Chinese Accupuncture

[notrustyyet]

MalaMae your chart looks great. How did you get pic of your chart to post?

 

[Blythe]

MalaMae, fingers crossed your temp stays up

Blythe, thanks I think I am getting better. for some reason AF hit me really hard this time and I kind of sinked into depression feeling like it's all hopeless and could not quite snap out of it. Went for reflexology tonight - what a treat! I so wish I could afford it every day

Im glad you are feeling better. Treat yourself to a foot massager...

Im going to fertility yoga tonight in clapham...apparently she has a 77% success rate or something like that...it a place called qiyoga. Ive gone to her classes before...back in the days when i used to exercise....its official i am now overweight and i can feel it so im hoping at the very least the yoga will make me more body aware and keep off thr bad stuff.

Hang on in there...

 

[MalaMae]

MalaMae your chart looks great. How did you get pic of your chart to post?

Thanks, if not for BFP than at least I know my hormones are not fluctuating after O anymore

As for the chart in my signature, "Fertility friend" gives you the same code as you had for your ticker.

 

[Briss]

Blythe, good luck with your fertility yoga class, sound interesting tell us more when you come back. I am trying to do Kundalini Yoga at home https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008NA9UFU/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00 it's not about fertility but the second Chakra exercises sort of get you there. I have trouble motivating myself to do it, aerobics with J Fonda is easier cos it's more fun I guess it's easier when you do it in class but getting myself to go there is difficult. I still have a few days before O so determined to persevere with exercises. Yesterday I was wearing one of my old (5 year old) trouser suit and it was disgusting cos my fat was sticking out of everywhere and I could not breathe in it while when I bought it it actually was a bit big for me I should not really be complaining cos I know perfectly well what I need to do – stop stuffing myself with all that chocolate and pastry!

CD6 for me, totally excited to see LOW!!! on my CBFM it's been a while, last few cycles it went straight to high so here is hoping for a slightly longer cycle. I think it's EPO working and also I did not do acu and did not take herbs (yet) this cycle or it might be just a coincidence. Anyway I decided not to take herbs until after O but I am taking gu han yang sheng jing pian - Ancient Chinese Life-Nourishing Tablet https://www.mentcm.com/yao/yao-18.htm my previous acu doc gave this to me.

 

[alison29]

I love yoga too...I have not done it for a while because i like to eat candy and it doesn't burn as many calories as stair machine, however wehn i was practicing every week i have never been more peaceful.

I got my surge this morning got a bed in last night and hopefully tomorrow morning. My dh this morning was lke "so did we fertilize anything" i have to admit hope springs eternal! However i wish the records would get transfered already so i can schedu le my lap.

 

[alison29]

Blythe, good luck with your fertility yoga class, sound interesting tell us more when you come back. I am trying to do Kundalini Yoga at home https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008NA9UFU/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00 it's not about fertility but the second Chakra exercises sort of get you there. I have trouble motivating myself to do it, aerobics with J Fonda is easier cos it's more fun I guess it's easier when you do it in class but getting myself to go there is difficult. I still have a few days before O so determined to persevere with exercises. Yesterday I was wearing one of my old (5 year old) trouser suit and it was disgusting cos my fat was sticking out of everywhere and I could not breathe in it while when I bought it it actually was a bit big for me I should not really be complaining cos I know perfectly well what I need to do – stop stuffing myself with all that chocolate and pastry!

CD6 for me, totally excited to see LOW!!! on my CBFM it's been a while, last few cycles it went straight to high so here is hoping for a slightly longer cycle. I think it's EPO working and also I did not do acu and did not take herbs (yet) this cycle or it might be just a coincidence. Anyway I decided not to take herbs until after O but I am taking gu han yang sheng jing pian - Ancient Chinese Life-Nourishing Tablet https://www.mentcm.com/yao/yao-18.htm my previous acu doc gave this to me.

I know what you mean about the sugar! I ate a triple choco muffin from doughut shop last night because it was going to be a late night and it was convenient. anyone want to try to take it day by day and try to kill our sweets addiciton? I think what i am goint to do is stock up fruits and eat that instead. ITs still calories but at least it's not detrimental to our health. I will keep you posted...Come on we can do it! I am tired of my clothes being snug too.

Be prepared with alternative to junk food is my motto for now. Plenty of apples and bananas will be bought today.

