Preconception Planning
A healthy start to your family begins with taking care of your whole self.
Sometimes pregnancy can catch us by surprise. Other times, we’ve been avoiding it until parenthood (or another baby) becomes an adventure we’re ready for. Preconception planning with one of our midwives can help clients get a sense of their current state of health and ways to nourish their own body before it nourishes another!
"Parenting begins the moment you make any conscious effort to care for your own health in preparation for enhancing your child's conception."
— Carista Luminare-Rosen
What can a preconception visit look like?
A head-to-toe physical assessment much like in an annual well body visit
Deep discussion regarding all parts of your health: what type of birth control you may be on, your menstrual cycles, nutrition and fitness habits, current medications, any medical conditions you’ve been navigating and your family health history
Exploration of supplements and lifestyle changes that can enhance fertility
Fertility and conception awareness, education and empowerment
Counseling options for intracervical or intrauterine inseminations (ICI/IUIs, for short) and additional treatments for folks looking to achieve pregnancy outside of penetrative sex
Additional lab work for clients over 35 and those with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) to assess fertility hormone levels before trying to conceive