At Connected Healing, we specialize in helping women and couples in the Greater Milwaukee area improve their fertility and achieve healthy pregnancies without relying on invasive treatments as the first step. Using a personalized, root-cause approach, we blend functional medicine and acupuncture to address what’s really impacting your fertility.
Whether you’ve been struggling to conceive, are preparing for IVF, or recovering from recurrent loss, our clinic offers the answers and support you’ve been searching for.
Our patients come to us with a wide variety of root cause issues, and at various stages of their fertility journey. We have a proven track record getting results for patients with:
“I suffered with recurrent miscarriages for 4 years (8+ miscarriages in that time) and never got any answers from multiple doctors. They ran every test imaginable, did every procedure, went into so much medical debt trying to get answers. I was only 27 years old when the doctor told me to either get used to having miscarriages or stop trying. This is when I finally found my way to Connected Healing. After 4 months of treatment, I got pregnant with my daugher who is now 2 years old. Coming to Connected Healing was the best decision I ever made. Not only did my dreams of being a mother come true, but on top of that I am the healthiest I've ever been.”
Our approach involves identifying the true root cause obstacles to fertility, and building a treatment plan that is both effective and sustainable. The treatment interventions we recommend will be targeted to move the needle in the direction of optimal fertility, while still allowing you to be a human. No crazy detox protocols or restrictive diets....and we won't throw you on 47 different supplements just because. We know what works, and that's not it. Simple, intentional, and consistent intervention is the secret sauce.
You are more than just a series of lab results on a piece of paper, and you deserve to be treated as such. It's all too common to be told "your labs are normal", and given no answers. That won't happen at Connected Healing. We look beyond the numbers and focus on the human....YOU! We use our finely tuned diagnostic skills to hone in on root cause factors that no one else has been able to identify....because you can't find the answer if you don't know where to look.
Your body will always prioritize survival over reproduction. If you're running around like a stress cadet all day long, your nervous system is continuously receiving messages that it is not safe and survival MUST be the priority. This means that reproductive functions will be de-prioritized. This is one of the biggest obstacles we see in the ever increasing population of people struggling with infertility. We'll help you remind your body that it is SAFE to focus on hormone regulation, timely ovulation, nourishing eggs and uterine lining, and ultimately.....getting pregnant.
The treatment plan we build out for you will include exactly the interventions that will propel you toward optimal fertility and health....nothing more, nothing less. As we navigate your treatment plan together, we teach you how to understand and meet your body's needs....a skill set that will stay with you for the rest of your life. We'll teach you the things you should've learned about your body in health class, but never did. We'll teach you how to unlearn diet culture and hustle culture belief systems that are subconsciously screwing with you. We'll teach you how to nurture and mother yourself in preparation for mothering your future child.
Schedule your free consultation and learn how we can help you get and stay pregnant.
"I started to try to conceive when I was 26 years old. I was trying for about 6 months before I was diagnosed with PCOS by my primary doctor. After I was diagnosed with PCOS I changed my eating habits and lifestyle to be PCOS friendly. After about 8 months of trying to get pregnant I started acupuncture. I continued to try to conceive while getting acupuncture weekly. I am now 28 years old and currently 33 weeks pregnant with my rainbow baby! I have been getting acupuncture now for a year and 4 months. I truly believe acupuncture helped me get and stay pregnant. It has also helped me while I am pregnant with my pregnancy symptoms and relaxation. I would highly recommend acupuncture for anyone who is pregnant or actively trying to conceive."
“My husband and I got pregnant on our first time trying, but unfortunately lost that baby when I was 12 weeks pregnant. We were told we needed to have 3 consecutive losses before any testing could be done to try to determine the cause. I was also told my history of labs showing positive TPO antibodies (indicating the start of Hashimotos) would absolutely not have been the cause. We were repeatedly told that the baby likely had a chromosomal issue that would have happened at random and was more than likely nothing we could do to prevent it from happening again, that it was just a matter of chance. This was not an answer we were willing to accept because we couldn’t fathom walking through another loss like we did without doing everything in our power to set ourselves up for a positive pregnancy experience and outcome. Western doctors were of no help, so we turned outward and started making lifestyle changes along with me starting acupuncture. I immediately felt understood, validated, and at peace while explaining to Caitria what we had been through. I learned how to track my basal body temperature and started seeing symptomless cycles for the first time ever. I learned the true importance of fueling my body, replenishing blood, and resting. I had more energy and felt more at peace with what we had been through. Our first time trying to conceive again after a few months of consistent treatments and hard work, I got pregnant. I continued with treatments my entire pregnancy and in April 2023 our daughter was born. Acupuncture was able to help alleviate the nausea I had for a week and I felt pretty energized throughout my pregnancy. I heard very often that I didn’t even seem pregnant because of how much energy I had and how good I seemed to feel. It also helped prepare my body and mind for labor. My daughter was born exactly on her due date and I was in active labor for only 2.5 hours and pushed for only 7 minutes. Our daughter just turned one year old and we are forever grateful because without Connected Healing, I don’t know that I would have had such a great pregnancy, labor, and healthy baby. We now bring our daughter for treatments as well and wholeheartedly believe she is a healthier, happier, and more peaceful baby for it.”
Here’s how our specialized combination of powerful, time-tested, natural therapies work to optimize your body’s hormones & build a foundation for fertility and a successful pregnancy.
Acupuncture has been healing bodies for centuries, by awakening and stimulating your own body’s innate healing process. It works by stimulating the nervous system, and can affect organ function, hormone production, inflammation, and much more.
When your tissues are fully nourished with the specific nutrients they need, they naturally function at a very high level. When tissues are functioning at a high level, fertility is enhanced. We provide specialized (and doable, simple) dietary recommendations for all of our fertility patients.
Herbal supplements simultaneously treat and strengthen the body. This is an important approach for infertility — herbal supplements can help bring hormones into balance while working on strengthening the body to support conception and pregnancy. This combination makes herbal medicine particularly well-suited to addressing all kinds of infertility.
When your body is in a state of relaxation, it is able to do repairs at the deepest level. In this state, your tissues, muscles, bones, and nerves become more synchronized and calm — creating the perfect internal environment for healing AND growing new life. This means less inflammation, better circulation, balanced hormones, a calmer mind, more energy and better mood.