So the reason I decided to go is after my ectopic I felt not like myself, I felt something wasn't right and I couldn't put my finger on it, that combined with the spotting, made me go to a GP who just dismissed it all. I wanted to take control of my health/wellbeing, and as acupuncture is a focus on the whole person, rather than a symptom, I thought it would be a good option.
The needles themselves don't hurt/you can't feel a needle prick or scratch like with an injection, but I get quite strong sensations, sortof like a deep throbbing/tugging, sometimes a tingling through my body, when they go in. Not everyone feels this, it's not pyschosomatic as I don't feel it every week or in all spots, but it only lasts seconds.
The first session was 1 hour 30 mins as they find out a lot about your medical history, personal health, lifestyle etc, as this all builds up a picture of how your body responds to different things. I found that after telling him a few things, he would then question me about whether I felt a certain way/had certain presdispositions, which turned out to be very true to me! Follow up sessions are 45 mins/1 hour.
Mine was £60 for first session and £45 for subsequent. I go once a week, but you don't have to. In terms of value, it's helped me to feel like I am influencing my health, even if that doesn't lead to a bfp, and I really appreciate the chance to talk about how my body is feeling/behaving.
My acupuncturist has been practising for 20 years, and said he has ended up treating a lot of people, men and women, for fertility, even though that's not why he went into it. He has a wall of baby pics from women who've got pregnant after acupuncture. He also said it is not a miracle cure and that someone women have got pregnant very quickly, some not for a while, and some not at all.
One thing I found interesting was his take on TTC/pregnancy. He said that women are expected to do a lot, but that TTC/being pregnant takes a lot of energy, so if you're tired you should rest, you should exercise but keep it moderate so as not to exhaust yourself, if you work long hours, think about cutting back. He wasn't saying those things would prevent getting pregnant/having a baby, but that people should respect what it takes from your body to have a baby, and that if you need to wrap yourself in cotton wool for a while, you shouldn't feel bad about that.
Wow sorry that was so long!!!