My wife and I decided to add acupuncture to our regimen. I experienced it once before when I hurt my back, but I never thought I would consider it to improve sperm motility, volume, etc.
You ever notice that the doctors/nurses are constantly "inquiring" about the woman's health: (egg quality, sexual history, ovarian reserve, etc.), but all they ever ask men is whether their sperm is functioning. I sat by and watched my wife bear her entire history and endure very probing questions, and all they wanted from me was a sample.
So, from now on what my wife does, I should do (well do something similar at least). For instance, I can't get an ultrasound, but I can certainly do acupuncture when she does. Now that she's off caffeine, I'm off caffeine. She can't drink alcohol.....I can't drink alcohol (in front of her... :-) ) Just kidding. It's important that she not be the only one sacrificing and looking for every edge and opportunity to improve our chances of having a successful and healthy pregnancy and beautiful baby.
We are starting the IVF process from the IUI process.I did accupuncture with my IUI. While I did not pregnant while doing it, it was a great way to forget about trying to have a baby for a little while!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great hubby ;)
ReplyDeleteWe are a little ahead of you guys in terms of the process, but not by much. We have to do ICSI as well. I did acupuncture a while ago, like two years, but from what I recall it was mostly about helping your hormones get in the right balance. My hormones where fine, just had issues with my boys. I enjoyed the acupuncture experience, and would try it again, but I'm not getting much input from our doctor and/or nurse. Basically got "nothing you should do." I think most of the things we are doing extra come from what we read online. I also feel that maybe reading about what you aren't doing and others are doing might add stress. I think they key is not to stress, which is tough for me.
ReplyDeleteOne thought though. Do you think being in IT, like myself resulted in the "OK" result, I have a less than "OK" result and have been in the field since a very young age.
Great blog, I wish you guys the best of luck and I'm sure I'll be active here, as all the forums I've seen are all women!
wow, your wife is so bless to have a husband like you. Im the one who has to do all the research about every little thing. God bless you and your wife and future baby
ReplyDeleteDear Ms Anonymous!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't always attentive and plugged in. My wife had to "speak to me" and encourage me to communicate about where I was with things. I wanted a baby as much as she did but I thought I would be making things worse by talking about it. I didn't want to add stress and make her feel any additional pressure. Plus I didn't want her to "ever" see any disappointment when we ran into a roadblock. Little did I know it was exactly what she needed from me. We can be trained....it's not a complete loss. Stay encouraged.