Acupuncture Sydney?

[PeaceLover]

Hi

I'm looking for an acupuncturist recommendation in Sydney? We have been TTC for 1 year, and are staring IVF (with Dr Sacks at IVFA) in about 6weeks.

I have been seeing an acupuncturist at Rozelle Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Centre for around 6 months. Although I've heard great things about them, the acupuncturist has recommend things to take during my TWW that I don't agree with and should be avoided during pregnancy. Also I dont really think the chinese herbs were right for me as they lightened my period, which was a good flow to begin with.

I have made an appointment to see Lily Lui in Surry Hills, but can't get in until the day we start IVF, given how long it takes to get an appointment with her, I'm concerned I wont be able to make appointments with her for following up during the first month of IVF.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

[krisp]

Hi PeaceLover. When I lived in Sydney I saw a wonderful Dr - Dr Giselle Cooke (who also practices naturapthy and TCM) in Neutral Bay. She has a natural health practice called The Modern Apothecary ph02) 9953 7881. I would give them a call and see if they could recommend someone for you. They specialise in natural fertility management so I'm sure they could put you onto an acupuncturist who specialises in assisted fertility and conception.

Good luck!

[sarak]

hi peacelover

i used a fab lady called Jane Lyttleton. She's in paddington. she is sooo nice and calm.

i also saw lily liu and found her to be outrageously expensive and made me really stressed and panicked about everything.

good luck

[PeaceLover]

Hi Krips, thanks for your suggestion, I was hoping to find something a little closer. Although did you have any success with Dr Giselle Cooke ?

Hi Sarak, thanks so much for your message, and feedback about Lilly Lui. I have heard about Jane Lyttleton, can you tell me if you have had any results with acupuncture? I've read mixed reports, so am wondering how others found it? Did it help you - Also Krisps? What about you?

[Hollybolly]

Hi Peacelover

I'm a Dr S patient as well, and did acupuncture throughout my IVF cycles.
When you do your egg pick up & transfer with Dr S, you will do it at the Maroubra clinic... They have an IVF acupuncture clinic right next door to the day surgery where you will have it done.

The pracitioners there are absolutely wonderful, & will fit in around your times... One of them met me at 7am one morning to give me a treatment before transfer

Either call Dr S clinic for the number, or google IVF acupunture Maroubra

Good Luck with your upcoming cycle, Dr S is wonderful

[PeaceLover]

Thanks Hollybolly, thats a great recommendation, I though the pickup and transfer would be there I'll give them a call. Was there anyone in particular you saw? Or are they all much the same?

I've heard great things about Dr Sacks, he's pretty straight without beening insensitive. The only thing is I've also heard the murmmer, that IVF Australia only doing pick ups 3 days per week, can reduced your chances of collection, if there not collected at the optimal time. I cant seem to find any solid evidence on this though.

to you!

[Hollybolly]

Dr S is wonderful, he is so encouraging & sensitive but at the same time will always be honest with you

EPU & transfer are done any day, depending on when your body is ready.
I know some regional clinics only do certain days, but not his one

I saw different people at the acupuncture clinic, they were all lovely.
It depends as to what time your EPU & transfer are, and who's on an early shift (if it's first thing in the morning like I was!)

Good luck with everything!

[PeaceLover]

Thanks so much Hollybolly, thanks wonderful news.

[sarak]

hi peacelover

i found acupuncture great. really relaxed me alot. jane is really nice too and she works alot with ivf patients. i got a bfp after my first round with her so i def think she is fantastic

good luck with everything

[PeaceLover]

Hi

I thought I would update this and invite anyone to post who has had experience with IVF and Acupuncture. There are allot of old threads but not many new.

Anyway I went to see Lily Lui and she is quite enthustiastic! Her english can be a little hard to understand sometimes but that may be because she is quite passionate and talks fast. The first treatment as $105 plus some herbs at $75 so $180 so, all up. But they were just some antioxidant things like gogi berries, chinese dates & ginseng, which come to think of it are quite expensive. She didnt want to put me on any herbs until after the first cycle as my stomach sometimes gets upset from herbs. Then each appointment is $70. I've decided to go twice a week, as she can always fit you on once she has seen you for the first time.

And I have been told that IVF Acuputure the one underneath IVF Australia at Maroubra are good, all the staff are trained by Jane Lyettleton, but they can sometimes be students. I'm sure they are good but it something to consider.

Has anyone had any other acuputure experiences they want to share? Or comments ?

[PeaceLover]

Hi Again

I do hope this is of some use to someone, I know how hard it was to find this info.

I just found out I am actually pregnant so no IVF. So I went back to see Lily anyway, as I though she might be helpful.

I take back my previous comments, she's as subtile as a slege hammer, and actually I left feeling quite stressed out. Maybe its the pregnancy hormones, but she can really be quite rude. And she definatley does leave you thinking she has better places to be.

Needless to say I wont be going back. Hope this is helpful to someone.

[Swoop]

I didn't have IVF, but I did have accupuncture for the final 15 weeks of my pregnancy. I saw a fantastic accupuncturist called Svenja Petry at Art of Health in Annandale. She also does remedial massage, and will do combined accupuncture/massage appointments. She's a doula too so quite into the whole pregnancy thing. I got on fantastically with her and found her to be one of those few beariful souls that you come across in life. I can't recommend her highly enough.

[PeaceLover]

Thanks for your recommedation, I'll look into her. I've made an appointment to see Jane Lyttleton, so I'll see how that goes. I do know the place in Annandale. Did you do anything during the first trimester? There is so many things you cant do, wondering what it is safe to do?

[Swoop]

I didn't - I had been planning to go for accupuncture from
About 30 weeks but had problems with my pelvis so started accupuncture/massage at 25 weeks instead. A good accupuncturist should know what you can and can't do. Svenja did my induction accupuncture (and waters broke 10 minutes after the session on my due date!) as well as giving my DH and I instruction on accupressure during labour and she was very clear on when to wait until for certain points with both. I'm sure if you called her she would tell you when you could have appointments and for what.

I meant to say congratulations on your pregnancy in my first post, but I was writing while feeding in the night so I wasn't quite with it!!

[PeaceLover]

Thanks Balmaingirl, we're trying not to to get too excited yet, as its taken so long to get to this point, fingerscrossed.

[PeaceLover]

Thanks Balmaingirl, we're trying not to to get too excited yet, as its taken so long to get to this point, fingerscrossed.

How funny I just came across this post and my son is now 26months old. He's a super healthy very tall very solid boy and came at 35 weeks as I developed pre eclampsia so the doctors said instead of medicating decided to just get him out.

What I was annoyed about with Lily Liu is that one the second visit I had gone with my pregnancy blood results and she had said my hormones weren't high enough and the pregnancy wouldn't work out. Wow. Well she couldn't have been more wrong. The doctor had said as it was a natural pregnancy I was actually not 5 weeks but only 4 weeks pregnant, hence the hormones not being quite high enough. With natural pregnancies they say you never know.