Hi Lovecutie, sorry to hear of your IUI failures, it's heartbreaking isn't it! I had my first 2 IVFs on the NHS so I expect the procedure was different? How did you get to your clinic to do IUI - via NHS or private? I basically went to my local GPc (June 2009), got referred to the NHS FS (first appointment September 2009), had various tests done and also a laparoscopy (December 2009), then finally got signed off for IVF funding in February 2010. First appointment with FS was in March 2010 and we started treatment in April 2010. Does that help?
Yes apparently acupuncturists can tell if you are pregnant by your pulse! Amazing isn't it! Interesting then that AF hasn't arrived and your pulse indicates pregnancy. Pregnancy symptoms and AF symptoms are very similar though so fingers crossed AF doesn't arrive, and perhaps it's just taking a while for a test to pick up the hormones?
Sorry I don't understand what you mean she asked you if you could hear a "first heartbeat"? What is that? There are studies to indicate that acu helps IVF, I have been going every week, but for the last 2 monts have only been going around ovulation and possible implantation time, so that I can save the rest of my sessions to go weekly over an IVF cycle. Tricky one that then, as I guess your next acu appointment is before your FS appointment and therefore you won't know when you are doing IVF! I think if I was in your position, then unless your next acu appointment coincides with ovulation, then I would probably delay it, and just do what I am doing, go to acu during "important" times of your cycle, but then go regularly when doing IVF.
Hope that helps!