acupuncture for conception - does it work?

[Flatforsale]

We have been trying to have a second baby since the summer, and whilst I know that this is not considered a long time (I have been told you have to have been trying for a year or more before a GP will even consider looking at you for this), I have heard that acupuncture could help. Has anybody had any experience of this?

[amyw]

I had acupuncture for allergic rhinitis for about 6 months and it definitely helped that. I only stopped because of the cost as I got pregnant and wanted to watch my pennies.

My opinion on acupuncture based solely on my own experience is that at the very least it works for your general well being and this can only be helpful.

I went to Claire at the therapy rooms above health matters.

[Strawbs]

I tried it for a while when I was trying to get pregnant and whilst it didn't work (I had long stopped when I did get pregnant) it relaxed me greatly and I think that in itself is conducive to making it less hard to get pregnant. I always felt like I was walking on a cloud afterwards. Good luck! X

[nubby'smums]

I saw Claire too at DTR and got pregnant twice with two rounds of IVF (miscarried first). Worked for me, though obviously, this is just anecdotal.

[Lhell]

I went through Dulwich Therapy Rooms to have acupuncture over a 2 month period and although I did not get pregnant it felt great to be doing something positive. I definitely felt better, especially after the initial sessions although towards the end I started to actually find it quite uncomfortable (and cold - it was during the winter). It helped me through a difficult period because the girl was so lovely (she was from Zita West clinic and doing some shifts at Dulwich Therapy) and it was nice to speak to a non hospital/medical person and to try to approach the whole situation in a different and non clinical way.

I think it can be really helpful, when trying to get pregnant, to try to distract yourself with a few of these types of therapies to take away your anxiety and channel it into something positive. Strangely I did then get pregnant at a later stage just as I had done what I saw as 2 positive steps; firstly I booked a conception hypnotherapy session (that sounded great although I never went through with it due to the positive pregnancy test) and also 5 weeks after starting to take a herbal tincture recommended by my herbalist friend (I can PM you with her details if useful) which contained a hormonal balancing herb and some St John's Wort. This was after 3 years of trying and looking at lots of different options.....

Who knows how it worked but our next stop was about to be IVF (which we delayed for a year because it just did not feel quite right - we had previously conceived naturally).

I also hear acupuncture, as mentioned above, is extremely beneficial to go hand in hand with IVF or any other medical related attempt to get pregnant.

GOOD LUCK!