Acupuncture: The Sequel

I had my second acupuncture appointment today. I'm still on the fence about whether this will actually do anything for me fertility-wise, but after my first appointment I was very relaxed, and these days relaxation is nothing to shake a stick at. So, I went for appointment #2.

Now, I like my acupuncturist. Because Julie Bean had asked me to gather a little more information on last week's recommendation that I soak my feet in warm water at the end of the day, I asked about that, and she sort of chuckled and said, "Well, that alone won't get your pregnant, but it feels nice and it's part of Chinese tradition." And I respected her honesty. Also, she lives in the same funky little neighborhood as I do, which means we have some common ground. Plus, she's a 5 block walk from my house and costs a full 50% less than the acupuncturists in Manhattan, which I dig. Last week I was 6DPIUI so we focused on trying to stimulate the uterus to promote implantation. This week I'm 13 DPIUI and there's really nothing to be done with the exception of outright prayer and animal sacrifice. But she doesn't do those things so instead we worked on "supporting my uterus."

She said she had noticed a lot of tension in my upper back that she wanted to work on, and since my 2WW is winding down and I'm nothing but a little ball of tension, this sounded good to me. She told me lie on my front, and so of course Olivia Drab's post sprang to mind and all I could think was ASS NEEDLES! I was not able to think of a grown up way to ask "Are you going to stick needles in my bum?" so I tried to amuse myself by focusing on the wood plank floor beneath me. It was beautiful--pine, I think--with lots of grooves and indentations. Ultimately there were no needles below my coccyx, and we revisted some of last week's hot spots. Oh, and we did some moxibustion on my feet, which was kinda cool. There must be a bit of a firebug in me.

As the session ended, I started to panic about whether I should make an appointment for next week since I don't know what Tuesday's beta will hold. Making another appointment seemed like the realistic thing to do, but it also seemed like the sort of negative thinking that I've been trying to avoid. Still undecided about what to do, I was making out my check and she said, "Well, call me next week, whatever happens, and we'll figure out where to go from there," and she listed a bunch of things she wanted to try. It's nice to be reminded that there are lots of options out there, even if they're not options I fully believe in.

Comments

[Dawn]

I did acupuncture not for fertility stuff but now I wish I had 'cuz it was so great. I think it would have really combatted the clomid heebie-jeebies if nothing else. I don't have much time for blog visiting anymore but I am trying (!) to make the rounds at least once a week for everyone TTC so I can send some good vibes your way!!! Vibes vibes vibes from Columbus, OH to Brooklyn!!!!!!

[JulieBean]

Hey there.
Glad your second acupuncture session was relaxing and ass needle-free. ;-) Hope there will be no need for a third!
Thanks for doing some info gathering for me.
Now to get my butt in gear to find an acupuncturist to go to... Aside from my wonderful cyber buddies, two people have suggested acupunture to us.
-Julie

[getupgrrl]

Ooohh, I've always wanted to do moxa. Cupping, too. But all I get are those blasted needles. :(

[Acupunture Guy]

Any questions regarding acupunture ask acupuncture guy.

[steven davies]

I personally have heard wonderful things about acupuncture and its benefits concerning stress relieving and allergies. We all need plenty of rest and downtime if we expect to avoid the stress monster.

[michael jones]

Acupuncture is something great! It is real miracle! Its benefits are so many! There is nothing best for real relax that acupuncture!