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I will be praying for you.

I will be praying for you.

Just talked to the acupuncturist. She was soooooo sweet!
We talked for a good half hour about my ttc history and about how acupuncture can help no matter what decision we make on the specialist....to be honest right now we cant afford our first appointment! Maureen said that she has clients that came to her after spending $1000 a month at the specialist. We definitely cant afford that. So she's going to do her best to boost my chances of conceiving this cycle then if it doesnt work, we'll continue with acupuncture and herbs in hopes of keeping me ovulating. And when I'm due to OV this cycle, she'll work on dh to give his swimmers a boost.
For the first appointment which is evaluation and treatment for 1 1/2 hrs, it'll be $75. But after that, every fertility visit is only $45. She charges less for fertility cause I have to go every week for treatment. The herbs she said are optional and are usually $50 per month. Sounds expensive but it's still cheaper than a specialist! She didnt give me false expectations and told me that it can take time because like sperm, the eggs are already preparing themselves 90 days before OV. Egg quality is apart of the treatment at the beginning of the 90 days. So if I dont conceive this cycle, my eggs should be better quality within a few months. I'm asking God for guidance in this, as I do all things, and praying I'm making the right choice.

Hello ladies! I hope you had a great weekend. Af is outta here and I only have 2 more days of clomid. Was supposed to get my acupuncture tomorrow but I'm gonna have to cancel it :(. Looked at the budget for the next month and due to expenses from my cat and personal property tax coming up, money is just too tight. I could swing it but I'm afraid it will cause more stress. And I dont want financial stress to be apart of this cycle. I'm just going to try to relax as much as possible..warm candlelight baths, meditate on christmas lights lol, knit, maybe get a massage. I'm not sure how much the acupuncture would have helped this cycle cause I read that it takes time to see fertility results.

I'm so bilpolar today! I so badly want to try at least one treatment.

Doesnt help dh's cousin just found out she's pregnant with twins...yep!

Tara I've been doing guided meditation and it has helped my stress level a lot. Dh has been giving me massages which has earned him a lot of brownie points :) my motto is to relax as much as possible this cycle. I'm on cd 10 and should be ovulating this weekend. I am so excited. I'm sorry about your dh's cousin, I hope you get your bfp this cycle.

This one is pretty good.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=g-high-u&v=oWxhYUDuj_E

Hi ladies. Although this is my first time joining this thread, I've actually been following you for quite sometime. I'm 43-DH is 44 and we are trying to conceive our first baby. I just wanted to say that you have inspired me and given me much strength the last couple of months and for that I'm grateful.
We're headed into another month of ttc (I'm at CD8) and
I can't lie and say that I'm not disappointed that it hasn't happened for us yet. When you assume that you're doing all the right things to make it happen, and it doesn't, it is so frustrating and heartbreaking. I'm afraid that we missed the train; that we waited too long and now we are going through this roller coaster of emotions every time AF makes its appearance. My doctor doesn't want to prescribe any meds - he thinks we should try the natural way a little longer but I feel like I'm just wasting precious time. Anyway, sending you my prayers and best wishes for a BFP this month.

Hi praying4! I'm so happy our nuthouse has helped you get through this. So many people dont understand what it's like to try and try and try. It's such a blessing to have eachother to lean on. I have no idea what my mental state would be at this point if I couldnt vent. Lol.
That has to be a horrible feeling to feel like you missed the boat. I'm 27 and I'm trying to have faith but it in back of mind I worry that only ivf will get us a baby...i'd be 40 before we could afford that! This being our last chance with clomid, we're praying this cycle is full of blessings in Jesus name!
Sounds like your dr is being lazy. My first dr was hesitant in giving me clomid despite not OVing for 8 months straight. Glad I found a new dr that took my pcos seriously. Just sucks time is up and the RE is next. Have you thought about getting a second opinion?

Afm- today is my last day of clomid. I'm praying over the meds and my body every night. And we decided to go for it and do acupuncture! So excited yet scared! Was going to go tonight but my brother in law maybe home late to get my nephew and keep me from getting there on time so I moved it to Friday. If he does get home early, I'll see if she can still do tonight. Thinking about stopping caffeine too..or st least coffee and tea.

Woohoo! Acupuncture tonight at 6!

Waiting, thank you so much for the sweet welcome. In all honesty, it is a bit disheartening at times but I have faith that it will happen for us. That we will blessed with a baby soon. I had a CP in September and I was totally devastated but I've moved on and I'm currently working on bettering the health of my eggs. AF my doctor, I rather like him. He's been my doctor for a bit and we have a relationship but DH and I have discussed it and, if we are not blessed by the end of the year, then we will seek a fertility specialist and take the next step in January.

I'm so happy to learn that you are going to see the acupuncturist today! Yay! ð???ð???ð???ð???ð??? I pray that this first visit is successful one and can't wait to hear all about it. Good luck!