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#252 | The Fertility Version of "Sunday Scaries." Your TTC Reset For The Dread of Starting Another Cycle When Trying to Get Pregnant · Finally Get Pregnant Naturally: Holistic Fertility Support To Conceive Naturally and Stay Pregnant After Miscarriage

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  Katie: If starting a new cycle gives you a fertility version of the Sunday scaries, this episode will show you how you can start your cycle in a way that actually supports your fertility instead of working against it
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  Welcome to the Finally Get Pregnant Naturally podcast, the podcast helping women identify the real reasons you haven't conceived or stayed pregnant so you and your partner can finally grow the family of your dreams.
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  I'm your host, Dr.
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  Katie Wood.
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  Let's dive in, shall we?
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  Katie: You know, the Sunday scaries, that dread that creeps in on Sunday evening, the weight of the week ahead settling over you before it has even started.
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  Katie: Well, Here's what you're going to learn from today's episode in terms of the fertility version of the Sunday scaries.
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  Katie: Why the feeling of dread when starting another cycle is not you being weak.
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  Katie: The reframe that shifts cycle day one from a loss to a reset.
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  Katie: And your weekly fertility prescription, one specific practice to do on cycle day one that anchors your nervous system and sets the tone for the month ahead So let's talk about why this dreadful feeling actually makes biological perfect sense.
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  Katie: Okay?
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  Katie: First, I want you to know that what you are feeling when your period arrives is not a weakness on your part.
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  Katie: It's not a lack of faith.
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  Katie: You're not crazy, if you've ever been told that.
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  Katie: You're not just hormonal or over-emotional.
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  Katie: It's not you being overly negative or self-sabotaging.
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  Katie: It is a completely legitimate grief response layered on top of a very real physiological shift in your body.
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  Katie: When your period comes, progesterone drops sharply, and progesterone is not just a reproductive hormone.
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  Katie: It is a calming, stabilizing neurosteroid that affects your mood, your anxiety threshold, and your emotional resilience.
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  Katie: The hormonal environment of day one is genuinely harder to be in.
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  Katie: Add to that the emotional weight of another cycle, and the dread you feel is not you being irrational or over-emotional.
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  Katie: It is physiological, and it is your human experience, and it deserves to be treated with care and not just pushed through, okay, or repressed.
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  Katie: So here is a reframe that I want you to try on.
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  Katie: Cycle day one is actually not the end of a cycle that didn't work.
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  Katie: It's actually the beginning of the cycle that might.
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  Katie: Your body just completed a full hormonal menstrual cycle.
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  Katie: It did exactly what it was designed to do, and today, your body, your cycle, it resets.
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  Katie: A new beginning.
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  Katie: Estrogen begins to rise.
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  Katie: Your follicles start their journey.
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  Katie: The lining that will eventually receive an embryo begins to build.
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  Katie: The possibility of life is already starting.
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  Katie: So I don't want you to think that you're back at square one, because you're not.
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  Katie: You're actually on day one of a new opportunity with everything you have learned and done so far leading up to this cycle.
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  Katie: So that's a reframe I want you to think about.
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  Katie: It's something I always tell my clients.
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  Katie: It doesn't mean that you've failed.
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  Katie: I just invite you to look at it as a new opportunity, which is amazing if you think about it.
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  Katie: Every month, every 28 days or so, however long your cycle is, you have a new opportunity to be able to conceive.
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  Katie: I have a golden retriever who we have not gotten fixed yet because we may let her have some puppies.
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  Katie: And since she's a bigger sized dog, she only goes into heat twice a year.
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  Katie: Twice a year.
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  Katie: So two times versus our 12 if you have a regular 30-day cycle.
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  Katie: So you can also ta- take that perspective shift as well, just to be grateful for the amount of opportunities that you do have in a year's time.
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  Katie: So here's your fertility prescription.
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  Katie: On cycle day one or any cycle day you may be in while listening to this, before you open any apps, before you take your supplements, before you do anything else in the beginning of your day, do this.
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  Katie: And honestly, you can do this at any time of the day, okay?
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  Katie: Make yourself something warm, something nourishing.
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  Katie: Your favorite tea, warm lemon water, maybe some bone broth.
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  Katie: And then find somewhere comfortable to sit or lie down, somewhere where you will not be interrupted for at least five minutes.
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  Katie: And then if it feels comfortable, place both hands on your lower belly, your womb space, and feel the warmth of your own hands.
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  Katie: So take a minute to actually notice that.
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  Katie: And then I want you to take one slow breath in through your nose, long and full, slowly for four counts.
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  Katie: And then let that back out through your mouth even slower for six counts.
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  Katie: Do that at least three times.
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  Katie: You can do it more if you want.
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  Katie: And this is not to fix anything.
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  Katie: It's not to make something happen.
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  Katie: It's just to tell your nervous system, your body that you're here, you're safe, and this is not an emergency.
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  Katie: Your period has arrived, your progesterone dropped, and your nervous system felt that drop.
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  Katie: It has registered it as a survival signal, right?
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  Katie: Because in our brain we are maybe going in a downward spiral.
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  Katie: Right now, your HPA axis is on alert.
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  Katie: Your cortisol is elevated.
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  Katie: Your body is braced.
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  Katie: It's constricted.
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  Katie: It's stiff What you are doing with your hands and your breath is speaking directly to that part of you.
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  Katie: You are down-regulating that threat response at the exact moment your body is most vulnerable to it.
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  Katie: So stay there for a moment with your hands still resting on your womb, and when you are ready, I want you to say one thing you are grateful for from your body, and then set an intention for this
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  Katie: new cycle, out loud if possible.
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  Katie: It doesn't have to be complicated, something simple.
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  Katie: It could be something like, "Thank you for giving me the opportunity to become a mother each month.
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  Katie: I promise to check in with you more this cycle."
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  Katie: You want to begin your cycle from this grounded space, from warmth, from your own hands, from gratitude, from a nervous system that has been told and reassured it is safe to try again.
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  Katie: And before we end here, I wanted to let you know that there is something super magical and one-of-a-kind that I have been intentionally putting together behind the scenes, created just for you.
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  Katie: Because so far you have done everything right, and you still don't have the answers you deserve.
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  Katie: I can't say more yet, but it is coming very soon, and you do not want to miss this opportunity for your fertility.
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  Katie: If you're not already following the show, go click the follow button right now.
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  Katie: This is your best ticket to be the first to know what is coming, okay?
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  Katie: I'm super excited to share it with you.
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  Katie: So to recap, savor something warm, place both hands gently on your belly, on your womb space, take three slow breaths, and share one thing you're grateful for, and also set an intention.
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  Katie: That is your fertility prescription this week.
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  Katie: And remember, a new cycle is not a failure on repeat.
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  Katie: It is an opportunity at your doorstep.
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  Katie: You just need to be willing to open that door.
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  Katie: Thank you so much for listening.
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  Katie: I hope that this episode was nourishing and grounding for you.
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  Katie: I hope you have a gorgeous day, and I'll see you on our next episode, released every Tuesday and Thursday.
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  Are you ready to finally discover why you haven't been able to get or stay pregnant?
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  As a quick reminder and disclaimer, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.
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  Always consult your doctor or healthcare provider before starting any new supplement or protocol, especially if you're actively trying to conceive or undergoing treatment.