EP 52: Three Things I Wish I Knew Sooner on My Fertility Journey

August 01, 2026

Are you spending hours scrolling through fertility forums, trying every supplement you've heard about, and still feeling like you're missing something? I've been exactly where you are, and looking back, there were a few key things that would have changed everything for me if I had known them sooner. The good news is, you don't have to wait as long as I did to figure them out.

In this episode, I'm sharing the three things I wish I had known and implemented at the very beginning of my fertility journey. We're talking about what your cycle is actually trying to tell you, why supplements are not the answer you think they are, and how your nervous system and sense of safety in your body play a bigger role in conception than most people ever talk about. If you want to stop chasing every trend on social media and start leaning into what your body actually needs, this one is for you.

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[00:00:00] Welcome and today's topic introduction
[00:00:30] Tip 1: Track your full cycle, not just your LH spike
[00:01:20] Tip 2: The truth about supplements and why they are not the star of the show
[00:02:00] Tip 3: How nervous system safety impacts your ability to conceive
[00:02:30] Why leaning into your body is the fastest path to bringing your baby home

Episode Takeaway:

Know Your Cycle Inside and Out: Your cycle holds so much information about what is happening in your body. Track beyond your first LH spike and follow through to the end of your cycle so you can see the full picture and stop guessing.
Supplements Support, They Don't Fix: Think of supplements like background singers. They are there to enhance and support, but they are not Beyonce. Know what is truly going on in your body first, then add supplements to support that foundation.
Bring Safety Back to Your Body: If your nervous system is in survival mode, your body will block you from getting pregnant. Safety is not just emotional. It can show up as pain, inflammation, or hormone imbalances too. Find what helps your body feel safe, and make that a priority.

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You are not alone on this journey, and you do not have to figure it all out by scrolling through your feed at midnight. Join the Heal to Conceive Tribe and let's walk this road together. You are closer than you think, and those two pink lines are coming. Baby dust to all!

Episode Transcript

Podcast EP 52
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[00:00:00] Hi, and welcome to the Fertility Quick tip, a quick piece of fertility knowledge that I want to bring to you to help you bring your baby home. Today's topic, three things I wish I knew sooner earlier. At the beginning of my journey. For those of you who haven't met me, I am fertility coach Sophie, and I'm gonna help you bring your baby home.

Let's dive in.

Hi, I'm Sophie Byfield and when I decided I was ready to be a mama, I thought it would be so easy. Get off birth control. Baby dance, like no one's watching. And poof, I was pregnant. But like many of you, that wasn't my story. After months of negative tests, endless treatments, and more supplements than you can count, I realized that getting pregnant isn't about fixing one piece of your fertility puzzle. It's about bringing your whole body. Back into balance so it feels safe enough to conceive. And this is where we focus on what really matters. Healing your whole body so that you can see those two pink lines. Welcome to the Heal to Conceive podcast.

So today's fertility quick tip is all about, now that I've had my baby and I am a fertility coach, what are three things I wish I knew or implemented sooner? Hmm, this one's gonna be fun. Number one, I wish I knew that my cycle had all of the information that I needed. I wish I knew that not only to track LH after the first spike, but to keep going until the [00:01:00] end of my cycle so I could figure out what was happening with my body.

So number one is track and know your cycle. Number two. I wish I knew that supplements are sort of like background singers. They're not the Beyonce, they're not the the star of the show. The supplements are the things you add to enhance your journey and support it, but they aren't going to heal everything that needs to be healed or everything that could be going on with your body.

So don't start with supplements. Kinda add supplements after you know what's truly going on. And number three would be cysts. Your body will block you from getting pregnant if it doesn't feel safe. So if your nervous system is in survival mode, it is going to hold black and block your blessing. So, not only do you need to take care of your physical [00:02:00] health, you also need to decrease your stress and take care of your mental and emotional health.

But safety can also show up in your body in different ways. It could be pain, it could be inflammation, it could be hormone imbalances. So number three would be figure out how you bring safety back to your body in order to conceive. These are the top three things I would implement now that I know better.

Yeah, now that I know better, I would totally implement these now because it changes the focus and the direction of your body. You are not just jumping on social media to find anything and everything that it would work. You are leaning into what your body needs, and that is the fastest way to bring your baby home.
And I want you to know that you got this. You are gonna see those two pink lines. And when you don't [00:03:00] got this, I got you baby dust for all.

EP 52: Three Things I Wish I Knew Sooner on My Fertility Journey

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