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While we weren't actively trying, DH and I hadn't used any contraception for 5yrs before I fell pg naturally. The thing that changed for me was that I started going to the Chiro 2 months prior to falling. It could be a complete coincidence, but it was a lovely one!
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combination of science and acupuncture
IUI number 7 - the only changes we made was an extra day of stim drugs before trigger - and AP added through the luteal phase and first couple of weeks after that to help support the pregnancy beyond that point where we'd lost so many others. we stuck with AP until about 7.5 weeks when the 40k trip to the clinic was just too much because i was so damn sick lol
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Interested in this thread for obvious reasons!!
I have just started acupuncture with Peter at Fertile Ground in East Melbourne. Had my first appointment yesterday and was really impressed!
Hoping that will help!
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Yeah I thought it would be a good idea
I'm torn between the 'natural' way or 'scientific' way. I've been thinking about it for days, endless hours on the net researching, it's doing my head in!! Hopefully this thread will give us some direction.......
keep 'em coming ladies!
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Tasha,
Personally, I like to try to have all bases covered IYKWIM.
I take supplements coming out the wazoo, have started acupuncture, try to look at diet boosters, seeing a naturopath specialising in fertility and, just as a backup, inject high doses of hormones into my body under the guidance of a skilled FS (just for kicks)
Honestly, I think it's better to take a little from column A and a little from column B and do what's right for you.
ETA - Interestingly, the one theme that keeps coming up for me again and again from both "sides" is eat more protein - eggs, milk (wholefat), chicken, meat, nuts, etc and reduce carbs.
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It seemed like this time we did things different.. even though all my drugs etc I had to take were the same (we had to have ICSI as DH had a vasectomy and the reversal didn't work, so no natural options for us). Our first 2 transfers I did everything by the book. I don't drink, (except i did on the days i got the BFN from the clinic), I went completely cold turkey on caffine and didn't touch a drop of it (I normally have easily between 500-1000mg of it a day) and our little embryos were day 5s. first tf was fresh, 2nd frozen. THEY DIDNT WORK.
This time, the one that did work were day 2. DH had started taking menivite about a month or so before pickup. I switched my multivitamin to elevit (was on swiss before that). and this time I still drank caffine. not as much, I am under 500mg a day. and trying my hardest to go lower to 300mg, but its really hard =( (my one vice) We had a different dr do the t/f too. and unfortuantly this time DH couldn't be there for the transfer. we also didn't tell anyone.
so even though things were different, i guess they might not be seen as different enough to make a difference... but obviously something did cause I have babies in my belly!!
ADDIT ~ also with this t/f they gave me a whole week off after egg pickup and the tf was during that week. so all I did was sit on the couch watching Dr. Who and crossstitiching... very relaxing!!! (my first stim i only got the day off of pickup and was back at work - a very stressful job too) and for the frozen t/f i didnt get any time off. so that would have made a difference!!
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Babies??? As in, more than 1?but obviously something did cause I have babies in my belly!!
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This is not my personal expereince but one of my cousins...
Her and her partner had been 'not not trying' in the early years of their relationship and then when things hadn't happened and they were really trying had 3 (i think) unsucessful attempts at IVF. Long hard road for them which i'm sure goes without saying.
They ended up having a few personal issues, the short of it being that he didn't want to get married, they almost seperated but then he had a change of heart and proposed to her. Not long after their engagement they fell pregnant naturally and have gone on to have 2 more also conceived naturally.
That is the basics of it from someone close to her looking from the outside in. She did have some issues with endometriosis but i do not know the full details.
I believe in their situtions their minds and their hearts were happy and things finally worked for them.
If only this could be said for all.
Good luck with all attempts made xo
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N2L I went to the same clinic and fell pregnant on the cycle that I did acupuncture on. Mine was combination of science and acupuncture. Tried for 6 months on OI then fell pregnant on second try at ivf (first FET) and the first cycle that I introduced acupuncture.
Good luck to all those trying.
Janie xxx
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