Rubyloo - (very cautiously, of course - it's a very quiet happy dance they're doing!) 
. Fingers crossed for you, lovely 
I've heard of the great sperm race, but not seen it. I found on saturday night that ythinking about sex for a while beforehand worked really well (maybe this explains why men, who allegedly think about sex every 10 seconds or so, are known to describe evern rubbish sex as great sex?!!). Ewcm seems to have kicked in properly now, so roll on tonight (get thinking, Abs!).
Glad you've been feeling more positive again over the last few days, Reba. I know what you mean about your outlook. Sometimes I know that I'll obviously be pregnant again one day and there's no need ot worry - I'm doin all the right things, blah blah. Other days, I'll get a flash of knowing that it's going to happen for everybody else but never again for me, and the easiest way to describe the feeling I get is abject terror/misery. Just got to stick with the positive thoughts, becasue we know they're right. Easier said than done, but very true. In 8 years you could well have 3 kids - the thing to remember is that although TCM can take a while to work it's magic, as it's not a quick fix, in all probability once your body's been brought back into balance and you've had your first TCM baby you'll have no issues falling pregnant with more with no help from anybody at all.
You've def done the right thing, cutting out those foods. Should help you even more. You may well find that cutting out the wheat and dairy and walking more will see some weight drop off you. I'm having gluten-free pasta instead of normal - taste-wise there's very little difference.
Hey Minimim, great acu write-up! The tablet names will be on the bottle sides in both chinese and western alphabet. Sounds to ma like you have a kidney yin deficiency, if you're being told to avoid ginger and spicy foods - with a kidney yang deficiency you're advised to have more of them and avoid cold/cooling foods. (Yin is the colder, pre-ov energy and yang is the warmer post-ov energy and if they are in balance you'll produce the right amounts of oestrogen and progesterone and ov will occur pretty much in the middle of your cycle). Do you ov early and have a long post-ov (luteal) phase? I can't recommedn the RAndine Lewis book, The Infertility Cure highly enough - she explains each imbalance very clearly and goes into great detail about dietary dos and don'ts for each issue you may have.
Self-help ideas in a nutshell (from Randine, not my guesswork!):
Kidney essence deficiency (this covers both yin and yang deficiencies):
Do not have caffeine or energy drinks
AVoid alcohol
Take rest and relaxation time each day
Don't smoke
Eat as mush as possible of: black beans and legumes, kelp, parsley, spirulina, chlorella, blue-green algae, wheatgerm, wheatgrass, string beans, mulberry, millet, tofu, raspberries, walnuts, wild rice, chestnuts, black sesame seeds, lycium fruit, adzuki beans, yams, gelatin, corn.
Kidney yin deficiency
A diet for kidney yin deficiency requires:
wheat and wheatgerm, bulgur, tofu, millet, barley, rice, amaranth
asparagu, black beans, kidney beans, red beans, string beans, mung beans, peas and chickpeas, bean sprouts, aubergine,
seaweed, chlorella and spirulina
fruit - apples, bananas, raspberries, blackberries, grapes, lemons, mangoes, mulberries, melons, pineapple
eggs
Avoid use of dry, pungent, acrid spices (pepper, curry, horseradish etc)
Increase use of soy adn flaxseed oil
Don't overexercise - too much physical exertion depletes yin
Don't take saunas or do bikram yoga - excess heat may further deplete yin.
Hope this helps. I'm veggie too - don't feel the need to start having fish as the dietary changes you can make without it will make a big difference (I've missed out recommendations for meat and fish as we're both veggie).
Keep in mind that the average you shoudl expect to wait for TCM to work for you is 3-6 months - and Randine recommends to some of her patients that they stop TTC for 3 months to let the body heal. It makes a lot of sense to give your body a break when you've had such an awful time TTC.
Bu thte book! It's awesome (no, in case you were wondering, I'm not Randine Lewis!).
I have needles above my ankle bones on the inside, but there's aoint for the and on my lower legs, but not on my knees - which tells me again that yours seems to be your kidney yin. Quing started off by telling me i just had weak kidneys, but once I had the book ( she recommedned it, to teach me more that she can explain) and sked her more questions, she told me more. I always have them in my thumb skin flaps - and yes, theyr'e very strong points!
Abi x
. Fingers crossed for you, lovely I've heard of the great sperm race, but not seen it. I found on saturday night that ythinking about sex for a while beforehand worked really well (maybe this explains why men, who allegedly think about sex every 10 seconds or so, are known to describe evern rubbish sex as great sex?!!). Ewcm seems to have kicked in properly now, so roll on tonight (get thinking, Abs!).
