The Béa Blog

How many eggnogs can your eggs handle?

How many eggnogs can your eggs handle?

It’s been a long year. You’re ready to kick back and have some fun at last. Office parties, Christmas markets, putting up the tree… fuelled by mulled wine in a ridiculous mug…

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Let's hear it for the boys 👋 TTC is a team sport

Let's hear it for the boys 👋 TTC is a team sport

Manning our Customer Support inbox, we've noticed something: the most frustrated complaints we get are always written by the male partner. Our worst reviews are left by men, sometimes whilst their female partner is talking to our care team and...

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'Tis the season for boundaries | How to survive the Christmas period when you're TTC

'Tis the season for boundaries | How to survive the Christmas period when you're TTC

It’s been one heck of a week, and as we race into the holiday period I wanted to share some ideas and strategies for looking after yourself over the holidays. It’s not an easy time of year if you’re trying...

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BMI: The problem with simplifying health

BMI: The problem with simplifying health

Seemingly, BMI is one of the simplest and most accessible ways to quickly calculate an individual’s health. It is commonly used in fertility, to calculate if an individual could benefit from losing weight, which in turn can help increase fertility. However, many call into question the accuracy of this measurement.

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Tick, tick, tock, goes the biological clock (or so they say)

Tick, tick, tock, goes the biological clock (or so they say)

The idea of a ‘biological clock’ was created to describe the feeling of time pressure felt by some as they balance getting older and wanting to have children. Fertility declines with age, and the ‘biological clock’ almost perfectly describes the conflicting pressures we can feel - but does the concept still serve us? Read on as we delve deeper. 

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Exercise traps to avoid

Exercise traps to avoid

You’ve got your mind on all things fertility, and you’re trying to decide if you should work out more. Or join Crossfit. Or (gulp) hire a personal trainer…

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Embracing exercise for fertility

Embracing exercise for fertility

A quick Google search for “Serena Williams fitness routine” is enough to make most people shudder and while Serena might make it look like a piece of cake, we mere mortals don’t have to follow [insert clever cake pun here]. 

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Wrinkles or babies: Can your beauty regime harm your fertility?

Wrinkles or babies: Can your beauty regime harm your fertility?

Can your beauty regime harm your fertility?

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Spill the fertili-tea

Spill the fertili-tea

If you google search ashwagandha or dong quai you’ll find numerous blogs on how beneficial it can be for fertility and stress reduction. You might even be surprised to see it in some popular supplements or fertility teas. But what do we really know?

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It's getting steamy

It's getting steamy

To steam, or not to steam, that is the question... We have a new well-being motto: “Just because Gwyneth Paltrow does it, doesn’t mean you should.”   Vaginal steaming – a.k.a yoni steaming – is an alternative health remedy which involves...

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Single Parents: it's time to drop the 'single' in 'single mum'

Single Parents: it's time to drop the 'single' in 'single mum'

Is it time to drop the "single" in single mum? Regardless of their relationship status, parents are parents and they deserve to be respected for it, not shamed. 'Single mum' has traditionally connoted poverty and lack of support. But the term...

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Sex-ed and the seven myths

Sex-ed and the seven myths

Many of us remember our sex-ed classes in school, being asked to put a condom on a banana (or something of a similar shape) and being warned about teenage pregnancy. While some were lucky, and experienced a fairly neutral and informative class, others found the experience quite harrowing.

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The 'ideal' fertility diet

The 'ideal' fertility diet

It always seems like some people supercharge their baby-making capabilities through what they eat. That there’s a secret diet for the elite, with a special blend of nutrients…

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Balancing fertility and work

Balancing fertility and work

It’s hard to open up about fertility with friends and family, let alone your boss. This is how to navigate your fertility and work. 

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Why pineapples? 🍍

Why pineapples? 🍍

Pineapple tattoos. Pineapples printed on baby-grows and nursery wallpaper. Pineapples in social media profiles and hashtags. What’s going on?

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Don't fall into these diet traps

Don't fall into these diet traps

If you’re planning to have a baby, are some diets a bad idea? Should you switch your eating-ethos ASAP? Is detoxing genius or dangerous? 

With so many food cults promising miracles, all claiming to be The One And Only Solution, it’s a wild west out there!

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Fertility Care 🤝 Self Care

Fertility Care 🤝 Self Care

Struggling to conceive can have an impact on your mental health and yet it’s often left out of conversations. If you’re experiencing fertility problems you may find it affects many aspects of your life, making it difficult to escape from.

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Fertility-proof your relationship

Fertility-proof your relationship

Let’s be honest, relationships can be hard work and external factors can really impact your relationships whether it’s your work, your family or your finances. When you’re trying to conceive this can impact your relationship with your partner and it can add additional stress. 

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Best and worst things for future fertility

Best and worst things for future fertility

You don’t need us to tell you there’s no equation for your future fertility. That said, there are choices you can make now that might pay off later down the line.

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