I had two days without any mention of IVF, but today I went to acupuncture. I have been going since January, at first I was going every other week and then since March I have been going every single week.
My very first visit to acupuncture was TERRIFYING. I went because my husband was going. So I thought I should try it out. When I showed up for my first appointment, I suddenly realized that I have an intense fear of needles. I go back to the room, and lay down on the bed. This acupuncturist is a known fertility acupuncturist and every month she puts up the new pregnancies and if they were clinically assisted or natural. So, apparently she knows what she is doing.
When I got the first needle stuck in me, it hurt so BAD. I was so tense and I was flexing every muscle I was so scared. The acupuncturist told me I had to relax. It took me about 4 sessions before I understood what I needed to do. Now I go every week and I really love it. It’s so calming and relaxing, it’s like you can almost feel the warmth of energy flowing through your body.
I also love it because in every single room she has huge posters of her acu-babies. Majority are twins, and she says that happens mostly when it is clinically assisted, but a significant amount of her twins are natural too. He oldest client to get pregnant is a 52-year-old woman, although she did use a donor egg.
My acupuncturist does some weird things, she feels my pulse and has always been able to tell my when I am going to start my period, when changes are happening in my body and has even been able to tell my mood. She says my eggs are in great shape, and I hope she is right. It’s kind of crazy. But now I really love going. She wants me to come every week. The week of retrieval I will go twice a week and the week of transfer I will go twice a week again. Then I will keep going until the first trimester is over.
Oh the things we do for babies!