[halifax40]

Hi there. I started going to acupuncture last month in the hopes that it might help with fertility. I have no idea if it will help, but I do find the sessions very relaxing, and it has helped somewhat with some back issues that I have (despite not being treated for that). My question is regarding the safety of using certain acupuncture points in the luteal phase (after implantation would be possible). Online I have read very conflicting things, some sites list certain points that supposedly should not be stimulated after O, some do not make it sound like an issue. I am due for a session today, at about 9dpo, and TCM doctor I see seems to use pretty much the same points every session (including a few that I have seen as contraindicated after O). what have other people experienced?? Do you have different points after O? Does your acupunturist recommend treatment during luteal phase? I know the odds are slim that I am pregnant this cycle but I don't want to do anything to decrease my chances...but I also don't want to go less often for acupuncture if there is no potential harm.
I will try asking my acupuncturist what she thinks, but wanted some other ideas as well.
Thanks!

 

[massaginmommy]

my first acupuncturist was like that. He did the same points all the time. The one I go to now switches things up based on my cycle and always asks me where I am at in my cycle. Mine is also up on Randine Lewis' book as well as TCOYF. You might jsut tell her what you have read and ask her about it.

 

[halifax40]

Hi massaginmommy! Hmmm...I so wish I could know what is best. Mine never asks where in my cycle I am and just does pretty much the same points every time. I will definitely ask her about it. The place I am going is the only place in the city that touts themselves as having a specific fertility focus (they do other acupuncture and TCM, but advertise their fertility clinic specificially)...other places in the city offer acupuncture, but I don`t know what their experience with fertility issues issues is. The person I am going to has many years of experience here and in China, but I don`t find her the easiest person to communicate with. I appreciate your response. I am guessing that your current acupuncturist does avoid certain points after O...