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Kazzle 
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Posted: 15 April 2008 at 6:51pm |
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Just wondering if anyone has tried natural therapies...not to get pregnant as such but to hold onto the baby.
and if so what ones were used, we are looking at chinese herbal medicine and accupunture
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catie
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Posted: 16 April 2008 at 11:25am |
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Hey Kazzle
We've been taking vit, min and herbal supplements for yonks and I've been having acupuncture (my DH had a few acupuncture sessions too, but decided it wasn't really for him). This has had a huge impact on DHs sperm count - from 1 mill with 5% motility 6 months after vas reversal to 20 mill with 60% motility at last count - so gone from zero chance of getting preg to the low side of normal (though some increase is to be expected naturally). We're still not preggers though and have spent a small fortune. Supposedly there's nothing wrong with me - just ancient, though ovulating normally, so we're still hoping, taking the supplements to do everything we can, and having IUI.
Sorry Kazzle, I can't remember if you're thinking about IVF but there've been a few studies showing that acupuncture can have a marked effect, the latest one showing a 65% increase in successful implantation. and we're hoping the same applies to IUI.
Good luck!
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tropics
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Posted: 16 April 2008 at 8:36pm |
hi kazzle
i did acupuncture to get pregnant and totally recon thats why i fell with pcos i also continued once a week until 13 weeks then went twice a week until 20 weeks now go once every month / 3 weeks i believe that acupuncture helped the baby stick after my mc...i would recommend finding one that specialises in pregnancy / fertility though all the best 
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Kazzle
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Posted: 16 April 2008 at 8:40pm |
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thats guys, i contacted my old midwife as she is into natural therapies and they have put me onto someone, and have also decided to go private to an ob and see what happens there
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FionaS
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Posted: 16 April 2008 at 8:43pm |
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I would also recommend neurological integration / cranial osteopathy. I have many friends who had 3+ miscarriages that were "unexplained" but these treatments identified hormonal issues etc and after 1 or 2 treatments they all fell pregnant and carried to term.
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Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley
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tishy
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Posted: 16 April 2008 at 11:17pm |
Hey Kaz, I went to a reflexologist in the Natural Health Centre in Courtney Place during pregnancy.
She was great and deals a lot with pregnant ladies.
Rae Torrie
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