Last Tuesday I had my first Acupuncture appointment. I was
really nervous not really knowing what to expect and how it would feel. I’m not afraid of needles but it sill scary
to think about a whole bunch of them being poked into your skin while you just
lay there. Of course the work up was way worse than the actual experience.
Actually it was very relaxing and I learned a lot of good information.
Since I am going for fertility acupuncture the first half an
hour was going over all of my history, how long we’ve been trying, what have we
done and what we a currently doing. She also looked at my tongue and talked
about what I should and shouldn’t be eating. Of course she suggested I cut down
on my dairy intake, what can I say I love cheese and milk, and of course my one
coffee a day. I do like tea so she said that would be a much better option. I
haven’t had a coffee since, and actually it’s been a lot easier than I thought
it would be. Dairy on the other hand, well… that’s another story.
She then did my acupuncture. Honestly it reminded me of
getting a massage. Minus the massage. She dimed the lights, turned on some low
relaxing music, had me lay on a heated table with a pillow under my knees. She
inserted all the needles, which I did not feel at all, then put a heat lamp on
my feet to keep them warm. She left the room and I just laid there with my eyes
closed relaxing for about 20 minutes. It was very Zen and I'm sure I looked like this…
When she came back to remove the needles she brought me a book they give all their clients that are seeing them for infertility called Making Babies. It was very sweet and just gives me a bunch of ideas and suggest ways to naturally help your body conceive. She also gave me some hand outs with good foods to eat that are known to help do this as well. Over all it was a very good experience and I am happy I decided to give it a try. Also it doesn’t hurt that insurance actually covers that, while they pay for NOTHING else related to infertility.
I have another acupuncture appointment later this week and I
am excited to go back. I also have another doctor’s appointment coming up to
discuss how things are going and if we want to bump up my clomid or switch to
something else completely. So we will know more then. In the meantime it is all
about staying positive, eating healthy, and treating myself right. I can do
this. I must keep myself in the right state of mind. I hated how I felt before, and I will do everything I can not to go back to that. 13 is my lucky number so hopefully we will be blessed in 2013 with a
baby. I can hope right!?! You never know with all these changes happening maybe our big change is
coming...
