Congratulations on ur BFP. very excited 4 u! I'm thinking about accupuncture also! I had my first af 6 weeks after my mc in December. My next cycle was 29 days. My last period was 14th feb so I'm now on cycle day 35, bt had BFN yesterday! Very confused. I just want a BFP or af so I can start trying again. Will do anything 2 help. Can u have acupuncture mid cycle or do u have 2 wait til cycle day 1? X x x

Hi Tallie - cycles can be a bit wonky after mc and may take a few months to settle back down. Not knowing what is going on is so frustrating.

You can start acupunture at anytime. My acupunture started off to help rebalance things that were not right in my body rather than specifically on the ttc bit but we moved on to that. I will be seeing her again on Thursday to make sure I am still okay and to make sure I continue to be.

Thank u pinksmarties! I think it's an excellent idea 2 help get cycles on track! Will see if I can get an app this week. Just hate waiting! Wishing u a happy and healthy pregnancy! X x x

Keeping an eye on this thread. So excited for you Lily!!

I saw an acu/herbalist a couple weeks ago and have been just drinking the teas and no acu sessions. He is getting his PhD in reproductive anatomy, so I'm hoping that his tea will be my lucky charm. The teas make me feel SO much more centered and calm. Not to mention they have replaced my morning coffee because I just feel so great after drinking them (even though the taste is horrid). I've also lost 10lbs, and hope that it is somehow connected to the teas although more likely it is my baby weight falling off from my m/c. (How horrible is it that I gained 10lbs my last pregnancy and I was only pregnant for 10 weeks??)
Anyway this is my happy thread, it keeps me hopeful. Keep us updated please pinksmarties! I want to know when you see that HB!

Will do EI - I put 8lbs on with my mmc at 10 weeks and a bit more with the 2nd, so well done losing it. I hope the yucky herbal drink does you the world of good and you get your bfp very soon. Another lady in a thead I read has been using chinese herbal drinks and think it may have regulated her cycle so fingers crossed!

Hi ladies!!

Lily Hope, congrats on your BFP!!! How exciting!

I just saw this thread and thought I would stop in and tell my story. I first got pregnant in August '11, all seemed to be going great until we discovered an empty sac on the ultrasound at 12 weeks. Second pregnancy was December '11, and I miscarried that one naturally at 6 1/2 weeks.

After that I decided that I wanted to do something proactive for my health and fertility. I sought out local acupuncturists in my area, and ended up booking with a female acupuncturist who specializes in fertility issues. She's Chinese, and I can barely understand her, but DAMN, she's good! Normally my cycles are 30-35 days, but exactly 2 weeks after my beta-hcg went down to 0, I ovulated! We avoided pregnancy that cycle.

Second cycle, my DH was going out of town for work for the whole month. We BD'd on CD 10 and 11, never thought anything would result out of it. Sure enough, I ovulated on CD 14. 10 days later I had my BFP!

Obviously after 2 MCs, I am still nervous about the outcome of this one. But I can say without a doubt that acupuncture regulated my cycles, and this must mean it balanced out my hormones as well. I highly recommend it, and I plan to continue it through my pregnancy as well.

Best of luck!!

Thanks for sharing your story hopestruck! I'm a little freaked out, we are two months apart for our m/cs. So **crossing fingers** we will be two months apart with pregnancy too! I'm excited about this cycle and I can definitely tell my hormones have been leveled out with the teas. I'm not so angry and stressed all the time!

Thank you for stopping by to share!

Eeeh! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. From everyone I've talked to, the great thing about being in this situation is that almost everyone who has had MCs *does* eventually have a baby. So at some point the odds come in your favour. Sometimes it just takes a while. As my DH said to me after the first loss, "It just takes a while to make the good ones." Keep me posted!!!!

I TTC my DD for 6 years. I have stage IV endo (4 laps) and have a history of loss. My doctor (and mom) convinced me to try acu while I was going through fertility treatments. I wanted to give up. I was in soooo much constant pain from the endo! The Lupron just made me sick. But my insurance covered (doctor called and said for migraines and it was cheaper than migraine meds so they covered!) acu so I started it (4x a week). Within two sessions my migraines went away. Few more sessions and my endo pain get to point I could stop taking pain medication! With in few weeks my womb felt warmer to the touch. For first time in few years, I felt NORMAL! I felt fantastic! My usually black clotty flow became red and medium flow. My body reacted to the treatments better and I produced 10 follicles where as before had 1 or 2! My lining was a good thickness. I gained weight as not so sick and looked healthier too! I lost DD's twin but my little fighter made it She is now 14 mo. (Here I am again TTC...and back to losses Wish acu was still covered!) Now you can argue the fertility treatments did it, but I know it was the acu based on how much healthier I felt while doing it! I started with 4x a week and then over time went to 2x a week. I did even while pregnant till my insurance changed and didn't cover it any more.

Make sure it licensed professional doing it & sanitized new needles. My guy also was a chiro and made sure my pelvis was in proper place (it never was!). He also had me use a moxa stick (FP only!!! 20 min by belly button).

Hope it works for you!!! GL!

Oh hah! I didn't read through other posts till after I posted! Well any way, congrats on your BFP!!! To other ladies, do the acu!!! Just do it!