Chinese Accupuncture

[Blythe]

Hang in there ladies, It CAN Happen! When we got preggers, two other mom's at our acupuncture clinic had also fallen pregnant.

Rashaa

Congratulations....i just read your journal. So pleased for you!

Can i ask did you keep up with the acu and herbs?..i know you were having 3 x sessions per week.

What wonderful news...I'm feeling very positive now!

 

[Briss]

MalaMae, that sounds extreme human placenta! actually supposed to be really good, there is even an option nowadays to get your own after birth and then freeze it or turn into pills and eat it... weird stuff, whatever it takes to get pregnant

 

[MalaMae]

Totally weird!!!
And I realized I've taken these herbs from my acupuncturist too
https://www.tcmtreatment.com/herbs/0-ziheche.htm

Yikes....

Sorry I made you realize what you had. Sometimes is better not to know ) LOL

 

[MalaMae]

MalaMae, that sounds extreme human placenta! actually supposed to be really good, there is even an option nowadays to get your own after birth and then freeze it or turn into pills and eat it... weird stuff, whatever it takes to get pregnant

It's soo weird. The whole day I'm shaking my head in disbelieve
I'm supose to take this for the next 7 days twice daily. I'm sure it will be still weird after these 7 days.

 

[FireBaby]

Funny!
Well I've heard of people freezing their own placentas but eating someone else's placenta (!!!)
A friend of mine gave birth and she froze her placenta into pills- I was kind of grossed out but she said she didn't think she would have coped without it - apparently it gave her loads of energy etc. she said it's sort of mainstream to do it not just a hippie thing. But eating someone else's placenta....kind of weird and how do they collect them from people? From hospitals in China? I mean WEIRD!!!

 

[FireBaby]

Illegal trading of placentas in China: https://english.people.com.cn/102780/7619279.html

Placenta's for post partum depression https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-07-18-placenta-ingestion_N.htm

I can't believe I've eaten someone else's placenta (!!!!!!!!!!!!)

 

[MalaMae]

Funny!
Well I've heard of people freezing their own placentas but eating someone else's placenta (!!!)
A friend of mine gave birth and she froze her placenta into pills- I was kind of grossed out but she said she didn't think she would have coped without it - apparently it gave her loads of energy etc. she said it's sort of mainstream to do it not just a hippie thing. But eating someone else's placenta....kind of weird and how do they collect them from people? From hospitals in China? I mean WEIRD!!!

Excatly my question- how are they collecting it?

 

[MalaMae]

Illegal trading of placentas in China: https://english.people.com.cn/102780/7619279.html

Placenta's for post partum depression https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-07-18-placenta-ingestion_N.htm

I can't believe I've eaten someone else's placenta (!!!!!!!!!!!!)

If it's any better it was only 3 grams per pouch

I wish I never found out. Damn internet!
It better works!!

 

[Briss]

I am so upset! I finally (after 2 months of nagging) got my DH to the hospital to repeat his sperm test only to found out they changed their rules and now require prior appointment the fist available being 14 feb!!! what the h…. !!!!! It was so hard to get him there and all for nothing, On top of that 14 Feb is my next O date so there is no way I am wasting his sperm on that date, will have to change it, just so upsetting, badly done Hammersmith hospital! very badly done! had two lattés this morning (my fist latte in 6 months!!!) am now all shaking and feeling really ill. just needed to vent, cant hold it all in

am freaking out about the placenta stuff, I think it's better not to over analyse it just think how great this stuff is supposed to be regardless of where it comes from

 

[Blythe]

Oh briss im sorry about the hospital....what a massive disappointment! We get ourselves geared up for something and then a big let down....my dh has not been able to return to the hospital this week due to work and i ovulate next week so thats out.

I cant believe you have to make an appt now.....lets hope those supps are doing their magic and this months the one!

 

[Briss]

thank you Blythe, luckily had a very busy day at work, just got home and did not have time to be too upset about it. you are right, will try to be optimistic.

 

[Briss]

I have no idea what my temp is doing but it does not look good...

 

[Blythe]

Could be implantation dip.......could be this weather or that you were feeling poorly perhaps.

To be honest im going to try my best not to obsess over my temps and just use them as a guide for ovulation.....having looked at the pregnancy ones there is no rhyme or reason to some of them.....easier said than done of course.

 

[Blythe]

I went to the institute of Chinese medicine today during my lunchbreak.

https://www.instituteofchinesemedicine.org/

They charge 35 for half hour sessions and do buy 5 get 1 free. The herbs are anout 6/7 per day and they do deals on that too.

They know their stuff and work with women going through fertility treatments. Their english is great.....i was saying im not sure my guy is completly au fait with all the phases of a woman's cycle as my treatments dont vary a great deal....anyway im going there if i go off my current guy!

 

[Rashaa]

Sorry for the late reply, I've been crashing early at home lol. I am still keeping up with acu and chiro, but I tabled the herbs for now. My TCM doc will be doing new herbs for me after my first trimester, just to be safe....

I can't be without my acu though Good luck to you!! Stay with it and dont' give up!

Hang in there ladies, It CAN Happen! When we got preggers, two other mom's at our acupuncture clinic had also fallen pregnant.

Rashaa

Congratulations....i just read your journal. So pleased for you!

Can i ask did you keep up with the acu and herbs?..i know you were having 3 x sessions per week.

What wonderful news...I'm feeling very positive now!

 

[FireBaby]

Rashaa - did your acu suggest you go off the herbs or did you make that decision? I've been wondering when (hopefully soon) I get my BFP if I should take up herbs and what vitamins/supps to continue/discontinue....maybe I'm jumping the gun a little but I think it's good to have a plan

Sending you stickies for a H&H 9 months

 

[Briss]

35 for half hour is reasonable, besides they are close to the city I can go there during my lunch break. certainly something to think about. I've been going to my acu doc for 3 months now but i cant say i see that much of a difference, energy levels and cold thing are slightly better, almost no clots but acne is still there plus short cycles and spotting. and she also does not really change treatment depending on where I am in my cycle. I've been getting more or less the same herbs and acu points all along.

I had some rum last night and my cold is so much better today maybe that explains why my temp is down. I should stop obsessing about my temp. I keep bringing her my charts but she is only interested in my period...

 

[FireBaby]

Not sure if they have them in the UK but here we have 'community' acupuncture - you are in a room with dividers and other people but the treatment I've found is the same as going to a 'private' acupuncturist and they charge $25 vs $110 for the private one I'd been going to...I haven't been for a while but reading all your posts are inspiring me to go back to acupuncture....

 

[Briss]

Firebaby, I think we have something like that but I am so not sure what quality of treatment you can get there, mine while is supposed to be private quite often i share a room with another patient. It seems like so many people are offering acu these days it's really hard to determine which ones are good and which ones are not so good.

 

[Blythe]

I love rum!

Firebaby......not sure if any community places near where i am in London....i know there are clinics attached to teaching colleges which are cheaper.....the place I'm going to works out at £20 but its the herbs that are the killers!!