Did I miss Ovulation????

I do not know what is going on! Did I miss Ovulation? I thought I had ovulated on Friday, since I had a huge temperature rise on Saturday, but then it came right back down on Sunday. What is going on? I called LAc to see if she understood what was going on. She went into telling me that it probably my ovulation time then, but it seems the egg just didn't release or something. She said this can happen. I'm still really confused. I had EWCM and all, but no Ovulation!

4 1/2 months of acupunture!

This past Thursday began my 18th week since I began acupuncture. My appointment went well. I asked LAc about Maya Abdomina Massage because I had previously heard of it and she said if I did find someone, to make sure it is someone that knows what they are doing. Although, she clarified that she does not recommend it. She said there are some exercises, like Yoga, that work on readjusting the uterus to the proper position, if it is tilted. Here are the herbs for this week:

1. Barbary Wolfberry Fruit (Fructus Lycil--Gouqizi)
2. Che Qian Zi (Plantago asiatica--seed)
3. Chinese Angelica (Radix Angelicae Sinensis--Danggui)
4. Chinese # 0408011-1-10
5. Fleeceflower Root (Radix Polygoni Multiflori--Heshouwu)
6. Glossy Privet Fruit (Fructus Ligustri Lucidi--Nuzhenzi)
7. Nutgrass Galingale Rhizome (Rhizoma Cyperi--Xiangfu)
8. Red Peony Root (Radix Paeoniae Rubra--Chishao)
9. Safflower (Flos Carthami--Honghua)
10. Tangshen (Radix Codonopsis--Dangshen)

17 week of Acupuncture

On Thursday I began my 17th week of acupuncture. My temps seemed to be going a little wacko I guess because I haven't been following my diet and exercise routine as I should have. They seem to be a little better now that I've started my fresh veggie juice in the mornings. I asked LAc what the little wires were for. She said it was just extra stimulation to certain places. Usually she uses it on my lower back, but today she used it on my stomach. She said she was going to use it to stimulate my ovaries. She also said to begin BD as soon as I see eggwhite and BD every other day. Last month my ovulation day was on the 17th, so hopefully it will move up a day or two. Today is CD 13 and I haven't noticed any. I guess all there is left to do is wait. Also, I told her I had bought the Greens powder and asked her what she thought about it. She said, honestly, she'd rather me not take it since all of that is processed, even if they do call it natural. She'd rather me add an extra leaf of something green. The only time she suggested I take it is if I were to ever go out of town or on the road and I had no access to veggies. Here are herbs for this week until I see her again next saturday:

1. Chinese # 0509011-20050901-1.5
2. Chinese # 0511011-20051101-2.5
3. Himalayan Teasel Root (Radix Dipsaci--Xuduan)
4. Indian Bread (Poria--Fuling)
5. Nutgrass Galingale Rhizome (Rhizoma Cyperi--Xiangfu)
6. Red Peony Root (Radix Paeoniae Rubra--Chishao)
7. Safflower (Flos Carthami--Hongua)
8. Tangshen (Radix Codonopsis--Dangshen)
9. Twotoothed Achyranthes Root (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae--Niuxi)
10. White Peony Root (Radix Paeoniae Alba--Baishao)

It was interesting because I saw her assistant measuing out the actual leaves of the herbs on the scale and bagging them. I asked LAc what the benefits are of drinking fresh herbs. She said when she called manufacturer, they told her there are not differences in the results. The only difference is that you have to boil the leaves every 3 days and the tea has a stronger taste since it sits for so long.

Anyhow, I have lost a total of 13 pounds. I feel great! I have gone down 2 dress sizes and am now wearing a size 8 and medium tops. Also, I have ordered a copy of the meditation cd from the Anji Inc website for natural cycles. LAc said she strongly recommened it.

16th week of Acupuncture

Today I will begin my 16th week of acupuncture. I saw LAc and as always, she was wonderful. She told me stories of women that have become pregnant with her treatments. She always makes me feel really positive about the treatments. Today she said that a 43 yo woman became pregnant after 3 months of treatments with her. WOW! Then she told me that a woman that was diagnosed with PCOS, after 3 months of treatment, showed no sign of it on sonogram. Interesting! Let's hope this is the cycle for me!!!!!! We will be BDing lots this cycle.

So she told me to begin my herbal teas on Friday, tomorrow, and see her again next Saturday. She automatically knew that there had been a change in my diet and exercise without me telling her. She asked me if there were any changes or if I had been consuming spicy and/or ice cold beverages because my tongue looked like it had some spots on it! I was scared, and told her not any that I could think of, but maybe. I'm sure she knew, though! I also told her my AF was so weird, that I really only had normal flow on CD1, then heavy CD2, then spotting CD3 & CD4, but that I also had a foul smell. She said that was also related to my diet. So the herbs that I am taking are the ones listed below:

1. Chinese Angelica (Radix Angelicae Sinensis—Danggui)
2. Chinese # 0505011
3. Chinese # 0509011-20050901
4. Chinese # 0510081-20051008
5. Glossy Privet Fruit (Fructus Ligustri Lucidi—Nuzhenzi)
6. Indian Bread (Poria—Fuling)
7. Prepared Rehmannia Root (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata—Shudihuang)
8. Tangshen (Radix Codonopsis—Dangshen)
9. Twotoothed Achyranthes Root (Radix Ahyranthis Bidentatae—Niuxi)
10. White Peony Root (Radix Paeoniae Alba—Baishao)

She actually gave them to me the last time I saw her but since I have been on menses and all, I have not even touched them. She gave me some herbs for an additional day to make it until I see her next Saturday:

1. Chinese Angelica (Radix Angelicae Sinensis--Danggui)
2. Chinese # 0505011--1--6
3. Chinese # 0509011-20050901--1.5--10
4. Chinese # 0510081-20051008--1--10
5. Chinese # 0510081-20051008--1.5--10
6. Chinese # 0510081-20051008--2--10
7. Glossy Privet Fruit (Fructus Ligustri Lucidi--Nuzhenzi)
8. Prepared Rehmannia Root (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata--Shudihuang)
9. Tangshen (Radix Codonopsis--Dangshen)
10. Twotoothed Achyranthes Root (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae--Niuxi)

4th cycle since Acupuncture

I am not disappointed, but not happy about getting AF again. I know that we just began trying again, but I guess I was still hoping for a miracle. So something is really weird. Since ovulation, I have had some really weird cramping and then I had some spotting since about 1 week before AF. Finally, AF showed up yesterday, after 16 dpo. Last cycle it had gone down to 13 dpo. This AF was the worst I've had in a while. I had the worst cramping yesterday and PMS big time! My poor DH!

I called LAc today to ask her what's going on and she said it was really strange. She scheduled me an ER appointment for Thursday at 5:00 pm. She is so sweet! I guess this is partially my fault, although I am not going to tell her the whole truth. I have not been doing the Alkaline diet the way I should be. I know, I'm only harming myself, but with work and all, it's just been really hectic. I haven't even worked out since 2 weeks ago. Shame, shame on me. As soon as AF is gone I will begin working out again. I have to. The problem now is that we are going out of town this week end. I just can't get into the habit of drinking my juice in the morning again. I stopped (big NO NO!) and I just can't start again. This has to be all my fault!