Over the last six months I have been so honoured to be a part of many fertility journey’s. From July to now I have had ten positive pregancies including identical twins which was something of a surpirse to everyone. I currently have five more ladies in treatment and last week this began to weigh a little heavy on my shoulders.  While it is amazing to help people it does bare a huge responsibility for me to get the best outcome possible.  Of course I cannot 100% guarantee that what I do will work, in the same way that going through any fertility treatment does not guarantee an outcome.  But I do always expect to get a good outcome if patients follow my guidance and recommendations. I have had one lady since July that the treatments didn’t help naturally but she is now persuing help from IVF and hopefully I can assist with this nearer the time. I am always open and honest about the results we can expect and the outcome does involve both partners, the men have to do their bit for the process to work.  After all the men do have a small but very significant part to play.

It is no surprise that it is a very complex matter to have a baby, while some women fall pregnant straight away there are many factors at play if you struggle. Often it is down to an imbalance or blockage in the system from a TCM point of view. It is then my job to clear those blockages and re-balance your system. Re-balancing can happen very quickly and can be seen with symptoms changing or disapearing. Diet and lifestyle is always a factor with stress being one of the biggest. I will work to help reduce your stress and give you strategies to help with this.  From a diet point of view I will ask you to add in one or two things to support the meridian that is out of balance or I may ask you to take one or two things out of your diet.

Whatever happens we will work together to get you where you need to be and fingers crossed there will be a baby at the end of it!

According to TCM

That’s a big statment right there I know! But hear me out for a couple of minutes.  According to Traditional Chinese Medicine if you have all of the parts for fertility still intact inside your body then there is no reason why you cannot concieve.

The reason is that we believe if you are not getting pregnant then it is down to your body being out of balance. When you come to an acupuncturist because you need support with fertility issues we will do an in depth TCM diagnosis which will allow us to see what is going on with your internal systems.  More often than not the reason is that either the woman is running too cold or the man is running too hot. In TCM both of these syndromes will cause blockages or stagnation which in turn prevents you from getting pregnant.

Your practitioner will work with you on many levels including lifestyle, diet, exercise and identify where the imbalances lie.  They will give you advice on these areas to help you to create balance.  You will get an individual plan of action to help you to get the result you want.  You will both be asked to attend appointments in the beginning to prepare you for your journey, you may also be asked to attend individually depending on the issue.  If the issue is with the woman you will need ideally to have two appointments per week for a number of weeks.

Acupuncture can help at all stages of planning a family, whether you are getting ready before you start trying, or you have been trying for a while, acupuncture will boost your chances of a natural conception.  It can also support during the IVF process or can be used around the time of embryo implantation.  In the last few weeks I have worked with two mums to support them at implantation who have had previous failed attempts and they have both now had positive pregnancy results.

If you are planning a family right now or are going down the IVF route contact me for information on how I can support you through this to boost your chances of having the family you want.