EP 59: How Listening to My Body After 4 Years of TTC Finally Got Me Pregnant

September 12, 2026

Are you doing all the things, the supplements, the pineapple core, the temping, the tracking, and still not seeing those two pink lines? I know that exhaustion intimately, because I lived it for four years. The answer I finally found had nothing to do with another supplement stack or a new protocol. It started with the smell of eggs.

In this episode, I'm sharing the real, raw story of the moment I stopped fighting my body and finally got pregnant after four years of trying. We're talking about why the standard TTC checklist can actually work against you, how your body is already sending you signals you might be ignoring, and the simple but powerful shift that took me from survival mode to finally seeing those two pink lines in just 12 weeks.

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[00:00:00] The moment that changed everything: it started with some eggs.
[00:00:45] How obsessing over everyone else's advice kept Sophie stuck.
[00:01:30] The first sign her body was asking for something different.
[00:02:00] What two weeks of truly listening looked like in real life.
[00:02:30] Getting pregnant in 12 weeks after 4 years of trying.
[00:03:00] Why fertility is not a checklist and why that mindset can stall your journey.
[00:04:00] How your body talks to you every single day.
[00:05:00] Your next step: finding your fertility blind spot.

Episode Takeaway:

Your Body Is Already Talking: Headaches, bloating, poor sleep, changes in digestion, these are not random. They are your body sending you real, usable information about what it needs. Start paying attention.
The Checklist Mentality Can Backfire: Supplements, temping, and trending TTC tips are not one-size-fits-all. Until you understand what is uniquely going on in your body, generic advice can actually throw your cycle off balance.
Survival Mode Blocks Conception: When your body is under chronic stress, from over-exercising, poor nutrition, or emotional overwhelm, it will prioritize survival over reproduction. Calming your nervous system is not optional. It is foundational.
The Shift Is Personal, Not Clinical: Sophie's turning point was not a dramatic test result or a doctor's breakthrough. It was a quiet, honest moment of listening. Your turning point might look just as simple, and just as powerful.
Take the Fertility Blind Spot Quiz: If you are ready to stop guessing and get clear on your next step, click the link in the description to take Coach Sophie's quiz and find out exactly what might be standing between you and your baby.

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I know how heavy this journey can feel, especially when you have been doing everything right and still waiting for your miracle. But you are not alone, and the answer might be closer than you think. Come join the Heal to Conceive Tribe, where we figure this out together, body, mind, and spirit. You've got this, and when you don't, I've got you. Baby dust to all!

Episode Transcript

Podcast EP 59
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[00:00:00] There's no roadmap on a trying to conceive journey. And if I'm being honest, I had no idea how much I was fighting my body until I finally stopped, and it wasn't some big reveal that made me stop. It was the smell of eggs. In today's video, we're gonna talk about the moment I stopped fighting my body and finally got pregnant.

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.

When I was in the thick of my journey, I was toing, Googling, researching, reading books, and writing down everything that everyone else did to get pregnant. I had lists of supplements a mile long. I was buying pints of raspberries and pineapple core. I was doing absolutely anything I could to get pregnant.

The biggest issue and challenge and [00:01:00] problem that I had that kept me on this journey way longer is that I wasn't listening to my body. And the moment I started listening to what my body actually needed is the moment everything changed. And it wasn't a big doctor's test or realization, it was simply some eggs.

You see, my husband had made some eggs and they smelled like ass. I don't know if you've ever smelled bad eggs, but man, it took me out and it was from that moment I decided, Hey, my body doesn't really want eggs right now. So I stopped eating eggs. A couple weeks later I had some steak and I was like, oh, this, this isn't great.

And your girls are red meat eater. I love steak. All of a sudden, the texture, the taste, everything about it just made me sick. [00:02:00] And over a two week period, I started really listening to what my body wanted. It didn't want meat, it wanted more sleep, it wanted less stress. The intensity of my exercise routine changed completely.

The moment I started listening to what my body was saying to me was the moment my body went on a healing journey, and I got pregnant in 12 weeks after four years of trying the moment that made the difference, wasn't a loud visit to the doctor or results from a test that was blaring something out loud.
It was me finally stopping. And stop following all of the, trying to conceive advice that was out there and listening to what I needed. The truth of the matter is we're not taught how to get pregnant. We are taught how to avoid pregnancy, and many of us are [00:03:00] getting pregnant later in life or wanting to try to conceive later in life.

And at that point, some things are happening with our body. Our body is no longer in alignment, so we go down this rabbit hole and we try to find all of the information we can on getting pregnant. But most of that information doesn't work for every body, and until you truly know what is going on with yours, a lot of that stuff can throw off your cycle completely.

We are taught that fertility is a checklist. You gotta be testing, you gotta be temping, you gotta be doing all of the things. Take this outta your diet. Don't touch receipts. Buy all the pineapple core, but it's so much more than that. At the root of it, it is the health of your body and how it functions together.

And if we don't look at the uniqueness of that is going on with our body, you can be [00:04:00] left on this journey just as long as I was. The shift came for me when I started listening to my body. Really those eggs. So for you, I want you to start listening to what is going on with your body. Deep inside your body is always talking to you, whether it's through headaches, dehydration, whether it's through not pooping.

All of that information is gonna tell you about the health of your overall body and your reproductive system. By changing my diet and changing my exercise, I was able to take my body out of survival mode and calm my nervous system down, which allowed my hormones to rebalance, my lining to thicken, and for me to finally see those two pink lines.

So where do you go from here? Well, the very first step is going to be listening to what your body is telling you. And I'm not talking about the stuff that you put into your tracking app. [00:05:00] We're looking at food and its impact on your body, on your bloating, on your ability to poop, all of it. We're looking at your sleep, your stress management.

Listening to what your body is saying is really gonna be the game changer to deciding on your next steps on your fertility journey. So if you're ready to navigate your next steps and really figure out what is going on with your body, then don't worry. I got you. Drop into the description box below and click on the link for my quiz.

This quiz is gonna help you navigate your fertility blind spot and give you the best next step to bring your baby home. And as always, I want you to know you got this. And when you don't got this, I got you baby dust for all.

EP 59: How Listening to My Body After 4 Years of TTC Finally Got Me Pregnant

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