Eating Disorder and Fertility expert support
Trying to conceive can bring up complicated feelings if you have a current or past eating disorder — around your body, your weight, and whether you feel "ready" to grow a family. Eating disorders can also directly affect fertility, and preparing your body for pregnancy while protecting your recovery takes specialist, considered support.
You don't have to choose between your fertility goals and your recovery. The right support can help you work toward both.
Why Choose The Riverside Dietitians for support during your fertility journey
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HCPC-registered dietitian with over 10 years of clinical experience
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Specialist support for eating disorders
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Specialist support for fertility
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The only UK based private dietitian that specialises in eating disorders during the perinatal period
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Lived experience of two tough pregnancies
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Bridging the gap between maternity and mental health services
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Personalised plans tailored to your lifestyle and nutritional needs
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In-person appointments at our Nottinghamshire clinic and online consultations across the UK
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Unlimited messaging support between appointments
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Calm countryside clinic environment designed to support wellbeing
Speak directly with Sophie Mumby on 07935 897304 or email sophie@theriversidedietitians.com for personalised advice.
Why this matters
Eating disorders can affect fertility in a number of ways — through irregular or absent periods, hormonal disruption, and the physical impact of restriction, bingeing, or purging on the body's ability to conceive and sustain a pregnancy. For some people, the desire to conceive becomes a strong motivator for recovery; for others, it brings fear, grief, or renewed struggle with body image and control.
Preconception is also a valuable window to build a foundation of nutritional and psychological stability before the added demands of pregnancy begin — support here can reduce the risk of relapse once you do conceive.
Who Our Eating Disorders and Fertility Service Is For
This service is for you if you are:
Trying to Conceive (or planning to soon) with a current or past eating disorder
Experiencing irregular or absent periods that may be linked to your eating patterns
Feeling anxious about weight gain, body changes, or loss of control as you prepare for pregnancy
Wanting to build a stable foundation in your relationship with food before starting a family
Navigating fertility treatment (e.g., IVF) alongside a current or past eating disorder
Benefits Of Professional Fertility Nutrition Support
Working with a qualified dietitian provides clarity, confidence and a personalised plan built around your needs.
Benefits may include:
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Personalised guidance that accounts for your eating disorder history, current health, and fertility goals — not generic preconception advice
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Support to identify and address nutritional factors that may be affecting ovulation and menstrual regularity
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A safe, structured approach that protects both your fertility goals and your eating disorder recovery, without one being sacrificed for the other
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Evidence-based support to build nutritional and psychological stability before pregnancy begins
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Reassurance and clarity around fertility nutrition, cutting through conflicting or restrictive advice online
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A judgement-free space to work through anxieties about weight, body changes, or "readiness" for pregnancy
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Collaboration with your GP, gynaecologist, or fertility clinic so your nutrition support fits into your wider fertility care
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Continuity of support that carries through from preconception into pregnancy and beyond, if and when you conceive
Our Perinatal Eating Disorder Assessment Process
Comprehensive Initial Consultation
A thorough conversation about your eating disorder history, current physical and menstrual health, and your fertility goals — without judgement.
A Collaborative Plan
Support that addresses both nutritional rehabilitation and the psychological work of preparing for pregnancy, at a pace that respects your recovery.
Working with your wider team
Where helpful, I can liaise with your GP, gynaecologist, fertility clinic, or therapist, so your care is joined up.
Structured Follow Up Support
Regular support through preconception and, where relevant, a smooth handover into perinatal care once you conceive.
Why Choose The Riverside Dietitians
Choosing the right fertility specialist can make a significant difference to both your experience and outcomes.
Sophie Mumby combines:
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Over 10 years of clinical dietetic experience
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NHS and psychiatric healthcare expertise
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Evidence-based nutritional practice
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Personalised one-to-one support
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Compassionate, patient-centred care
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Lived experience of two tough pregnancies
Every recommendation is tailored to the individual. We focus on realistic solutions that fit your lifestyle rather than a blanket approaches that are doesn't meet your needs.
Supporting Clients Across Nottinghamshire & Beyond
We provide 1:1 consultations from our private clinic in Burton Joyce and support clients throughout:
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Nottingham
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West Bridgford
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Gedling
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Newark
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Mapperley
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Arnold
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Nottinghamshire
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Lincolnshire
Online consultations are also available throughout the UK.
Frequently Asked Questions
Start Improving Your Fertility Journey Today
If eating and fertility feel tangled up right now, you don't have to untangle it alone. Specialist support can help you move toward both recovery and the family you're hoping for.
Whether you are struggling with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, ARFID or EDNOS, or don't have a diagnosis but have a tricky relationship with food and your body. The Riverside Dietitians provides personalised support designed around your needs.
Call: +44 7935 897304
