Acupuncture - Anyone else tried? I started today!

[alison29]

Hi moose girl,
Did she say give up bread because of the the gluten intolerance making people infertile? I have cut most of the wheat out although sometimes get into crackers or something if i am starving. I bought gluten free rice bread OMG it's gross. I think i will just use rice cakes as bread in future.

 

[LLbean]

ok so my acupuncturist today told me her oldest fertility patient is 48! and get this, she had not had a period in like 2 years and after 3 months she started it again!!!

 

[alison29]

Whoa thats incredible!

 

[heavenly]

I am looking into acupuncture. There is one who trained with Zita West, about 10 miles away. Only £35 a session, which is pretty good I think.

I will be getting in touch.

I am on my 1st cycle of Clomid, and a scan showed a nice 18mm follicle today! If 4 cycles of Clomid don't work, we will be looking at IVF.

 

[Iheartrebels]

I had acupuncture during IVF treatment and it worked, we were successful first time I found a really good one in South London called Angelo D'Alberto - I can't recommend him enuf, he specialises in infertility and IVF. I've since moved to Australia and am TTC#2 so need to find another one a bit closer to here

 

[hockey24]

I did my acupuncture today and took with me my IPOD that I have downloaded some infertility meditations. I found a group of sessions on Circle and Bloom that take you through the entire IVF process. Sessions for before your cycle, while your going through the shots, retrieval, transfer and then the 2 week wait.

I listened to one of the pre-cycle sessions during my acupuncture and it was the ultimate in relaxation! I was very surprised at how very relaxing the combination of the two was.

Hope it works!!

 

[missyt]

I do acupuncture ladies. I figured I'd hop on here because on some of the other threads I'm on there are women who only believe in western medicine and ridicule those of us who want to try something different.

 

[sarahincanada]

I do acupuncture ladies. I figured I'd hop on here because on some of the other threads I'm on there are women who only believe in western medicine and ridicule those of us who want to try something different.

ridicule? thats crazy! Im now such an acupuncture supporter! I went about 3 weeks before starting my FET and the sense of calm I felt after about 2 weeks was amazing. Seeing as Ive been TTCing for 2 years I had turned into a crazy comfort food eater...I had to have something 'nice' every night or I couldnt cope (actually been like that since my dad died 7 years ago but TTCing made it worse). I felt out of control, it was weird. She explained that my nervous system was probably out of wack and it would be hard to get pregnant that way. Well 2 weeks later I realized that I wasnt craving all my usual comfort foods, in fact I didnt even think about food! that was amazing to me and a month later I still fee the same (been going twice a week). And in addition Ive got my first ever bfp, so Im definitely a big supporter of acupuncture.

 

[LLbean]

I did it for about 3 months... Done with it now but hoping the effects/benefits carry on

 

[heavenly]

I really must get my ar*e into gear and set up a first appointment!!

 

[vkj73]

i did four treatments over a month, and our dd was conceived a month later!
i was 36 at the time.
during that month of treatment, they told me to eat warming foods (stews, soups) dark-leafy greens, and eggs.

i eat a lot of tofu and soy products as a vegetarian, which they told me to avoid. as it is more "cooling." also, no ice in drinks.

i followed their diet recommendations religiously.

every patient is different, however, as i understand it, anything warming is supposed to help with chi and getting the blood flowing. more energy.
to you all!!!

 

[Briss]

Hiya Ladies - it's so good to see/hear of so many of us in this same boat - I wish us all the luck in the world

Well, my update is this:

I went a week as of yesterday for my 2nd acupuncture session - this was day 28 in my cycle ( before the NHS drugs this would have been the time I'd have been due my period, since the drugs they have been all over and much longer, but latterly 30/32 days.....)

As I had not started my period my acupuncture lady said not to start any herbs that week, but to see how things went the following week and to take a pregnancy test the following week if i had not started my period - yesterday was day 35 for me in my cycle, and I was due my 3rd acupuncture session.

I have been temp charting and Wednesday morning noted a significant drop in my BBT, I was really shocked to be honest haing never temp charted before, but I also felt a slight niggling lower back ache... so, I figured my period was coming, as I was due to my acupuncture session I was doing my pregnancy test anyway - It was a BFN I guess I knew it would be but I live in hope each month..... Felt a bit low, had a really good cry wondering why on earth we were not getting pregnant if there has been no reason at all found for us not to... but then told myself that starting afresh with the acupuncture this is a positive new step for us...

I knew this meant I would be started on the herbs after my session and when my period did come i would start the Tiao Jing Cu Yun Wan I have been given.

My acupuncture lady always goes over the week with me, how I have been etc, so i explained about my temp dip and she saw the chart and that I felt I was possibly soon to start my period.

I had my session which I felt was slightly 'different' I had an overwhelming kind of rush over me... it was so relaxing and I fell asleep! after she massaged me in a slightly different way....

I was given the herbs to take and told my period would come possibly in a while that day, sure enough it came within half an hour!

I started my Tiao Jing Cu Yun yesterday as I was to take these from the first day of my period for several days and the herbs I started today ( they are a bit nasty tasting to say the least! ! The things we'll do to get our babies eh! lol )

I have to say, since starting the acupuncture I feel so much more relaxed and so much less stressed!

