That Needle Goes WHERE?!?

It's actually been awhile since I wrote a post specifically about our struggle with infertility. And honestly, it's because the last few months have been amazingly baby-stress free. I've been focused on other things lately, and have made a conscious effort to not worry about getting pregnant. It's been nice.

In fact, thanks to a great recommendation(s) and some major research, I've started doing acupuncture. And trust me when I say that I am not the type of person that tries something like acupuncture. Anything outside of my comfort zone tends to make me....anxious to say the least. And something that could potentially cause me pain and make me bleed - H to the eck NO. However, after doing extensive research and asking the whole world about it, I discovered that the pain is minimal if it exists at all (it doesn't - I've been 4 times) and the needle is tiny and barely goes in - so no bleeding. Whew!

My review so far: I LOVE it!! It's hard to explain why, but it really is just so relaxing. And I can't shut my brain off like they probably hope for 20 minutes while I lay there. I listen to music or check my FB or plan out the rest of my evening, etc. But it works. It somehow relaxes me. I don't understand it. I don't know if it's actually a physical thing or if it's just all in my head, and I don't care. Maybe it won't be the key to pregnancy for us. But if it continues to make me feel better, then I'm sticking with it.

Anyway, I get asked a lot about where we are in the process. And all I can say is, "We're smack dab in the middle of it, I suppose". If nothing happens in the next few months, I'll go ahead and make an appointment with an RE (reproductive endocrinologist - aka fertility specialist). Then we'll probably have more tests run, or at least the same one's we've already had done re-run. Then I'm sure IUI will be at the top of our list. But that's still several months away. My sense of urgency has dissipated greatly, and I'm A-Ok with that, my friends.

I'll leave you with this delightful picture. If you can't handle needles, LOOK AWAY!!