Get Fit With Saakshi

🤍If you’re over 30 and trying to conceive, these are some of the often-overlooked pieces I want you to pay attention to⬇️

1️⃣Skipping meals or going too long without eating.
Your body needs consistent energy and nutrients to support reproductive function-not another round of restriction.

2️⃣Constant blood sugar highs + crashes.
What you eat, how you pair your meals, and your overall eating pattern can all influence blood sugar regulation and metabolic health.

3️⃣Not eating enough protein.
Protein is essential for building and maintaining tissues, hormones, enzymes and so much more.
Your fertility diet doesn’t need to be high-protein, it needs to be adequate.

4️⃣A nutrient-poor “healthy” diet.
You can eat salads and smoothies all day and still miss important nutrients. Variety matters.

5️⃣Living in a cycle of restriction → cravings → guilt.
Your relationship with food matters too. Constantly trying to “eat perfectly” can make nourishing yourself harder, not easier.

🫰 Fertility nutrition isn’t about cutting out carbs, sugar, gluten, dairy, or your favorite cultural foods.

It’s about nourishing your body, supporting metabolic health, and building sustainable habits BEFORE pregnancy.

Your fertility diet should support your life, not take it over.

Want help figuring out what your fertility nutrition gaps might
be? DM me to register for my 12 weeks prepregnancy plan to build your body for a healthy pregnancy.

5️⃣signs your fertility may be on the right track.

🩸Your period alone cannot tell you whether you’re fertile.

But your cycle, ovulation signs and overall reproductive health can offer some useful clues.

Here are 5 generally reassuring signs⬇️

1️⃣Regular, predictable periods.
Cycles that come at consistent intervals, without frequent skipped periods or major irregularity, can suggest regular ovulation.

2️⃣Fertile cervical mucus.
Clear, slippery and stretchy discharge - often compared to raw egg white - is a typical sign of rising estrogen around ovulation and can help identify your fertile window.

3️⃣A clear ovulation pattern.
If you track your cycle, a sustained rise in basal body temperature (BBT) after ovulation can provide evidence that ovulation has occurred.

4️⃣No significant reproductive symptoms.
Severe period pain, persistent pelvic pain, unusually heavy bleeding, bleeding between periods or pain during s*x deserve attention. Painful periods shouldn’t simply be dismissed as
“normal.”

5️⃣No known fertility risk factors + age on your side.
Age, ovarian reserve, previous pelvic conditions and other factors can influence fertility. Having no known reproductive problems is reassuring — but it doesn’t guarantee fertility.

And remember: these are signs, not a fertility test.

If you’re planning pregnancy, lifestyle matters too.

A balanced diet, regular physical activity, avoiding smoking and excessive alcohol, maintaining a healthy weight, and taking an appropriate preconception multivitamin, particularly one containing folic acid, can support your nutritional and reproductive health.

Whether you’re planning a pregnancy now or sometime in the future, taking care of your reproductive health early is always a good idea.

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