20 months into our trying to conceive journey we had both been given the all clear medically and there appeared to be no clear reason as to why we had been unsuccessful at winning the baby lottery. I certainly didn't feel ready to turn to assisted conception just yet. My heart was impatient, but my head told me to wait at least until the two year mark before making such a big move forward in that particular direction. Conscious of the fact that 2 years was just around corner I knew that it was time to pull out all the stops and really go for it, all guns blazing. Acupuncture had been suggested to me some months back and I had shrugged it off as something I could try if we weren't successful.......well here I was, still trying, with time slipping away from me. I managed to find 2 clinics and selected the one with a female practicioner, thinking that a woman would be more sympathetic to my situation.
Looking back I made the right choice. Lori, my acupuncturist was a mother of 9 
and had a calm and caring aura which instantly put me at ease. On my first visit she asked me so many questions about my day to day life; how I felt in general, how I slept, my energy levels, etc, etc. She explained to me how in today's world our "systems" can become clogged and sluggish causing energy blockages in our body, poor blood quality and flow and this in turn affected fertility function. My varying ovulation date was testament to this and this was the first thing she hoped to rectify.
I had already read in my research on the internet that one should allow 3 months minimum for the acupuncture to take effect and this fitted in with my schedule of the looming 2 year mark perfectly. I decided to place myself in Lori's capable hands and relinquish responsiblity for the next 3 months, and for the first time in 20 months I let go of this TTC "tumour" which had become all absorbing, all consuming.
I felt liberated!! Utterly free! It was incredible the difference after just that first appointment.
I worked with Lori and her colleague, a Chinese Herbalist, seeing Lori once a week for treatments and taking my herbs twice a day. Up until this point I had ovulated on average around cd19. On the first month of treatment I ovulated on cd15, the next cd14 and finally on cd13. I felt full of energy, I was sleeping better and I didn't get any cramping mid-way through my cycle as I had done in the past.
One could say that the treatment allowed me to relax and this was the reason it "worked" - that may be the case. But there can be no denying that it did regulate my cycles, bringing my ovulation into a "normal" parameter and I personally feel it worked a mini miracle for me!
At the end of 3 months I was pregnant! All the waiting was finally over. Our dream had finally been placed at our feet and I have Traditional Chinese Medicine to thank. In whatever way......it worked its magic!