10th? I think it was. Anyway, 12th Feb.
Showed Quing my chart - CD 9 and already on my 2nd day of proper EWCM, one BD behind us. Woohoo! She panicked briefly and said I might be ovulating too early, til I pointed out I always get 4/5 days' EWCM and ovulate on the last day I have it, which would make it CD12/13 - perfect! She advised me to ease off on the heat of the hot water bottle (or wheat bag, which is what I use) and use it slightly less until ov, just to make sure ov is perfectly timed. Also said BD every 2 days, which is what we've started doing, til I've ov'd.
She was impressed at the amoutn of times I've gone out speed-walking with the buggy (man, walking at speed with a 15+kg toddler is no mean feat!) - I reckon it's made all the difference, helping my kidney yang defeat the (until now) all-powerful ying (Ying the Merciless?!).
Still strengthening my spleen - banishing my phlegm, which is immeasurably better already - so 2 needles in teh back of my head, normal positions. A few needles in my lower back and some heat. Ever, ever so relaxed today. Time on my front flew by - and I was in the lovely, quiet room, lying right next to the radiator. Onto my back...
A few needles in my abdomen - all of which, for the first time in a while - I felt first time and didn't need moving. Then a few in my lower legs and one in the flap of skin between the thumb and finger of my left hand. Some heat from the lamp. I was so relaxed I think I actually fell asleep this time, because on "waking" I thought I was at home!
I have some herbal dots in my right ear again. Pills-wise, she's given me more You-Gui-Wan (for nourishing the kidney yang) and a bottle of the Er-Chen-Wan I had a couple of weeks ago, for my spleen. Gave me a £2 discount today (think possibly because she's treating OH and me at the same time, which makes it a bit expensive).
I feel vey positive about this cycle - realistically, with my previous ov date and LP, this is the first cycle we've even had a chance of conception. Quing seems to be going all-out too, which is great. Told me not to expect pregnancy, as the stress won't help - what a bloody vicious cycle! I really appreciate her honesty and her not wanting me to get my hopes up only to have them dashed.
Right, onto you lot... it's been a busy 24 hours on here!
Reba, you sound more positive than I remember. I really think Cathy will be able to help you - and the book is wonderfully reassuring , helping you to understand exactly how TCM works and just how powerful a treatment it is. I swear you won't be able ot put it down at first. You're not wrong about Cathy!
I've not heard about the castor oil treatment, Bernina. The rationale behind putting a hot water bottle/wheat bag on pre-ov if you have a cold uterus is to warm it up - expanding the tiny blood vessels to increase blood flow - and encourage to to respnd to the warming effects of progesterone. Coudl it be that they're just the same thing do you think? Def go with Muncho's suggestion of brazil nuts.
Hey Shaerichelle, hope you really enjoy your acupuncture treatment and go back for more - it's a wonderful therapy, really effective. Have you seen me banging on about Randine Lewis' book, The Infertility Cure? It's a fantastic book; can't recommend it highly enough.
Misskat, waiting for ov is really doing your head in isn't it? It can take a few months to se the full effects of treatment - Randine Lewis stated that you should expect to need 3-6 months' treatment (not that it always does, it just means that if it takes a while it doesn't mean it's not working). I've been seeing Quing since 23rd Nov and only last month, my 3rd cycle, did ov come forward, by 2 days. The relaxing (light, floaty) feeling I got after my first treatment has never happened again, regardless of how relaxed I've felt after treatment - maybe it's just that the effect of yoru 1st one is so new to the body? What do the rest of you think? Similar experiences?
Good news on your prolactin levels!! From experience - Jen1802's and somebody else on BnB both found out 2 months after they should have been referred that their (male) GP's hadn't got around to it yet.
Can you nag yours? Especially if there's a 2-month wait too!
Hey you, Rubyloo! Don't apologise for being down - we all come on here and vent. Ugh, it's awful when an argument affects you like that though, I know. You didn't come across as overly critical of your prac, don't worry. Yep, any move forward is a big thing. Next cycle, it could come forward by 3 or 4 days, you never know!
Better than a kick in the tits
Go Muncho!!!
I've taken up enough of your time - I'm off!
Abi x
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on Weds which i've never had before and it's stopped now.. just trying not to get too excited though as last time i did with that dodgy FRER and then it was nothing 
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