I've been gone six weeks. Here's why — and what I want to show you.
Something shifted while I was away. I want to tell you about it.
The last newsletter I sent was the beginning of May. Since then — nothing. No weekly brief, no check-in, no "here's what I've been thinking."
And I want to be honest with you about why.
In mid-May I had major shoulder reconstruction surgery. We're talking tendon anchored back to bone, bicep reattached, the works. I won't pretend it was straightforward — it wasn't. Recovery has been slow, uncomfortable, and at times genuinely humbling for someone who is used to showing up and getting on with it.
I've also gone back to my NHS role this week.
Which means I am, right now, doing the thing I know many of you will recognise: trying to hold everything together, showing up for everyone else, while quietly wondering when it gets to be your turn.
I see the irony of a woman who helps people prepare their bodies for pregnancy, currently being reminded that her own body has limits.
But here's what I kept thinking about during those weeks of enforced stillness:
The women on my list.
The ones who've been trying for two, three, four years. Who've sat in NHS appointments and been told everything looks normal. Who've gone home with a printout and no answers, and quietly got on with it — because that's what you do.
You show up. You keep going. Even when it's hard.
That's exactly who I built Fertility-Fit for. And I'm not going anywhere.
Which is why I want to invite you to something.
On 30 June at 7.30pm BST (yes this Tuesday), I'm hosting a live webinar:
"Why Everything Looks Normal… But You're Still Not Pregnant"
This is the conversation the NHS appointment doesn't have time for.
I'm going to walk you through exactly what standard testing misses, why "normal" results don't always mean everything is fine, and what I look for instead — the markers that consistently change outcomes for the women and couples I work with.
It's free. It's live. And I'll be taking questions.
Spaces are limited and the date is close, so if this has been sitting in the back of your mind — the unanswered questions, the feeling that something is being overlooked — this is for you.
I'll see you there.
Claire x
NMC-registered midwife and preconceptual health specialist. Founder, Fertility-Fit.
