If you’re in the process of finding out why you haven’t conceived yet, you may be feeling a bit helpless.

Suddenly someone else is delving into your personal life, and you want to keep it private. You may feel a sense of shame or embarrassment, and resentful of friends who appear to have no problems. Worst of all, your sexual relationship now seems governed by tests, doctors or calendars. Spontaneity goes right out of the window.

If this is you, try our top five tips for regaining control:

1. Gather information. You’re already doing this by being a Juno subscriber. But continue to find out more.

2. Talk to your partner about your feelings, and encourage some mutual support.

3. Your fertility is an issue for you both (not one or the other), so try to go to appointments together.

4. Treat yourself! If you enjoy massage or reflexology, book an appointment. If you like walking, do that. Just make sure you care for yourself.

5. Get some outside support - a good friend, or an understanding family member who will help and encourage you. Or talk to someone else who’s been through what you’re now going through.

If you have your own way of coping and staying in control, why not post us a comment here?

Fertile cervical mucus is vital to getting pregnant. If you’re a regular Juno subscriber, you’ll know just how important it is.

As you approach the fertile part of your cycle, your cervical mucus increases and becomes sticky, white, cloudy or milky. Just before you ovulate, it changes, becoming clear and stretchy like raw egg white, this is alkaline mucus. It allows the sperm to travel through the vagina, the cervix and on to the uterus.

If you don’t have mucus like this, it might be because it’s too acidic. You can easily check out your fertility naturally with our complete fertility testing kit - which includes a visual guide to fertile cervical mucus.

If you’ve discovered you need to re-balance your system and make it more alkaline, try a store cupboard ingredient…

Bicarbonate of soda can help balance your pH levels and regulate your body’s biochemical reactions. It’s readily available and cheap to buy. Look in your supermarket in the baking section, but make sure you don’t buy baking powder. It isn’t the same thing!

Simply dissolve about half a teaspoonful in a small glass of water and drink it daily for two weeks or until you see an improvement in your cervical mucus.

It’s true what they say - eating breakfast is the best way to start your day. But with our busy lives it’s an easy meal to skip which could be affecting your fertility.

Skipping meals causes hormone levels to plummet - bad news for your reproductive health. And missing breakfast is the worst one to skip. Because you’ve been asleep all night you need to break your fast to get your system going and give yourself some fuel for the day ahead.

Protein-rich energy foods are the way to go - they’ll give you energy and won’t lead you to the biscuits or crisps halfway through the morning, whilst also keeping those hormone levels stable!

Try these ideas for a healthy breakfast (and give the coffee a miss):

• eggs, poached, scrambled or boiled (add some smoked fish for extra protein)
• organic unsweetened museli
• porridge (oats can really give you a boost)
• fresh fruit juice, unsweetened (organic if possible)
• organic live yoghurt
• wholemeal toast spread with a nut butter or Marmite
• fresh fruit (but make sure it accompanies museli or porridge)

If you’re someone who can’t face breakfast or doesn’t have time, how about something portable like a hard-boiled egg, followed by a banana an hour or so later?

Give your fertility a boost, and get into the habit of breakfast. It could pay dividends!

We hear and respond to a lot of your fertility questions and concerns via our ‘Ask the Experts’ link on our website.

But now we’d like your feedback! Have you taken our advice? Do you have a story you’d like to share with the rest of the Juno community? Or tell us why you chose natural fertility methods.

We’d like to include some of your comments on our blog. We won’t publish any names unless you’re happy for us to do so, but it would be great for other couples to hear what’s worked for you.

Looking forward to hearing from you!