Glad you've been feeling more positive again over the last few days, Reba. I know what you mean about your outlook. Sometimes I know that I'll obviously be pregnant again one day and there's no need ot worry - I'm doin all the right things, blah blah. Other days, I'll get a flash of knowing that it's going to happen for everybody else but never again for me, and the easiest way to describe the feeling I get is abject terror/misery. Just got to stick with the positive thoughts, becasue we know they're right. Easier said than done, but very true. In 8 years you could well have 3 kids - the thing to remember is that although TCM can take a while to work it's magic, as it's not a quick fix, in all probability once your body's been brought back into balance and you've had your first TCM baby you'll have no issues falling pregnant with more with no help from anybody at all.
You've def done the right thing, cutting out those foods. Should help you even more. You may well find that cutting out the wheat and dairy and walking more will see some weight drop off you. I'm having gluten-free pasta instead of normal - taste-wise there's very little difference.
Hey Minimim, great acu write-up! The tablet names will be on the bottle sides in both chinese and western alphabet. Sounds to ma like you have a kidney yin deficiency, if you're being told to avoid ginger and spicy foods - with a kidney yang deficiency you're advised to have more of them and avoid cold/cooling foods. (Yin is the colder, pre-ov energy and yang is the warmer post-ov energy and if they are in balance you'll produce the right amounts of oestrogen and progesterone and ov will occur pretty much in the middle of your cycle). Do you ov early and have a long post-ov (luteal) phase? I can't recommedn the RAndine Lewis book, The Infertility Cure highly enough - she explains each imbalance very clearly and goes into great detail about dietary dos and don'ts for each issue you may have.
Self-help ideas in a nutshell (from Randine, not my guesswork!):
Kidney essence deficiency (this covers both yin and yang deficiencies):
Do not have caffeine or energy drinks
AVoid alcohol
Take rest and relaxation time each day
Don't smoke
Eat as mush as possible of: black beans and legumes, kelp, parsley, spirulina, chlorella, blue-green algae, wheatgerm, wheatgrass, string beans, mulberry, millet, tofu, raspberries, walnuts, wild rice, chestnuts, black sesame seeds, lycium fruit, adzuki beans, yams, gelatin, corn.
Kidney yin deficiency
A diet for kidney yin deficiency requires:
wheat and wheatgerm, bulgur, tofu, millet, barley, rice, amaranth
asparagu, black beans, kidney beans, red beans, string beans, mung beans, peas and chickpeas, bean sprouts, aubergine,
seaweed, chlorella and spirulina
fruit - apples, bananas, raspberries, blackberries, grapes, lemons, mangoes, mulberries, melons, pineapple
eggs
Avoid use of dry, pungent, acrid spices (pepper, curry, horseradish etc)
Increase use of soy adn flaxseed oil
Don't overexercise - too much physical exertion depletes yin
Don't take saunas or do bikram yoga - excess heat may further deplete yin.
Hope this helps. I'm veggie too - don't feel the need to start having fish as the dietary changes you can make without it will make a big difference (I've missed out recommendations for meat and fish as we're both veggie).
Keep in mind that the average you shoudl expect to wait for TCM to work for you is 3-6 months - and Randine recommends to some of her patients that they stop TTC for 3 months to let the body heal. It makes a lot of sense to give your body a break when you've had such an awful time TTC.
Bu thte book! It's awesome (no, in case you were wondering, I'm not Randine Lewis!).
I have needles above my ankle bones on the inside, but there's aoint for the and on my lower legs, but not on my knees - which tells me again that yours seems to be your kidney yin. Quing started off by telling me i just had weak kidneys, but once I had the book ( she recommedned it, to teach me more that she can explain) and sked her more questions, she told me more. I always have them in my thumb skin flaps - and yes, theyr'e very strong points!
Abi x
stays away! But two positives on FMU is fantastic. One of my first signs for all 3 of my pregnancies was tiredness! If you are expecting AF in a few days and getting + that is also a good sign hun. Fxd for you!! Stick beanie STICK!!!!!
I've been a bit snotty in the mornings, like I was when my spleen was bad (coudln't do my yoga this morning) - trying not to panic that it's becomig a problem again. 
i intend to lurk here until i get to, at least, the first trimester. i want to keep up with everyone's stories....
might be out the window - which in a way im glad cos I dont Ov til Sunday and my sis should be leaving on Sat so it will give DH a chance to build up his sperm reserve for me!!! And Abi i must try the whole thinking about sex for a while beforehand and see if that gets my juices flowing (so to speak!! TMI). 
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to one and all xxx
