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I am 38 years old and am expecting my first child. I am writing this blog to all the older moms to tell you not to give up! My husband and I tried to have a baby for over two years. Due to my age, we headed to the fertility clinic for help after one year of trying on our own...
Getting poked with needles? No thanks! That’s why I avoided Acupuncture. Some find that funny, as I’m a Registered Nurse but as I always tell my patients, I don’t mind giving needles; I just don’t like to receive them! I was suffering from stage 4 Endometriosis and had also been diagnosed with Adenomyosis. The medications I had been prescribed were not working and I did not know what to try next...
When I first started treatment, I had just had a miscarriage at
16 weeks and I was devastated. I was 40 years old and was already feeling
pretty lucky to be pregnant in the first place. I wanted so much to try
again, but was so anxious and worried about going through the same thing
again...
After 6 strenuous years of ultrasounds and blood work, I was finally diagnosed by an endocrinologist with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), where numerous cysts were formed in my ovaries. This condition has caused severe irregularities in my menstrual cycle...
Canada Day weekend 2007 found me in bed crying for three days as I miscarried at 10 weeks. My husband lied next to me, holding me the whole time. I felt so crushed, so broken, like my body and my life was betraying me. I had to undergo a D&C at the hospital. We had gotten pregnant after about six months of trying; I was 37 at the time, my husband almost 48...
Me and my husband had been trying to conceive for almost 2 years and had no luck but all of our tests that we had done were normal. This is when we decided to sign up in a fertility clinic. On the paperwork we were asked if we had tried acupuncture. We had not, but then I started researching about how acupuncture helps fertility. Since it was natural, I was very intrigued and curious...
I think when us guys hear the words "fertility issue," we tend to look for ways to fix what's broken. My wife and I have been through the grinder and every test conceivable (<-yeah it's a pun) for Western medicine. There was no easy fix for what was quickly starting to look like an "infertile couple."..
I struggled with terrible periods and PMS symptoms ever since I started
having a period. I never knew what it was like to have a normal cycle until
a few months ago when I discovered your clinic and I met with Alda. I came
into see her with my complaints consisting of AWFUL cramps, crazy person mood swings, anxiety, sadness, my breasts were so sore around my period....
I was hopeful that Acupuncture would help because this was emotionally and
physically draining every month...
I received acupuncture in the late Spring of 2008 at your centre in an attempt to conceive my first child. I wanted to let all of the wonderful staff at Acubalance know that I successfully conceived in June and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl in February 2009...
After several years of trying to conceive unsuccessfully, I was diagnosed with stage four endometriosis in March 2007. The doctor said that I only had a 20% chance of getting pregnant naturally but would have a better chance using assisted reproductive technology. This was very devastating news...
My husband and I had been trying to conceive for a year. After a consultation and some investigation, Alda discovered I wasn't ovulating properly...
After 3.5 years we have success with acupuncture!!! After 11 months of trying, I went to doctors, who started me on Clomid and a sugar/carb free diet. After 10 months of this, I tried a Naturopath, who had me on natural tablets and an un-processed food diet. After no luck and a lot of friends getting pregnant, we ended up moving to a new place and I tried to relax...
My first visit with Alda was because I was struggling from chronic digestive pain with acute attacks of severe pain. Up until then, when the pain was intense, nothing helped except anaesthetic...