acupunture will it work for me?

[mummy2chloe]

hey

just wondering what you ladies think about acupuncture if your NOT doing ivf??
i know alot of you are doing it while doing the ivf but i have a while to wait till i do my ivf and was wondering do you think acupucture will be worth a shot for me?? i have PCOS and mild endo, is it worth giving it a shot or just wait till we start the ivf and give it ago then??

has anyone that has PCOS got bfp doing just accupuncture and nothing more (e.g no clomid, ivf or any other thing that would normally help concieve) just doing it the good old fashioned way along with acupuncture???

would really love to hear some of your stories

thanks heaps

take care

[CeCe]

Hi mummy2chloe,

The lady I see for accupuncture has often explained that her philosophy (being traditional chinese medicine and accupunturist) is long term health so she encourages people coming before they start an IVF cycle etc. For me it's taken a while to regulate things, so I would say the sooner the better.

I do not have PCOS so I cannot comment on that side of things but it's surprising what they can do.

[Nicambhar]

I lost my first bub in August 2006 and starting ttc a few months after that. I had some chemical pg's and mc's in between. I never had any tests as to why I wasn't getting pg and staying pg.
November/December 2007, I started having acupuncture as my last resort. I was so shocked to find out that I was pg within weeks of having regular AP and I am now happy to say that I will be holding my little girl in under 3 months time.
To this day I truly believe that the AP was the key, not only did it make me feel good it gave me a child.

Best of luck, you have nothing to lose by having it done.

[airline]

Hi, I'm onto my 4th round of acupuncture. My story is , just over 12 months of ttc and no joy. Started charting last cycle. Been on clomid for last 5 cycles (on last lot of clomid now), with no joy. I believe there's nothing to lose, and soooo many people advocate acupuncture, and quite frankly it's still cheaper than ivf, iui, icsi etc will be.

I'm a control freak, and so being 'proactive' even if that's just attending an acupuncturist's appointment makes me feel more in control of our infertility. Let us know how you get on.

[Mon]

I did AP in conjunction with my first 3 rounds of IVF. My last round was my best outcome and didnt do AP. Unfortunately I miscarried, but dont think AP would have helped. Lifestyle is definitely key leading up to IVF as you need to make sure you have optimum health leading up to it so you produce good quality eggs. From what I hear AP helps the embryo implant. My theory is if embryo is healthy it will implant, if not, it wont with the help of AP or not.
Having said that, AP is quite relaxing, and if it makes you feel better, then it is a bonus as you need your mind to be in a positive frame of mind. I personally prefer a massage over getting AP, but every1 is different. You need to try and make the decision for yourself whether it is something you feel will help you.
I hope I havent confused matters. In our quest to conceive I think we are all willing to give anything a shot.
All the best
Mon

[mummy2chloe]

thanks for the replies

I had my first session last night and it wasnt what i thought it would be
i didnt really feel that relaxed at all, the feeling that you get once they were in didnt feel that good at all, it was like a heavy feeling in my legs and it annoyed me more the anything, bugger bugger bugger i was really hoping that it would be relaxing as i just need something just to relieve the build up ukwim?

after the session was over my legs felt heavy until i went to bed and then i had the roughest sleep and this morning i woke feeling really really sore everywhere.

did you guys feel sore after having your first session??

i am going to give it a few more goes and hope to god i get use to it and start liking it.

how many times do you guys go?? once a week, twice a week, once a fortnight??

thanks again for the replies