why i launched laura naylor nutrition

It’s difficult to put the why behind LNN into a single blog post but I’ll give it a bash. And seen as I quite like doing things in threes, we’ll go with that.

1. I started Laura Naylor Nutrition because I know, both from my own experience and conducting my own MSc research that finding accurate, research-based, up to date and trustworthy pre and antenatal information can be bloody hard work, especially when you’re struggling and willing to try anything.

2. Like a lot of nutritionists, this isn’t my first career. The majority of my work has been in mental health (which I loved) but then bam, at 23 I developed Alopecia Areata, an autoimmune disease where your hair falls out in patches. That’s a story for another day but funnily enough, being told by my GP that “there’s no cure for autoimmune diseases, just try and reduce your stress” wasn’t good enough. So after crying for a bit (a lot) over losing my hair, I put my big girl pants on, took control and learnt everything I could about the root-cause of autoimmune disease. And what do you know, there was actually loads I could do to support my gut and immune health. So I did. And it worked. Cut to 4 years of study, 3 pregnancies, 2 babies and 1 move to York later and Laura Naylor Nutrition was finally in the works.

3. Like so many women I suffered a ‘missed miscarriage’ during my first pregnancy. Despite knowing how common miscarriage is, it was still a big shock. I felt sad, angry, silly for getting excited and of course guilty. God, writing that down now makes me want to just scoop 2019 Laura up and give her a big hug. It was right there and then though that I knew exactly what my passion was for my thesis and my future clinic: supporting clients through the fog of fertility to give them the best shot possible at having the family they deserve.

So that’s me. And if you’re looking for fertility support from someone who’s learned it and lived it, i’m here.