Acupuncture - Herbal Treatment *6 BFPs*

[Briss]

Scorpio, congratulations! wonderful news. sorry about septated uterus, though I am not sure what this is.

I am still taking herbs but stopped acu, am looking for a different practitioner, smb who specialises in fertility

 

[Scorpio23]

How are you feeling now that you are on the herbs?
They definitely work.
I remember getting AF after taking herbs for one week. It had been two months prior to that with no AF in sight.

Septums can vary. My septum is a partial wall in the uterus so I don't think it will limit space for LO to grow which is great. When I see my dr next Monday I will ask more questions and find out if it's worth/possible to remove the septum before trying for #2.

 

[Nicki123]

Great news that you're having a boy - exciting times!
And you're 20 weeks tomorrow (or today for you) - congratulations x

 

[Pinkorblue11]

Yay for team blue, Scorpio!!

Hi Nikki, good luck with testing and speedy bfp vibes for May!

 

[Nicki123]

Hi Pinkorblue :wave: thanks for your msg, I have to go back for another nk cells test this month as they failed to take enough tissue the first time (grrrr) and have a hysteroscopy booked for the end of April. Then I'll be back on the ttc wagon!

You have raced along to over 33 weeks! Wow that went fast not long now!

 

[Briss]

I've been on herbs for 4 months now but my temps was much steadier when I was doing acu (it's a bit random this cycle). I want to try Dr Zhai https://www.zhaiclinic.com/ she is considered one of the best fertility TCM docs in the UK but so expensive! still contemplating whether this is worth it or whether we should save instead for IVF (considering our sperm count issues)

 

[merristems]

Pinkorblue congratulations on your blue bundle of fun, yippie xxxxxx

 

[Pinkorblue11]

Thank you, Merri!! Happy 23 weeks to you!!

 

[merristems]

Thak you honey, looks like he was a big boy well done on growing him xxx

 

[Scorpio23]

Hey ladies.

Congrats Pinkorblue11

Hope ur pregnancy is going well merristems

 

[merristems]

Hi scorpio, all is well here just trying to find the energy to go to work today!! Hope youre well too xxx

 

[Scorpio23]

Hey

Baby and I are doing well. My weaknesses at the moment are bending down and hot weather. It's autumn here in Sydney. Baby will be born during Winter.

I've just been preoccupied since Nov 2012 and we sold our house, moved into my parents, bought a new house and have just finalised settlement. It hasn't left me much free time to get online.

The house needs a fair bit of work and so we will move in late next month.
I have bought the nursery set and have chosen the paint colours. So I'm glad that will be sorted soon. I'm hoping that the house will be in good shape by mid June so I can organise a baby shower. I wasn't 100% keen on having one but now I could really use the help financially. I wasn't overly keen on setting up a nursery either but now I have 5 bedrooms to fill.

On another note, organising maternity leave was a headache. Works maternity leave policy is that we need to sign a Statutory of Declaration, signed by a Justice of the Peace, stating that I will be the primary career, the leave period intended, the leave period intended by my partner and my due date. A doctors certificate verifying my due date also needed to be sent. PLUS I had to state in a letter that I wished to receive the maternity leave pay. My companies policy is one months pay (if you have had 12 months service) and three months pay (if you have had over 24 months service). If you do not return to work you will have to pay this back to the company.

Another two months til maternity leave and I am definitely looking forward to it

 

[merristems]

Wow you have been busy! Thats grea though i find it best to keep occupied otherwise worry sets in! What work needs doing on the new house? We are rennovating our old cottage too at the moment, we have no lounge right now, we removed the ceilings, all the plaster on the walls and pulled out the cheap lammenat flooring. We have soent a month cleaning up! Ceilings go back on sunday i hope! Then we can finish cleaning up the stone work and flagstone flooring! We like a challange!
As for maternity leave im self employed now, so can leave when i want but obviously as a gardener im thinking i will see how things are going at 30wks i will probably stop unless my spd stops me sooner. Im lucky that we get a government maternity pay here if your self employed and have been paying taxes, so i should be better off than i am now!! Hohum

Afm baby is very quiet, i keep worrying something is wrong but i check doppler everyday and hb is strong. My friend who is a midwife says if they arent moving noticably by 28wks they would be concerned so i have a few more weeks to go. Its hard not knowing whats happening inside. Well good luck with your house i hope it cools down for you soon too i could do with it warming up here! Spring is slow this year!

 

[Pinkorblue11]

Thank you, Scorpio! Sounds like a lovely house, congrats!! Getting the maternity leaves does sound like a headache but yay that it all worked out!

Good luck with the rest of the renovations, Merri. The camera on my phone is a bit deceiving Cass is quite a bit smaller in person, not even 7 pounds yet.

 

[merristems]

Aww pinkor blue cass is just perfect i wish you well. Was it an uncomplicated delivery? Xxx

 

[Pinkorblue11]

Merri~ Thanks hun. It was an easy birth, I was scheduled for a c-section on the 11th of this month but I went into labor on the 9th. I was completely dilated by the time I got to L&D, the on call OB said in her professional opinion, based on my past c-section, I should still have one but also felt they may not have time to set up the OR. She asked me what I wanted to do, I said I wanted to try to push and if something happens, section me. Cass was out with a just a few pushes, no issues for either of us. In all, it was 2 hours from questioning if I really was in labor to having him in my arms.

 

[merristems]

Wow fantastic!! Thats the kind of birth story i want to hear! Brilliant you could have a VBAC you star

 

[Pinkorblue11]

Awww, thank you, Merri!

 

[Bec C]

Hi I am newish here. Congrats on your babies and well done. Pleasecould any of you advise me. I lost my baby at 21 weeks 18 mths ago, I have been unable to conceive since, can any of you recommend acupuncture or reflexology? And any suppliments? I google things but get totally bogged down by the info.

Please help, I am so low now

Thank you

 

[Scorpio23]

Pinkorblue: that's fantastic news! You are so lucky

merri: Sounds like a lovely little cottage. Seems like it will be beautiful once you've finished. How exciting. My previous house was about 50 years old (original service mens home). We made a few change but DH and I decided to move instead of extending (it was only a 2 bedroom home). Our new place is brick and is about 20 years old. Structurally nothing needs to be done. DH just installed new electrical goods in the kitchen and will be painting this week. Carpet is due to go in next week. DH is also installing new light & tap fittings. We're only focusing on the front of the house at the moment until we can get on top of things. Then we can focus on the other bedrooms and rumpus. The last thing that needs to be done is the landscaping. We have an inground pool but there's too many trees and things in the backyard. No lawn. I have two large dogs so need a lawn for them to run around it (plus I prefer there to be lawn for bubz to play in eventually). All in all just cosmetics.