 

[FireBaby]

Hey Alison - I'm in - I need someone to curb my sugar addiction with.
For a start I'm thinking I might try to completely give up sugar and bad carbs during the week and on the weekend allow myself to splurge.
I really do believe that the inflammatory response we get from sugar and bad carbs does cause our fertility to get messed up and from what I've been reading people are able to reverse low AMH and high FSH levels just based on their diets....
At the very least it's nice to feel sexier in your clothes! Which might lead to more BD which might lead to a BFP!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Briss]

Alison and Firebaby, I am with you. good plan about weekdays, I did the same for coffee i.e. no caffeine during the week and then I allow myself a nice cup of turkish coffee on sat and sun. we can try to do the same for chocolate, am buying tonnes of fruit to have ready on my desk from Monday good plan!

 

[FireBaby]

Okay great! I like the cut out the sugar plan. I need some people to keep me honest on this one

 

[Blythe]

Blythe, good luck with your fertility yoga class, sound interesting tell us more when you come back. I am trying to do Kundalini Yoga at home https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008NA9UFU/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00 it's not about fertility but the second Chakra exercises sort of get you there. I have trouble motivating myself to do it, aerobics with J Fonda is easier cos it's more fun I guess it's easier when you do it in class but getting myself to go there is difficult. I still have a few days before O so determined to persevere with exercises. Yesterday I was wearing one of my old (5 year old) trouser suit and it was disgusting cos my fat was sticking out of everywhere and I could not breathe in it while when I bought it it actually was a bit big for me I should not really be complaining cos I know perfectly well what I need to do – stop stuffing myself with all that chocolate and pastry!

CD6 for me, totally excited to see LOW!!! on my CBFM it's been a while, last few cycles it went straight to high so here is hoping for a slightly longer cycle. I think it's EPO working and also I did not do acu and did not take herbs (yet) this cycle or it might be just a coincidence. Anyway I decided not to take herbs until after O but I am taking gu han yang sheng jing pian - Ancient Chinese Life-Nourishing Tablet https://www.mentcm.com/yao/yao-18.htm my previous acu doc gave this to me.

That dvd looks great......i may get it! I went to yoga tonight and it was half exercise and half meditation....i havent really exercised for so so long that i found it all really difficult and couldnt quite get into the poses....and then came the meditation where she guided us through a "really powerful meditation where you will meet your baby/ies"....over the years i have tried deep meditation, yogic breathing, hypnotism etc etc and i just dont think im very spiritual...i really struggled with it and its because i just cannot let go. Hand on heart...my favorite ever exercise dvd was done by bianca from eastenders....it was set in a nightclub and the production was shocking but i really enjoyed it.

Im going to check out the reviews for your dvd now...

 

[Briss]

a friend recommended Kundalini Yoga with Maya Fiennes and she says it really helped her even emotionally. she is going through really hard time with her DH refusing to have children for various ridiculous reasons so apparently this type of yoga (it's very different from others cos you do not just do poses you have to move all the time it's quite physical) can help with your head as well as body. it's also apparently ancient technics for regulating hormones. I started with her Detox and De-stres shttp://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000NJLQWY/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i01 which is slightly easier.

I do not get mediation either, I just do not understand how you can not think, cant separate from my mind and just observe it.

 

[Blythe]

Going to get the destress one as its cheaper...looks good...thanks for posting links.

 

[Briss]

the destress one is probably cheaper cos it's just one CD, the other one has 3 CDs with exercises for each of the first three chakras. tried 3rd chakra yesterday and found it just too hard, some exercises are simply impossible for me

something is wrong with me this cycle, it's not the first night when i wake up in the middle of the night and just cant go back to sleep, have really bad headache too on the plus side my sex drive is returning so we can start getting busy

 

[Blythe]

I was up at 3.30am going through the yoga amazon reviews for maya Fiennes. Im tired and bit upset. I have my period pains and usual stuff that happens this time in my cycle prior to AF arriving. I know it seems to early to know but i do know my body so well now.....hey ho at least AF itself never upsets me as I'm always well prepared for it. My acu man said I'm ready to conceive now so hopefully next cycle. Im going to do some yoga this am and try to do it 3 times per week...im so inflexible but totally intrigued by those dvds....some of the reviews said not great if you are a beginner so not sure about the chakra one...do you think it would be ok for an unfit girl like me?

 

[Briss]

Blythe I am sorry about your period pains but your temp looks amazing!! but then you know that AF and BFP quite often have the same symptoms

I am very unfit as well but I am surprisingly flexible and it helps, Some of the exercises I just cant do so I do as much as I can, mantras are funny and my DH makes fun of me when I sing them I tried the second chakra first and could not do it do started with detox one and after a few times I went back and did the first chakra and it was much better. I also got her book which explains the exercises in detail

 

[Blythe]

thats great ta...I feeling very motivated to change alot of stuff at the moment...the frustrations of TTC taking so damn long is the driving force [of course!] and a fair helping of pure vanity. I have just gone and brought some yoga pants and a book on healthy eating with nice pictures so i may actually do some of the recipes...

