Period Recovery and Fertility Podcast

Ep 53: Pressing pause on IVF and getting pregnant naturally 3 months later

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Jean wrestled with an eating disorder and Hypothalamic Amenorrhea from her late teens until her 30s. She started working with Lindsey at age 30 with the hopes of becoming pregnant. After over a decade of period loss, excessive exercise, and a complicated relationship with food, she was not only able to regain her cycle, but she is now 32 weeks pregnant with a healthy, happy, amazing baby girl! Jean lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband and two dogs, and plans to get back into her work as a Pilates instructor at some point postpartum.

In this Episode

  • Overcoming denial about disordered eating
  • Hitting your breaking point in “quasi-recovery”
  • When measuring food turns into a crutch that perpetuates under-eating
  • Understanding what foods help you to feel your best through recovery
  • Getting pregnant naturally on your first ovulation
  • The benefits of having food freedom during pregnancy
  • How to avoid disordered eating relapse during pregnancy
  • Why you need to break up with your scale ASAP
  • Exposing the lie “I won’t care about weight gain once I’m pregnant”


    • Links: Episode 18 from IVF to Natural Pregnancy

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    Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foodfreedomandfertility.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Twitter: @lindseylusson

    Tiktok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@‌food.freedom.fertility⁠


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