A few months ago a friend brought up the idea of reproductive acupuncture to me. I had never heard of this before so I spent some time doing some research. After hearing several success stories and having another friend mention this concept to me (seemingly out of the blue) I decided to give it a try. During this time I had been extremely stressed about various things in life and wasn't coping well with all of my emotions and everything on my plate...so hubs and I decided that even if acupuncture wasn't successful in helping us get pregnant it was worth it as a means to help with my stress levels.
My doctor (who happens to be a chiropractor) uses acupuncture to not only target the reproductive system but also focuses a lot of the points (location of the needles) on stress points in the body.
I have been getting acupuncture weekly for a little over a month now. I can say that since starting acupuncture I am feeling the benefits. No, I am not pregnant...but my body can feel the difference on a daily basis. Whether this is merely psychological or not I don't know. What I can say though is that a few weeks ago I went in with a sinus infection. The doc placed some needles in my face, focusing on my sinus cavity and by the time I left the office 30 minutes later my sinuses were cleared out and remained that way. I also know that I look forward to this time of solitude and relaxation at each visit. I also look forward to feeling release from some of the pressure and stress from the days before.
Looking back over all of the IUI's we did last year I feel like we wasted so much money, drained our savings and drained our emotions. At least with acupuncture I can say that even if the end result is not what we hoped there are noticeable differences and benefits along the way and this money is money well spent.
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