Day 17 FET Cycle -Progynova 2mg 3x daily
This morning i tried something new.
I was nervous yes, maybe even a little bit hesitant, but as we all know i am a strong and stubborn girl, and my mind was set.
No this was not something that had never been done before, and no it was no where near as scary as facing IVF or infertility, but it was something that i didnt know what to expect at all, something completely different for me.
Yes i am talking about my acupuncture appointment this morning.
I had decided that i would not drive as i often feel very tired after a massage, and i had been told that i may feel similar with this. So DH drove, we got lost, and i arrived feeling very stressed, flustered, and busting to pee. Nice start!
So after relieving myself and filling in the forms, i hoped on the bed, my heart pounding, still not sure what to expect...
To my amazement, and i am not lying at all, i felt nothing! No joke, nothing, could not feel a thing. Through out the next five minutes the acupuncturist asked me questions about my lifestyle and diet, then spent the next five minutes giving me advice as to what to change and why.
He explained every step of the process, it was fantastic! He only put a few needles in my legs and toes, and one in my hand, he was starting out small - to see how i would go. He also heated the needles up, and left two in my ear, one for my uterus, and one for my kidneys.
It was so facinating, i am not normally a girl of alternate medicine, but this was just amazing! Within five minutes i was feeling so relaxed, not sleepy, just content.
The acupuncturist gave me some fantastic diet advise - he suggested a zinc supplement, plus trying soy milk - apparently soy milk contains oestrogen - or helps with that somehow - and that is one thing i need at the moment. He also mentioned that the digestive system needs to be healthy...? So to create healthier kidneys and spleen i am to not have salads for dinner - nothing raw - and switch to stirfrys or steamed veggies - I CAN DO THAT! I will do anything at this point!
So the plan is
- Hot tap water with lemon in the am
- Steamed vegies - no raw food in the pm
- Zinc supplement
- Soy milk
- No bare feet on the tiles (he said too cold, have to keep body temp at a good level)
- Before FET heat pack on my back
- Limit exercise after wednesday, so body is relaxed
I can do this! I even made another appointment for next saturday. This is GOING to work! This has to work, i have put on my confident boots, i am looking after myself, and i am going to do this.
For some reason i feel so empowered - like the time has come for me to take control of this situation, to throw negativity and self doubt out the window, to take all the advise i have been given, put it into practice, and just BELIEVE, TRUST, and have enough FAITH to get me through the next three weeks...
On another note while i was lying there with needles in me, all i could think was... I cant believe it is day 17 already! That in itself is nearly a 3ww!
Isnt it weird how on one hand time seems to take forever, i feel a strong sense of dread having to face the 2ww, yet on the other hand i know the time will fly by so quickly? This year is a complete puzzle to me, i can hardly believe a year has gone by, it is november already! Yet it also seems that i have been wanting and waiting for the days to go by wishing them away so quickly?
I still cant believe that it is day 17 already...
And ill tell you a little secret...
Today in my head i thought... August...
Fingers crossed and trust in the Lord.
“Never let go of hope. One day you will see that it all has finally come together. What you have always wished for has finally come to be. You will look back and laugh at what has passed and you will ask yourself... 'How did I get through all of that?” Anon