I wish everyone good luck and sending lots of love, it's great to hear your stories too.

Hi Flipperty, my acupuncturist just prescribed Tiao Jing Cu Yun from CD5 for 20 days, I see that you were taking these herbs in the past. How did they make you feel? any side effects?

 

[Flipperty]

Hiya Ladies - it's so good to see/hear of so many of us in this same boat - I wish us all the luck in the world

Well, my update is this:

I went a week as of yesterday for my 2nd acupuncture session - this was day 28 in my cycle ( before the NHS drugs this would have been the time I'd have been due my period, since the drugs they have been all over and much longer, but latterly 30/32 days.....)

As I had not started my period my acupuncture lady said not to start any herbs that week, but to see how things went the following week and to take a pregnancy test the following week if i had not started my period - yesterday was day 35 for me in my cycle, and I was due my 3rd acupuncture session.

I have been temp charting and Wednesday morning noted a significant drop in my BBT, I was really shocked to be honest haing never temp charted before, but I also felt a slight niggling lower back ache... so, I figured my period was coming, as I was due to my acupuncture session I was doing my pregnancy test anyway - It was a BFN I guess I knew it would be but I live in hope each month..... Felt a bit low, had a really good cry wondering why on earth we were not getting pregnant if there has been no reason at all found for us not to... but then told myself that starting afresh with the acupuncture this is a positive new step for us...

I knew this meant I would be started on the herbs after my session and when my period did come i would start the Tiao Jing Cu Yun Wan I have been given.

My acupuncture lady always goes over the week with me, how I have been etc, so i explained about my temp dip and she saw the chart and that I felt I was possibly soon to start my period.

I had my session which I felt was slightly 'different' I had an overwhelming kind of rush over me... it was so relaxing and I fell asleep! after she massaged me in a slightly different way....

I was given the herbs to take and told my period would come possibly in a while that day, sure enough it came within half an hour!

I started my Tiao Jing Cu Yun yesterday as I was to take these from the first day of my period for several days and the herbs I started today ( they are a bit nasty tasting to say the least! ! The things we'll do to get our babies eh! lol )

I have to say, since starting the acupuncture I feel so much more relaxed and so much less stressed!

I wish everyone good luck and sending lots of love, it's great to hear your stories too.

Hi Flipperty, my acupuncturist just prescribed Tiao Jing Cu Yun from CD5 for 20 days, I see that you were taking these herbs in the past. How did they make you feel? any side effects?

Hiya Briss

I am not sure what herbs I took as the people I went to were all Chinese and barely spoke any English - half way through my treatment the lady I had been seeing ( who I really liked) disappeared! A new lady took over and her method was so different - I bled most weeks even though she used far fewer needles and ended up really really bruised! The massage after was not very relaxing at all either... All in all not a great experience in the end - that cost a fair whack!

Hope yours is more enjoyable/successful.

 

[Mrs G]

Hi
I had acc to regulate af and then during ivf. I'm going back now cos af is messed up again. I would say it is really really important to get a practitioner who is a fertility specialist, ideally zita west affiliated.
Good luck.

 

[Briss]

Thank you ladies. I checked zita west's clinic it's 10 min walk from where I live but the prices are just too high at 110 pounds per session. I found a very good chinese practitioner who is much cheaper although with herbs for me and hubby it still comes to 500 a month. Although she does not specialise in fertility may be it's a problem cos after going for a month and drinking all the nasty herbs she has prescribed I cant see any improvement. But my cycles are and have been fairly regular and apart from high FSH I do not have any other issues

 

[Flipperty]

My cycles were good anyway Briss - I went because I'd heard so many good things about it with fertility issues

I will be honest I was apprehensive about taking the herbs - The first lady I saw, (she was called a Dr) - was lovely , in broken English she would explain what she was doing, I really enjoyed my sessions, she told me about all her patients who had come to her trying to get pregnant - I did believe her success stories
She was so lovely, the 2nd lady was more forthright in her manor and i was not relaxed but we'd paid in advance and I was not sure we'd get our money back.... I am not saying I hated it with the 2nd lady, but she was so different and it was no where near as good as with the first lady.

If you are going for or considering IVF I would seriously check with your clinic their thoughts on the herbs as my clinic and some others I have looked at do not recommend them at all and have found that failed and problem cycles have been linked to herbs taken ( they do not say not to go for acupuncture though - just not to take the herbs ) Like I say I woiuld seriously check and ask about it before starting an IVF cycle.

I had my herbs a bout a year ago and did ask about this with my last IVF being cancelled due to responding so poorly. - think the herbs will be well out of my system by now though.

A good acupuncturist is fantastic though and I loved that first lady I had my sessions with. I agree look for one linked to understanding about fertility. I would never have the herbs again though.

 

[Briss]

I also paid in advance for the herbs cos it's cheaper that way and still have 4 more weeks to go but after that I will probably only continue with acupuncture and return to my usual vitamins/supplements.

Thanks for the advice. I think we will start seriously looking into IVF in january so I will check with the clinic whether we can do IVF right after I have stopped chinese herbs or whether we should wait until they get out of my system.