#159 | Why Your “Healthy” Morning Routine Is Wrecking Your Fertility & Chances of Getting Pregnant

Are your mornings secretly sabotaging your fertility before the day even begins?

Many women trying to conceive unknowingly set their hormones into chaos by following "healthy" morning routines. This episode reveals how your daily breakfast choices may be standing between you and a positive pregnancy test.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

-Why breakfast is the most critical meal for balancing hormones and egg health.

-The nutrients your ovaries need in the morning to support conception.

-How a fertility-focused breakfast can stabilize blood sugar, lower cortisol, and create the ideal environment for pregnancy.

Press play now to learn the easiest morning shift you can make to nourish your hormones, protect your fertility, and boost your chances of conceiving.

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Finally Get Pregnant Naturally is your go-to TTC podcast for holistic fertility support to help you get pregnant naturally by addressing the root cause of unexplained infertility, secondary infertility, and recurrent miscarriage. Hosted by Dr. Katie Wood, a pharmacist and holistic fertility practitioner, this show offers natural fertility solutions for those on a fertility journey struggling to conceive, navigating miscarriage, or dealing with endometriosis, PCOS, low sperm count, or failed IUI or failed IVF. Whether you're trying to conceive, increase egg quality, optimizing sperm health, or healing after a miscarriage, each episode delivers practical guidance to support your fertility journey. Learn how to improve fertility, balance hormones, regulate your fertile window, and conceive naturally through root cause healing, emotional wellness, and mind-body tools—because true fertility starts from within.

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Episode Transcript

Katie (00:00):
In this Get Pregnant Now quickie episode, we're going to

(00:03):
discuss the most common fertilitysaboteur I see women doing every day
that's hindering their fertility.
Welcome to the finally GetPregnant Naturally Podcast.
The podcast helping women identifythe real reasons you haven't
conceived or stayed pregnant, soyou and your partner can finally
grow the family of your dreams.

(00:25):
I'm your host, Dr.
Katie Wood.
Let's dive in, shall we?
By the end of this episode, you'll know why skipping or skimp on breakfast
can throw your hormones into chaos.
The nutrients your ovaries actuallyneed in the morning to support
egg health and balanced hormones.
How eating a fertility optimizedbreakfast helps regulate your

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blood sugar, cortisol and circadianrhythm, all critical for conception.
So I will die on this hill.
This is probably one of the most impactfulchanges my clients make that end up with
them getting their big fat positive anda healthy pregnancy, and on average a lot

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of times within just a couple of months.
So if you are rolling out of bed.
Grabbing coffee, maybeyou're even exercising.
Maybe you're having a piece oftoast or oats or nothing at all.
You are putting your body into ablood sugar rollercoaster that is

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quietly sabotaging your hormones,ovulation and egg quality.
So let's break it down.
When your blood sugar is dysregulated,it is going to impact your hormones
on such an extensive level and notin a good way when your first meal

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of the day consists of caffeine.
Mainly carbs or nothing at all.
Your blood sugar is going to spikeand then it's going to crash.
Every crash tells your body it'sin survival mode, and that triggers
stress hormones like cortisol.
And when you have high cortisolover time, this throws off your.

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Delicate sex hormone balance, and itmakes it harder to ovulate consistently
and also sustain a healthy pregnancy.
And your ovaries need enoughprotein and healthy fats.
Your eggs and reproductivehormones are built from the

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ground up from protein and fat,
not from coffee and not fromsuper high carb focused breakfast.
Okay, so we wanna focus on a breakfastrich in protein and healthy fats
to stabilize your blood sugar.
And this is going to give your bodythe raw materials it needs to produce

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strong, healthy eggs and hormones.
So think.
Eggs with avocado on organicsourdough toast, a protein smoothie,
or even salmon with greens.
If that sounds good to you in the morning,
your circadian rhythm in fertility are.
Quite intermeshed together eating anutrient-dense breakfast within an hour

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of waking signals safety to your body andaligns with your natural circadian rhythm.
This is going to help regulate insulinand cortisol, which in turn will help
regulate estrogen and progesterone.
And when your body feels nourishedand safe, it's much more likely to
prioritize fertility and reproduction.

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So let's recap.
If you are skipping a realbreakfast, here's what's happening.
Your blood sugar is spiking and crashing.
It's raising your cortisol and it'smessing with your sex hormones.
You are quite literally deprivingyour ovaries in your body of
the protein and healthy fats.
It needs to build strong,healthy eggs and hormones.

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You are signaling to your body thatit is in a stressful situation instead
of a safe situation, which is wherefertility is going to thrive the most.
So what is the most simplestshift that I offer my clients?
I do myself.
Okay.
It is starting your day witha fertility focused breakfast.

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So aiming for.
At least 20 to 30 gramsof quality protein.
Pairing this with healthy fats and somefiber rich complex whole food carbs.
This simple shift can dramaticallyimprove blood sugar, balance hormone

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regulation, and the quality of your eggs.
I have had so many clients get pregnantshortly after implementing this into
their morning and breakfast routineif I had a nickel for every time.
So I just want you toremember, fertility isn't.
Built on restriction orskipping or skimping on meals.

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It's built on consistent,intentional nourishment.
I wanna thank you so much for listening.
I hope you have a fantastic inproperly fueled day, and I will see
you on our next episode releasedevery Tuesday and Thursday.
Are you ready to finally discover why youhaven't been able to get or stay pregnant?

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The Ultimate Fertility Blueprint is aquick, insightful quiz designed to reveal
your overall capacity to conceive and helpyou discover potential root causes and
areas to address to improve your fertilityso you can finally get and stay pregnant.
You will find the link in theshow notes as a quick reminder and

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disclaimer, this podcast is foreducational purposes only and is
not a substitute for medical advice.
Always consult your doctor orhealthcare provider before starting
any new supplement or protocol,especially if you're actively trying
to conceive or undergoing treatment.