I have acu tomorrow and then i will leave it for a couple of weeks then return for my last treatment [of this batch at least]...i will continue with the acu but discuss the herbs....as i may drop them depending on what they say.

 

[Briss]

actually the more I read about TCM to more I think that herbs might be more important than acu

I had my acu session today and for the first time I did not get zigongs! such a relief I had 27 needles and most in my head/face and legs and electrics went through legs' needles. I could really relax and was beginning to enjoy myself and even thought of extending for another 7 sessions but half way through the session she returned and needled my zigongs it was still better than before cos there was no electrics going through them. but then she did not clean the area before inserting needles there and the left zigong needle punctured my vein, I got bleeding and bruising and am now worried about getting an infection. I know there is a risk of infection but not sure what's the likelihood of that. but then I am prone to worry.

I asked my acu doc about my deficiencies cos she said I still have yin/yang imbalance, she could not explain it herself and her assistant said that basically I have deficiency of both Yin and Yang and it's kidney deficiency (I am surprised cos that is not how I diagnosed myself based on various symptoms), I also have liver stagnation (which I agree) and spleen deficiency (totally agree) but she concentrated on kidney deficiency. Maybe that's the reason why there is very little progress (which she admitted) because I am being treated for wrong deficiency? but then you would think she knows better what my deficiencies are but she does not ask me enough questions only "cold better?" "energy better?" "acne better?". her assistant also said that my main problem is stress and I need to relax that was the only lifestyle advice I got from her, she said there is nothing food wise I can do to improve matters which is definitely not right. she also said my Blood is fine without even checking with doc but I am quite sure I have anemia due to low iron levels (it always shows on my blood tests) and heavy periods, I am sure there is some sort f blood deficiency. I think i really need to find a different practitioner

 

[Briss]

I also got more herbs today but decided to wait until after O, things are going really well CD7 and still LOW!!! am totally excited I may O later CD12/13 and have a longer cycle so do not want to mess things up right now.

 

[Blythe]

actually the more I read about TCM to more I think that herbs might be more important than acu

I had my acu session today and for the first time I did not get zigongs! such a relief I had 27 needles and most in my head/face and legs and electrics went through legs' needles. I could really relax and was beginning to enjoy myself and even thought of extending for another 7 sessions but half way through the session she returned and needled my zigongs it was still better than before cos there was no electrics going through them. but then she did not clean the area before inserting needles there and the left zigong needle punctured my vein, I got bleeding and bruising and am now worried about getting an infection. I know there is a risk of infection but not sure what's the likelihood of that. but then I am prone to worry.

I asked my acu doc about my deficiencies cos she said I still have yin/yang imbalance, she could not explain it herself and her assistant said that basically I have deficiency of both Yin and Yang and it's kidney deficiency (I am surprised cos that is not how I diagnosed myself based on various symptoms), I also have liver stagnation (which I agree) and spleen deficiency (totally agree) but she concentrated on kidney deficiency. Maybe that's the reason why there is very little progress (which she admitted) because I am being treated for wrong deficiency? but then you would think she knows better what my deficiencies are but she does not ask me enough questions only "cold better?" "energy better?" "acne better?". her assistant also said that my main problem is stress and I need to relax that was the only lifestyle advice I got from her, she said there is nothing food wise I can do to improve matters which is definitely not right. she also said my Blood is fine without even checking with doc but I am quite sure I have anemia due to low iron levels (it always shows on my blood tests) and heavy periods, I am sure there is some sort f blood deficiency. I think i really need to find a different practitioner

I get the same questions...are your feet still cold and how is your sleep is about all i get. The interest in seeing my charts has wained too. I think TCM treatment should embrace every aspect of your life in terms of exercise, diet etc so i agree that her advice re food is duff. I was told to avoid pork and cold stuff and eAt lamb but thats About it. It would be great to get really firm clear advice about what else we can do to help the treatments along.

How about the Chinese medicine institute....they are a centre of excellence and really know their stuff....i am seriously tempted to go to them despite slight increase in cost.

The only time i have bled following acu is from needles in head.....did she see the blood or did it bleed later on? My doc is also a bit hit and miss with the disinfecting bit before inserting needles.

Do you have any treatments left with her?

Ps...for the low days!

 

[Blythe]

Pps....telling a woman who is desperate to conceive to relax is Like a red rag to a bull...i hate that (no matter how well intended it is)