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TTC after 35
Llamamama
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I am going to try acupunture..
Llamamama
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in TTC after 35
My good friend who has been TTC for almost a year (many miscarriages) just started seeing one 2 weeks ago. Just yesterday she told me she felt something happening in her body during the treatments and she felt really positive about this month. She is only 10 dpo and today she took a HPT and got a good dark line. Of course she still has to wait and see if this one will stick but she spoke so highly about the treatments she has been getting that I am willing to give it a shot. If anything maybe it will help with my stress. 
Anyone have any pros/cons to share about their acupuncture experiences?
Anyone have any pros/cons to share about their acupuncture experiences?Me: 40 Dh: 41, TTC since August 2009, began Acupuncture and Herbs Sept 2011, began Temping and Charting Nov 2011.
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Re: I am going to try acupunture..
Do it! You will not be sorry. Acupuncture makes me a better person, has reduced my PMS symptoms, and taken away a lot of my back pain. Just make sure to see one who knows about fertility issues. And be ready to take some very gentle needles and drink some very herbaceous teas. I am so relaxed after that 2 hours - it is amazing to me. Still not pregnant (obviously) but if I do get pregnant, I plan to see her through the entire pregnancy.
It's expensive but worth it!
me (36): Hypothyroid (on Levothroid), low vit. d, borderline/high fsh (day 3: between 7-10) (day 10: 13 during CCCT), AFC: 14
dh (31): awesome (minus one sample with agglutination)
Diagnosis:possible DOR and/or unexplained + elevated NK cells + MTHFR (C677T - one copy)
MAY 2011 - FEB 2012 - 3 injectable IUI's with numerous cancellations due to high TSH levels
MAY 2012 - onto IVF/ICSI (Antagonist Protocol) on BCP and Folgard (3 week delay - cyst - boooo) 5/21 start stims 5/30 ER 11R 8M 3F 6/2 3DT of 3 6/12 Beta #1 83 | 6/14 Beta #2 196 | 6/21 Beta #3 3818 | 6/28 Beta #4 22,213 | 7/2 1st U/S - 2 on board! 8/24 CVS reveals that we have a boy AND a girl on board!
Healthy baby boy and girl born in February, 2013 at 38 weeks and 2 days!
This! I went to an acupunturist that didn't seem to know anything about infertilty. I chose her because she charged less than others and it was a big waste of time/money for me. I don't know if it I would have had a different outcome with someone else of course but it was annoying trying to explain my infertility treatments to her.
TTC #1 since 8/1/10; Me:41 and BRCA1+, DH:46
DOR (FSH 24.3)/ terrible egg quality ; homozygous MTHFR c677t
5 IUI's: 2/11 to 6/11 and 1/12= BFN
OE IVF#1-4 8/11-6/12= all BFN
DE IVF#1 11/12 bad embryos= BFN
DE IVF #2 2/13 BFP/Beta hell: m/c 5w6d
CFNBC 7 months, not doing well; decided on guarantee program at RBA w/frozen DE
DE IVF #3 1/14 ET 4BB; BFP;M/C 5w1d, incomplete m/c; MVA extraction in ER 7w1d
DE FET#1 ET 3/1714; BFP, beta 1 3/27= 197, beta 2 3/31= 1586, beta 3 4/7= 13879!!
First u/s= Twins with HBs at 6w2d! We are Team Pink x 2!!
K & K born 11/21/14 at 38wks 4 days
SAIF/PAIF Welcome
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I've only been going for about a month-but I find it relaxing and my belly feels "full" afterward. I go to a chiropractic school that has a Dr on staff that specializes in infertility. She is in charge of my treatment plan-the students do the accupuncture that she prescribes. They only charge $25 per session, which is the only reason we can afford it. Hope that I'll see some real positives for my next IVF cycle.
Yes, herbaceous teas indeed! My husband actually complains that they have given me too much lovely fertile CM around O!
I would not do just the acu, I really think the herbs do quite a bit on their own right, though as far as I know, they have yet to work on me.
Getting a fertility specialist is quite important though. Mine is surely quite busy-- it is hard to get an appointment much of the time.
IVF #1 ET 1 d3 embryo 10/30/11 BFP
3 Embryos frozen (1 d5, 2 d6)
DS born 07/29/12
FET #1 ET 1 d5 embryo 02/10/15 BFN
FET #2 1 d6 embryo didn't survive thaw, transferred last d6. CP
we had been ttc for nearly 2 years, we had done several IUI with different meds.
the cycle i got pg, i had no meds, but had started acupuncture the month before.
coincidence?? i don't think so. i saw someone who was stupid expensive, but an expert in fertility issues.
do it ... can't hurt right???
I needed this today! Thank you for sharing your experience--you just gave me some hope!
You all have inspired me to start accupuncture too. I found a place 2 blocks from my house that looks like it does fertility accupuncture. I am going to suck up my fear of needles and do it.