Acupuncture for fertility

@A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 that went by really fast!! Do you feel any changes?

I conceived the month I started acupuncture. However difficult to say it was just that, as I was also temping that month (1st month I’d done it properly).
I did find it useful for relaxation
Good luck OP

@SoozC I know that. When trying for number 2 I jumped straight to proxeed supplements. She only took 6 months to conceive which was a huge improvement on 2.5 years lol

I definitely found it less stressful than constantly checking symptoms and trying to put meaning onto everything! I did bbt and cm until I thought I'd ovulated, then tried to step back.

I'm a believer in trying things that you think will help, even if it's only a placebo or it improves your mental health. By the time I got pregnant that second time I was trying several ideas I'd kind of latched onto. One was acupuncture. Another was wearing a moonstone and rose quartz bracelet! Plus it was that cycle I took baby aspirin from ovulation until bfp and I was drinking LOADS of water (I don't normally drink that much, to my shame).

I will leave you to it now, as I remember being on these boards for over two years and getting to the point where I was just shouting at my screen, to the smug people who already had their babies and giving their "advice", to bugger off! So I don't want to come across as smug, nor to infuriate any of you with probably patronising suggestions!

But if you have specific questions, tag me or dm me.

Absolutely sending all the positive vibes your way, ladies x

@SoozC mine mentioned that she'll be using moxa with me, it's encouraging to hear your positive experience so I'm excited to see what thats like!

@A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 Sorry to hear you suffered a mc too. I really feel the acupuncture helped balance me out. My acupuncturist used moxa (she is a registered practitioner with lots of experience of treating pregnancy/fertility with acupuncture) and I actually found that such a positive experience! If we were ever to ttc again, I'd go to her straight away.

I was tracking and temping, but by that point only to try and pinpoint ovulation. Then I'd have to stop until my period as I was obsessing and getting very upset each cycle. The cycle of my successful pregnancy I think I knew in the back of my head, but didn't have any particular symptoms and had a big glass of wine the evening before I tested. And I only tested because we were going to meet friends whose child had recently had chicken pox so I thought I should check just in case. Biggest shock of my life!

Wishing you all lots of luck x

Just to be clear, I don't mean 'relax and it will happen' because that is a shit thing to say to someone experiencing infertility.

I just mean for me, knowing my body was the first step. Accepting a child free life was 2+ years into our journey. It didn't happen overnight

@A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 she was lovely! Definitely felt more like a talking about my worries and leaving them behind kind of session.

She also recommended I go during certain parts of my cycle so I think that'll be almost weekly for the first while and then potentially move to something less frequent. My next appointment is next week after I should finish my period.

@SoozC @Asthenia so lovely to hear of your good results!! 🤗

@Twizbe I've heard this happening so many times, it can't be a coincidence, must be a psychological thing!!

@beckyCarlos re needles, this time I had them in my wrists, knees and ankles and most of them I didn't even feel going in or out! So far for my experience acupuncturists have their own way of putting them in and some parts of the body you don't (well I didn't!) feel them at all. And I'm not a fan of needles so you should be in good hands. I also don't look at them which I think helps 😅

[quote A1b2c3d4e5f6g7]@Twizbe sorry I meant are there other things you found more useful you could recommend?[/quote]
Learning your body. I temped and charted for a few cycles and I learnt my own tell tale signs of ovulation and even which side I ovulated from.

Once I knew that I could stop charting or taking OPks

Mostly though it was accepting it wasn't going to happen naturally and starting the process of IVF. Then it happened naturally lol

@soozc @asthenia you are giving me hope 🥰

Sorry to jump on, as I'm not ttc, but I had acupuncture and I swear by it!

We had been ttc for nearly 2 years. I was mid-30s, hubby was late 40s. I had a mc in the autumn. About 3 months later I started acupuncture and had 4 weeks of a weekly session, then twice weekly. I was pregnant again on my fifth cycle after my mc. As she was registered, she continued to treat me throughout my pregnancy, once a month, and I had a successful birth.

I firmly believe it helped us! My DH apparently had a good sperm count but low motility too. If anything, it gave me an hour a week to think of myself, talk to someone (she was a great listener!) and forget all my sadness at my situation.

Good luck, ladies. I know how hard it can be. I hope acupuncture works for you x

I had one session of acupuncture and fell pregnant (currently 7 weeks). It could have been a huge coincidence but we had been trying for 9 months and it felt like it was never going to happen. My acupuncturist said that some women just need a little bit of realignment. I’m choosing to believe it helped!

For me though I wouldn't recommend it. Or at least only give it a few months.

I did acupuncture during my long infertility journey.

Waste of money for me. No difference to my spotting, my cycle or me getting pregnant.

A little update from me. I had my first acupuncture appointment with the other lady and she had no issues with me being vegetarian 😅 it went much better and I'm going to continue seeing her. She did say similar things to the other guy so at least he wasn't too far off in what he was saying, even though the delivery was awful.

I'm expecting my period this week so I'll let you know if mine is any different after acupuncture @A1b2c3d4e5f6g7

Its so reassuring to read about other people in the same boat 😊 I blame the pandemic taking away all my fun things and leaving me with just work or 'am I pregnant yet' to focus on!

I should have my first acupuncture appointment by the end of May latest so looking forward to that, nice to feel like I'm doing something positive!