Alternative Therapies

I love a therapy or two.

Naturopathics,Homeopathy, Cupping, Reiki, Reflexology, Cohen’s Fertility Diet, Gonzo’s special Meds, Massage, Angel Cards, Hypnosis, Chinese Herbs just to name a few. Acupunture is about the only therapy Fertility Specialists will recommend, so what the hell a few pin pricks is a small price to pay if I get a baby out of it.

Cupping ..ouch

After 6 months of Acupunture I was feeling pretty confident going in to our next cycle. The day of egg collection came around and we retrieved 7 eggs, our best haul ever, we were pretty excited. It never ceased to amaze me how we drew the positivity out of ourselves for our next cycle after so many failures. IVF is a constant rollercoaster of emotions and this cycle was no exception. The morning after egg collection is usually followed by a phone call from the clinics embryologist to advise you how many of the eggs fertilised. When our phone call came I was surprised to hear Dr Bill’s voice on the other end, this can’t be good. ….no eggs had fertilized.

Every failed cycle was devastating but this was worse. I had read that these cycles we especially hard to cope with and I wasn’t really prepared for it.

My eggs were just not going to cut it. So much for alternative therapies….