Fertility Meditation

Re: Fertility Meditation

• Kristenh05110 member

  February 2020

  My husband and I both receive accupressure every three weeks.  It is incredibly relaxing amid all the stress and feels like a nice way to treat my body after all it goes through with treatments.  Depending on the time of year, I also enjoy reading, painting, yoga, or hiking for self-care.  Unfortunately, we have very long and harsh winters so I definitely struggle more with remaining mellow during winter treatments - the cabin fever certainly does not help! (it is not uncommon for us to have weeks at a time where the temperature outside is in the double digit negatives)
  
  It is such an emotionally taxing process that there are definitely times where it feels impossible to mellow out.

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• laurad75 member

  February 2020

  I did acupuncture in preparation for my cycles and to keep my mind occupied on something other than treatment I read and knit.  

  History and blog link in spoiler

  2016 - dx with super low ovarian reserve; failed cycle with clomid, failed IUI, 
  2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
  moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
  Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP!  baby boy born 8/22/18
  
  May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
  Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
  May 2020 FET; BFN
  July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
  Oct 2020 BFP! 
  
  Take a look at my blog

  
  

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• goldensunshine19 member

  March 2020

  I love love love the Circle and Bloom fertility meditations. They really helped me calm down. 

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• andreamm31 member

  March 2020

  Ive been getting Healing Touch and Reiki (both are energy healing modalities).  Also acupuncture.  They help keep you calm, balanced, and release stress so you feel light and peaceful!  

  
  
  39 years old   DH 41.  Sperm looks great.  We live in San Diego  
  Me:  ****TW loss mentioned***
  MTHFR Homozygous 677TT (dx 2016)
  hypothyroid
  8/2018           Off birth control
  11/29/2018    CP
  2/10/2019.    CP
  3/8/2019        Saw fertility doctor, AFC 5, labs drawn
  3/14/2019      Pregnant
  4/18/2019      9 week ultrasound  MM , stopped growing at 6 weeks, no HB.  D&C 
  5/2/2019       Return to fertility doctor, labs show AMH 0.27. Diminished Ovarian Reserve
                       1st of 3 Egg retrievals planned tentatively for July
  6/29/2019     started Antagonist Protocol 
  7/12/2019     First egg retrieval, only retrieved one egg and fell apart immediately, poor quality.
  8/7/2019.      Second cycle (follicular antagonist) canceled on day 5 of stims when a very large lead follicle grew out of nowhere.
  11/8/2019.    Second Egg retrieval with Lupron Flare Protocol.  2 eggs retrieved, fertilized with ICSI but no reaction occurred at all.                       Told I will never have my own babies with my eggs.
  12/20/2019    ERA - pre-receptive.  Needed 24 hours more of progesterone
  2/2020          CP
   3/2/2020     Egg donor cycle in Prague at Unica Clinic, 2 AA embryos, 1 transfer, 1 on ice. BFN.  Due to pandemic, we could not return to Prague and will abandon our remaining embryo.
  4/20/2020.  BFP trying on our own! 
  06/04/2020   After HBs at 7 and 9 weeks, MM at 10 weeks 3 days.  D&C, Hemorrhaged out 1 liter of blood from uterine artery rupture during procedure.     Spent 1 night in the hospital with a balloon tamponade in my uterus. Baby was mosaic Trisomy 21.
  8/2020.  Moving forward with Donor Egg cycle at Utah Fertility Center and sharing a cycle with ladypOtter (Gina) I met on the Bump who was also supposed to go to Prague but couldn't.  
  9/26/2020 Donor retrieval of 26 eggs, 24 mature.  Split cycle so I have 12 eggs with all 12 fertilizing. 6 PGS normal 3 boys, 3 girls
  10/29/2020 Transfer day of  girl donor egg embryo.     BFP! First HCG 92.9. Then inappropriate rise, plateau and falling.  Possibly ectopic pregnancy.  ER visit with diagnosis of "pregnancy location unknown". CP
  1/19/2021 Embryos shipped from Utah to my local clinic, starting prednisone for anti-histamine protocol. 
  2/26/2021 FET girl embryo BFP. Betas 62, 139, 386! HB at 6 weeks, then baby stopped growing at 8 week check up with weak HB measuring 6 weeks 4 days.  MM at 9 weeks. D&C 4/15/21
  7/13/2021 FET boy and girl embryos. First beta 10dp5dt 177, 14dp5dt 1631, 16dp5dt 6809. Pregnant with Identical triplets.  At 9 weeks, Baby C no longer had a heart beat. Identical Twin Girls.   Pregnancy complicated by TRAP Sequence with baby C an Acardiac fetus still receiving blood flow being pumped to it by other girls.  Referred to UCSF at 18 weeks for consultation.  No intervention needed at this time
  2/18/22 After a failed NST, at 34 weeks 1 day, Charlotte born 4lb 4oz and Lily born 4lbs 10 oz.  Our hearts are complete.  Baby girls in NICU to grow and learn to eat.

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• mariapans member

  June 2020

  bundleoluv11 said:

  I am a very spiritual person and I have been doing meditation since I started back ttc which helps out a lot with the stress and anxiety of trying to get pregnant. What things do you use to keep you mellow out during this process ?

  My husband and I are really interested in the idea of meditation, what are your suggestions, please?
  

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• somewhereinnyc member

  June 2020

  Hopping on to say- I like this thread! Does peeing on sticks count?? Jk. I go for walks while zoning out to music, make jokes of the awkwardness of this whole process, and indulge in stupidly priced non-caffeinated beverages from Starbucks/ Gregory’s etc

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