Acupuncture

It was ... interesting. I'm still not that clear on what all it's supposed to do, other than make me relax (which it did!)

She started out asking questions about my cycle and decided that I have some hormonal imbalances, specifically progesterone/lining issues. (No big surprise there!) She looked at my tongue and from that told me that I liked sugar (yes, yes I do) and that it could mess with hormones. (Probably true, given the insulin thing.) She held my wrist for awhile and then told me I was tired. I haven’t been sleeping very well, so that explains that. Then the funniest part for me – she told me that I’m an anxious/nervous person. Not just about IVF, but about life in general. She hit that dead on. :)

Anyways, she had me take my shoes/socks off and lay down on a bed thing. She rolled my jeans up, unzipped them and lifted my shirt up some to see my belly. She started at the belly and put a needle in! She sort of set it there, and then taps down on it. It doesn’t hurt at all! There were about 4 in my belly, 2 or 3 in each wrist, a few on my forehead, a few at each knee, a few on each calf, my ankles, and my feet. I was definitely more aware of some than others – mostly ones on my left side. She set this warming lamp thing over my belly, and left the room. I got to listen to pretty music while laying there for 30 min. She came in every 5-10 minutes to check on me and would sort of tap on all of the needles – not sure if she was pushing them in farther or not. After the first 5 minutes or so I started to really relax and feel really heavy. After her first time in the room I didn’t even really have the willpower/desire/strength to open my eyes to look at her. I’m pretty sure that I went in and out of sleep for awhile – it was all very soothing and relaxing.
Then she came in, pulled them all out, and said that she wants to see me again before the retrieval. I think I’ll go around the retrieval and also the transfer.

So did it really do anything? I have my doubts. It DID help me relax, so I guess that’s something. I sort of felt like I do when I actually do those meditation/relaxation cds. It’s sort of a weird, relaxing your mind, fading in and out sort of feeling.