all ready for round 2 IVF

Last IVF 2 months ago was such an emotional roller coaster. I was sinking into depression and wasn't sure I would even want to blog again about round 2.

So, what made me decided to type all this again?

I'm so happy and confident working with
1. nutritionist
2. acupuncturist
3.therapist
4. meditation
5. great fertility specialist Dr. Anderson
I feel like I am going all out for this cycle, and even though a lot of these stuff takes a few months to have effect on a healthy IVF cycle I need to do all I can.

Today marks the start of IVF, and I have been counting down the day to start and get things going again. Everything is so timed so when I found out I would be missing my brothers up coming wedding because I'll be seeing my Dr. for blood work and ultrasounds everyday next week I was bummed. I talked with him and we have a good understanding and love for each other.

Today I feel hopefully, excited, bit tired and happy!!!

Acupuncture

After having such a hard 1st IVF then it failing really made me think, is there something else I could be doing to help out my body more. Infertility makes you feel like you have NO CONTROL over your body and able to grow a family and feel like a women. So looking and talking with my Dr. I have shared with you guys before I would be adding acupuncture, nutritionist, and therapist that all specialize in infertility.

So first thing first, I had to research and ask a ton of family and friends of any referrals. Since we have great coverage of acupuncture I went through to see who was in-network first under our insurance. 

Like you would expect everyone had a Chinese name and specialized in infertility but also 40+ things. 

On the second day of research I came across , Megan Joyce, licensed acupuncturist.

I had a good feeling about her and the fact that she specialized in women health including infertility was huge for me. I love that she had 1.5-2 hours booked for your first appointment to go over every single thing. 

So I went in this morning for my first try ever of acupuncture. (back in June 2014)

Her office was so nice, clean and modern. I felt so calm and relax there too. We spent the first 1.5 hours going over my medical history and what I had concerns about. The last 30mins was the acupuncture time. I didn't feel a thing and had such a nice nap. I made sure to schedule my next appt. in the afternoon so I could really nap and relax. 

I'll be going back in weekly now and really feel like this will help the blood flow which will help egg growth.

2 Months later:
I was going once a week to see megan untl my egg retrieval month came and I was in there seeing her 3 times a week. I started listening to my IVF meditation, Circle and Bloom.  These sessions were not as relaxing as the first month. She had me hooked up to a simulator and it didn't hurt it just didn't feel like a good nap time. 

Now, that I have decided to do egg retrieval 3  I wish my insurance would cover more. I want to be able to go as much as possible without breaking the bank. I know it really helped me and I know having her help me change my diet to eat things that will help my egg growth is so helpful.
I do believe in acupuncture and I love it.