mucus patterns.

You’re more confused than ever and wondering if maybe you’ve had it wrong all along.

In this episode, I’m talking you through how to make sense of your basal body temperature, why it’s totally normal to have some wonky readings with every cycle. And most important of all, I’m giving you permission to stop tracking it if it’s just causing headaches.

Because sometimes your BBT can be more useless than useful.

Here’s What We’re Talking About:

What exactly is basal body temperature?
When BBT is useful
What BBT tells us about ovulation
Progesterone and BBT
When BBT is confusing (and therefore potentially useless)
Confirming pregnancy with BBT
Is BBT tracking for you?

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Whenever you're ready, here's a few ways I can help you!
Just getting started?
Get my Fertility Roadmap – My simple 3-step system to understanding your body’s natural fertile signs and pinpointing ovulation day so that you can achieve (or avoid) pregnancy.
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Want to know exactly when you're ovulating?
Check out my Fix Your Fertility Masterclass where I share 3 simple steps to find out exactly when you're ovulating.
Want a holistic preconception plan to optimise ovulation and get pregnant fast?
My $47 Conceive with Confidence workshop series teaches you how to pinpoint your most fertile day in under 5 minutes and discover the quick-fix solutions you NEED if you're NOT ovulating.

10/12/21 • 23 min

Lessons Learnt From My First Trimester of Pregnancy

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10/05/21 • 19 min

It has been a hot minute since I disappeared off the face of the earth. Morning sickness hit me hard but I’m back and it only seemed fitting to kick off the podcast with the lessons I’ve learnt during my first trimester of pregnancy. These are the things I wish someone had told me before and during my pregnancy and I hope you find that reassurance useful. Think of it as non-traditional pre-conception preparation!

Here’s What We’re Talking About:

Lesson #1 – I did not expect to be pissing my pants 5 weeks in!
Lesson #2 – Pre conception nutrition is everything during the first trimester.
Lesson #3 Learn to let go

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10/05/21 • 19 min

The Biggest Fertility Mistake Too Many Women Are Making

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06/01/21 • 27 min

Are you trying to get pregnant but it’s just not happening? Sick of sleepless nights down the Google rabbit-hole and counting down the days until you can pee on the damn stick again, only to be disappointed month after month?

Desperate to ditch the Pill forever but the fear of getting pregnant leaves you in a cold sweat? Maybe you’ve already tried to quit a few times, but the panic has kept you filling your prescription for way longer than it should

I see you.

You promised yourself that this month, you’d pay a little more attention, but figuring out how to track your menstrual cycle is just another thing on your never ending 'to do' list.

You KNOW it’s important to stop over-thinking and just try to listen to your body (or at least, that’s what the gurus tell you), but even figuring where to start is stressful, overwhelming and just plain confusing!

You’ve tried all the apps, you’re going through ovulation testing kits faster than you’d like to admit and you have no idea if any of it is even worthwhile.

Then, just when you think you’ve finally starting to get your head around this whole mucus thing, your period arrives and you’re back at square one.

If that sounds like you, you're in luck because I'm giving you a sneak-peek into my Free Fertility Masterclass, where I’m breaking down the biggest fertility mistake that too many women are making – and how you can avoid it!

You’ll learn:

✔️The biggest fertility mistakes most women don’t even know they’re making

✔️How to identify when you’re fertile and pinpoint ovulation day without apps, testing strips or complicated tracking systems (in under 5 minutes a day)

✔️The ONE thing you need to get pregnant quickly and naturally or to use a natural method of birth control that is equally as effective as the pill

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06/01/21 • 27 min

Chinese Medicine and Your Fertility with Joanna Macmeikan

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05/25/21 • 30 min

In this episode of the podcast I'm joined by Chinese Medicine doctor and acupuncturist Joanna Macmeikan for a chat about all things women's health, hormones and fertility with a twist of yin and yang!⁠
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We’re talking about how TCM ties in beautifully with the cyclical nature of the female menstrual cycle, how acupuncture can help your body to heal itself as well as what to expect during a consultation.⁠
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I’ve been working with Joanna for a little while now in her clinic and I’m so excited to share her incredible knowledge with you!⁠

Learn more and work with Joanna here:
Website
Instagram
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05/25/21 • 30 min

Ovulation Predictor Kits are a Waste of Your Money

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05/18/21 • 14 min

Let's think back to high school for a moment...
If you were going to ask someone else to do your homework for you, or take an important exam for you, you’re going to ask someone smarter than you right?

Someone who could guarantee they would get a better result than you could.

Would you consider asking someone if they weren’t as smart as you, if there was no guarantee?

No, you wouldn’t.

So why are you asking an inanimate object to tell you when you’re fertile?

In this episode, I’m getting controversial and breaking down why home fertility tests and ovulation predictor kits are a waste of your time, energy and money.

I’ll be talking about how these tests actually work and what they’re detecting to predict ovulation, because remember we can’t actually predict ovulation itself. I’ll talk about the different types of tests, what I recommend and what I don’t, and things that can make the tests less reliable for you.

