Amber asks:
Did you do acupuncture or massage? I asked about acupuncture and Dr. J said it was fine if I knew someone.
Amber is a great blog friend! She and I both see the same doctor! Amber is just beginning the IVF journey after several IUI’s. I’m hoping this cycle is the one for her!
To answer Amber’s question, I did have acupuncture before my first 4 transfers. By the 5th time I didn’t want to spend the money (I think it was $250 back then — cash) and so I didn’t do it. Viola, pregnant. Go figure! I read all of the research when I was TTC about how acupunture helps with pregnancy rates, but that was not the case for me.
Here are a few articles I found after a quick Google search that discuss acupunture and infertility:
Acupunture: A Cure for Infertility?
Acupuncture and Success of IVF
Obviously, I am just one person, but I can honestly say that acupunture did not work for me.
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I don’t think I could take all those needles in me.
Thanks, Jamie! I actually decided against it, too! Instead, I went for a massage!
Congrats again!
I had the opposite experience, I didn’t use acupuncture for my first two IVFs but used it for my third and got pregnant. I also used it the second time around for my current pregnancy. I can’t really say for sure if it worked but it was very relaxing and I’m sure that didn’t hurt.
I never used acupuncture. It took three times to get PG the first time! (I can honestly say I have never been that stressed in my entire life and I got pregnant, so I am not even sure that stress affects things they way I have heard it does)
Take care