Episode 312: After 4 Years of ‘Unexplained Infertility’, Two Pink Lines: The Nutrition Shift That Changed Everything

Four years of infertility.
Two failed IUIs.
A spot on the IVF waitlist.

And then… six months after shifting her food and lifestyle with PrimalBod (use code MEB100 for $100 off if you want to try it!), Dominique’s story took a turn she’ll never forget: two pink lines in an Airbnb, before a wedding, shoving the test in her husband’s face while he was still scrolling his phone. (ICONIC.)

This conversation is part raw honesty, part “wait, why didn’t anyone tell me this sooner?”, and fully a reminder that your body is powerful when you give it what it actually needs.

Dominique doesn’t hold back about the tears, the supplements, the trial-and-error, and the eventual breakthrough. And she shares the exact shifts that cleared her brain fog, steadied her energy, reduced pain, and ultimately supported fertility.

This episode is a love letter to women in the thick of the fertility journey.

Whether you’re on a fertility journey, pregnant and wondering how nutrition plays into it, or postpartum and craving steady energy again—this episode connects the dots. It’s about real food, real choices, and real results you can actually use. 

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• 0:27 – Dominique’s background and early health struggles
  
• 6:15 – Painful periods, birth control, and the “everything looks normal” diagnosis
  
• 11:48 – Two failed IUIs and the emotional toll of infertility
  
• 18:00 – Finding PrimalBod and realizing how under-eating protein was affecting everything
  
• 24:40 – Detox, brain fog lifting, and the first real signs of change
  
• 31:15 – Why her supportive husband (and sauerkraut and steak dinners) mattered so much
  
• 37:00 – The IVF call… and saying no
  
• 42:00 – Surprise positive test in an Airbnb before a wedding (YES, really)
  
• 47:30 – How shifting nutrition transformed her periods, pregnancy, and overall health
  
• 53:57 – Why this nutrition shift reminds me of learning about birth, and why I can’t stop talking about it

✨ Links Mentioned

• Episode 268: Prenatal Nutrition: The Lies & The Truth, with Candi Frazier
• PrimalBod Program: Save $100 with code MEB100
  
• DM me on Instagram @myessentialbirth

And mama… If nutrition is how you build your baby, birth education is how you protect the experience of bringing them earthside. Inside The My Essential Birth Course, you’ll find evidence-based tools, confidence-building strategies, and even guidance around food + fuel for pregnancy and postpartum.

Learn more and enroll today.



ALL the best,


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