Here’s What We’re Talking About:

Luteinising Hormone and the elusive “LH surge”
What Can an Ovulation Predictor Kit Tell You? (Turns out not much, actually)
When testing can be useful, and when it’s a waste of time
Why you should never bother with a saliva test

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05/18/21 • 14 min

Everything You Need to Know About Implantation

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05/11/21 • 15 min

Getting pregnant is not a one step process, and implantation is the final step where the fertilised egg (now called an embryo) settles itself into the lining of the uterus for a 9 month stay-cation.

When you’re trying to get pregnant, it’s normal to be very aware of your body and notice every tiny change that happens, wondering if it’s a sign of pregnancy.

The frustrating part is that so many of the early signs of pregnancy and implantation are very similar to PMS, so in this episode I’m breaking down some of the most common signs of implantation that women experience.

But just because you don’t notice any of them, doesn’t mean it isn’t happening for you.

Here’s What We’re Talking About:

The four key stages of conception
When implantation happens (and what it actually means)
Implantation and your main fertile signs
Other possible signs of implantation (which might also be PMS)

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05/11/21 • 15 min

Why you should track your menstrual cycle (even if you're not trying to get pregnant)

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05/04/21 • 16 min

I’m not currently trying to get pregnant, so why do I care when I’m ovulating?

Why would I bother charting and tracking my fertile signs when I have no intention of conceiving?

Your fertility is so much more than making babies. It’s about eliminating the need for artificial hormones that have their own set of side effects, and relying on your own body to tell you everything you need to know to avoid pregnancy with a natural method of birth control that’s equally as effective as the pill!

You can use your observations and your symptoms to address underlying health issues before they show up as other more serious symptoms in your body. You can take your chart to a healthcare professional and figure out what your body needs to rebalance your hormones and regulate your periods.

And finally, you can use this knowledge at every stage of life – birth control, pregnancy, post-partum and while breastfeeding all the way through until menopause.

The best part? You only have to learn it once!

Here’s What We’re Talking About:

Charting for natural birth control
How charting can give you valuable information about your health
How you can use your knowledge and skills for your lifetime

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05/04/21 • 16 min

Post-Pill Acne

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04/27/21 • 18 min

Here’s a secret – there is one single thing that I miss about being on the pill, and it’s how damn clear my skin was!

Like our teenage years aren’t angsty enough without having to experience the highs and lows of breakouts too. But once we make it to the other side of puberty, not all of us emerge with clear skin. Our hormones like to remind us who’s boss and often around ovulation or our periods, a few fresh spots will emerge.

In this episode, I’m breaking down how to manage your skin as you transition off hormonal birth control. We’ll cover how to identify the underlying cause of your acne and what to do about it.

Acne is a sign that your hormones happy, and there’s only so much that topical creams and lotions can do to help!

Here’s What We’re Talking About:

What to expect from your skin when you come off the pill
How to identify the underlying cause of your acne
Your skin as an organ and how to show it love
4 steps to manage breakouts

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04/27/21 • 18 min

Delete your period tracking app. Do this instead.

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04/20/21 • 12 min

Truthbomb: Your phone doesn’t know when you’re fertile.

I seem to have developed quite the reputation for being anti-app. I’m not necessarily anti-app, but I am anti-crappy apps and it seems that there are a lot of them out there.

The internet is completely flooded with period and ovulation tracking apps that claim to help you to monitor your menstrual cycle and your fertile window. Here’s the bad news – most of them are nothing more than a high-tech version of the rhythm method.

Here’s What We’re Talking About:

Why I’ll always be a pen and paper girl, and why I’m anti-crappy-apps
When your tracking app can be super helpful, and when to delete it
My app recommendation (because I know you’re going to ask!)

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04/20/21 • 12 min

Why the Length of Your Luteal Phase Matters

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10/19/21 • 19 min

Want to know what matters more than size?

Length. (Of your luteal phase, that is)

Those couple of weeks in the lead-up to your next period are too often given a bad rap. This is when a lot of women experience those fun PMS symptoms, and if you’re trying to conceive, it’s the two week wait from hell.

But did you know that it’s the luteal phase that gives you the most valuable information about your fertility, your cycle, your overall health annnnnd (if you know what you’re looking for) it will help you to predict your period down to the day and will likely be your first sneaky-peek into pregnancy.

Here’s What We’re Talking About:

The luteal phase – a quick refresher
Hormone changes in the luteal phase (and why progesterone is queen)
What does a short luteal phase mean?
Can the luteal phase be longer than expected?
Using your luteal phase to predict your next period

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10/19/21 • 19 min

FAQ

How many episodes does Fertility co. have?

Fertility co. currently has 72 episodes available.

What topics does Fertility co. cover?

The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Pregnancy, Podcasts, Self-Improvement and Education.

What is the most popular episode on Fertility co.?

The episode title 'Basal Body Temperature: Useful or Useless?' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Fertility co.?

The average episode length on Fertility co. is 29 minutes.

How often are episodes of Fertility co. released?

Episodes of Fertility co. are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Fertility co.?

The first episode of Fertility co. was released on Jul 21, 2020.

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