# New Diet Could Help Women Become Pregnant

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/wellbeing/fertility/new-diet-could-help-women-become-pregnant/
- Published: 2017-03-04T09:00:14+11:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

## _Recent research has found a new diet that could help overweight women, who are struggling to conceive, fall pregnant._

It was found that�reducing carbohydrates can help boost fertility, which means a
low carb diet before couples try to conceive could be beneficial.⌊New diet could
help women become pregnant   stay at home mum⌉

The new diet, which was developed by two Melbourne dieticians, could help overweight
women become pregnant. In the diet, overweight women should reduce carbohydrates
like potatoes, bread and pasta by 45 per cent, and eat more fish, nuts and low-starch
vegetables.

[⌊Assorted fresh foods including salmon nuts greens broccoli and milk on a kitchen counter⌉⌊Assorted fresh foods including salmon nuts greens broccoli and milk on a kitchen counter⌉ ](https://i0.wp.com/stayathomemum.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/diet1a.jpg?quality=89&ssl=1)

> “About 60 per cent of people who are overweight or obese have insulin resistance
> and insulin resistance impacts our fertility hormones, things like oestrogen,”
> dietician Melanie McGrice said.

Expectant mum-of-two Elizabeth Hearn said she found it hard to conceive their second
baby before she adopted the low carb diet. “Trying to fall pregnant naturally was
really tricky.�Month by month, as a lot of women know, it’s really hard and emotional,”
she said.

[⌊Healthy woman discussing diet tips for increasing fertility⌉⌊Healthy woman discussing diet tips for increasing fertility⌉ ](https://i0.wp.com/stayathomemum.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/deit1.jpg?quality=89&ssl=1)

Doctors say Elizabeth’s weight affected her fertility, but after using the low carb
diet, she fell pregnant with her second child in just eight weeks.

> “It was incredible, the feeling of becoming pregnant so quickly,” she said.

One in six couples are said to be struggling to fall pregnant.

Experts believe a simple diet change with a doctor’s support – could boost the fertility
chances.

Source:�[Au.news.yahoo.com](https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/34549477/new-diet-aimed-at-helping-women-fall-pregnant/#page1)

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 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
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