Ahh...Acupuncture

Next week we are using our frozen embryos in our continual attempt to procreate. So to prepare the body, I had to go this morning to get blood work and an internal ultrasound done. Nothing like an internal probe at 7am! After I got home and was smothered in kisses, by Bailey, I decided I should go to acupuncture. Many reproductive practices believe acupuncture will help with the IVF process, and whether it helps those embies stick or not, it certainly feels amazing to go anyway. I think it’s even better than a massage!

I go to this sweet Chinese woman named Jai. I can only say that after 100 minutes of being in her care this afternoon, I’m more relaxed than Bailey after a trip to the dog beach. First I lay on my back and she inserts pins in all the pressure points that will help with IVF. She is constantly touching and mumbling about certain pressure points, my pulse or tongue but in all honesty I can only understand about 40% of what she’s saying. I recall about 8 months ago she told me not to eat carrots to help make a baby (I think)? I didn’t eat carrots for a week (which is a lot harder than you realize, as carrots are in EVERYTHING…salads, soups, carrot sticks…). Kevin would catch me eating a carrot and I'd run to spit it out as if I'd just eaten poison. I finally thought that maybe she never even said that because I can’t really understand her. But I digress. So today Jai started sticking me with needles and right away I felt the tension evaporate from my body. She turned the lights out, and left me to be for 40 minutes of sheer floating bliss.

As I laid there I tried to meditate and saw so many images come into my mind…almost like I was driving down a scenic highway. I “saw” myself getting pregnant, I saw babies from the girls on my board, I saw my sister getting pregnant, I saw Kevin and I on our trip to Santa Barbara and maybe Hong Kong, I saw me and Bailey at the dog beach, I saw my whole family celebrating the 4th at the boat. I could have laid there longer, but alas Jai came in to remove the needles and send me on my way. I can only keep positive good thoughts in my head we approach Wednesday.

I stumbled out of acupuncture like a 22 year old stumbles out of a Cub’s game, and I never felt better. I will be seeing Jai again on Wednesday right after the transfer…maybe I’ll bring her a bag of carrots.