I’m going to start this piece off by saying that I am a huge fan of Proceive. I took Proceive for three months before my husband and I started trying for another baby. I was 40-years-old and didn’t think it would happen. I got pregnant immediately and our baby is now 7 months old. I obviously can’t say whether or not I would have another baby without Proceive, but I am confident it helped. I am taking the breastfeeding and omega 3 ones still and I have never felt better. My review of Proceive is that I bought it throughout my entire pregnancy with my own money. I was given the breastfeeding and omega 3 to review. I will continue to buy more when they run out. Highly recommended.

There is a growing conversation around the overwhelming world of trying to conceive. Renowned midwife and fertility expert Zita West recently argued that modern techniques like tracking apps and scheduled sex may actually be working against women, adding pressure and stress at exactly the time the body needs the opposite.

Anyone who has been through the TTC journey will know the feeling: the ovulation charts, the supplement lists, the conflicting advice, the 3am Google spirals. The irony is that one of the most consistent pieces of advice from fertility experts is to reduce stress and yet everything around you is piling it on.

Preconception care should reduce the mental load, not add to it. One supplement, once a day, does the things the NHS actually recommends.

That is the thinking behind Proceive. What many people don’t realise is that in around one in three couples experiencing unexplained infertility, improving nutrition and lifestyle can make a real difference and that applies to both partners, not just women. A female egg takes approximately 90 days to mature before ovulation, which is why the NHS recommends starting folic acid at least three months before trying to conceive. That same three-month window is when Proceive works best.

Rather than a shelf of individual supplements to research, source and remember, Proceive covers 28 essential nutrients in one daily supplement, including L-Methylfolate (the superior, better-absorbed form of folic acid), CoQ10, B vitamins, amino acids and antioxidants, all at clinically relevant levels with no fillers or binders. There are separate formulas for women and men, both designed for that critical preconception window.