Hi, I’m Jemma, CORU-Registered Dietitian and IVF Mama.

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When I was going through IVF 8 to 10 years ago, I couldn’t get over the lack of information or the sheer amount of misinformation out there about nutrition and fertility.

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Everyone on the fertility forums was confused and overwhelmed about what to eat. I remember seeing women spending huge amounts of money on supplements that most likely wouldn’t do anything and following really restrictive diets, cutting out food groups, going gluten free or dairy free in a desperate bid to do something.

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But these diets often left them nutritionally depleted, doing more harm than good.

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And I knew that the right nutrition, introduced early, could support egg and sperm quality and potentially improve the chances of IVF success, but there was either no information available or the wrong information entirely.

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It made me realise there was a huge gap in support for nutrition, and it was leaving people misinformed, overwhelmed and unprepared.

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At some point during my own IVF journey, I knew that once I had finished, I wanted to make sure people had access to the right information about how nutrition could help and support fertility and IVF, and also be aware of what was not going to help at all.

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I had already been working as a dietitian for years, two decades now in fact. But back then, fertility nutrition wasn’t something we covered in our training. And there was nobody in Europe teaching it either.

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So I went searching. I poured through the literature, and one name kept coming up -Melanie McGrice. I got in touch with her, joined her training, and that became the start of my deep dive into fertility nutrition.

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I became one of the first Irish dietitians to complete advanced training with the Early Life Nutrition Alliance. That was just the beginning. I went on to do further specialist training in advanced fertility nutrition, and from there, everything shifted.

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I pivoted my entire career to focus fully on this work.

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And in 2022, Nourish My Fertility was born.

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Healthier Eggs, Healthier Sperm, Stronger Chances.

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That is what my work is all about.

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Now, I support people like you who are trying to conceive to feel more in control of their fertility. Whether you are preparing for IVF or trying naturally, I work with you to improve egg and sperm quality and feel fully prepared and confident about your next fertility treatment.

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I wanted to provide trusted, practical, science-backed guidance, not just information, but real support that people could actually use.

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Since then, this work has led to opportunities to shout about the importance of nutrition in fertility care. I have spoken as an expert panellist at the Future Fertility Show for the past two years and contributed articles on fertility nutrition to Hospital Professional News and the Professional Nutrition and Dietetic Review by the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute (INDI).

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I have shared insights with the  National Infertility Support and Information Group members, written expert blogs for Dr Doireann’s Supplements Made Simple platform, and my work has been featured in the media, including Rollercoaster and The Irish Examiner.

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I was invited to deliver a national webinar on nutrition for Fertility for INDI members, and due to the level of engagement and interest, I was asked back to deliver a second one. It is clear there is a growing appetite for this knowledge and I am proud to be shaping that conversation.

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In 2023, I co-founded Fertility Dietitians Ireland, a collective of specialist dietitians working in this space. I now serve as chairperson, leading our shared mission to raise standards and advocate for science backed fertility nutrition across Ireland, while helping shift the culture so that nutrition becomes part and parcel of the standard approach for anyone struggling to conceive.

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Everyone deserves access to the right information and the support to actually implement it in a way that works for their lives.

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I wanted to provide trusted, practical, evidence based guidance, not just information, but real support that people could actually use.