https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:40:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/antidepressants-irregular-periods#post-2898564 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 11:11:02 +0000 kce56 2898564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cyoung I’m on Remeron which isn’t a typical antidepressant and it’s hard to find that much info on this effect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/antidepressants-irregular-periods#post-2898558 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 09:56:27 +0000 cyoung 2898558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kce56: for me it’s been depending on the medication. I’m on ability and it’s doesn’t effect it but I was on Latuda (spelling?) and it made my prolactin levels raise and my periods mess up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/antidepressants-irregular-periods#post-2898556 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 09:39:00 +0000 kce56 2898556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’ve been on anti-anxiety medication for just over a year now and my periods have been all over the place. My most recent period came just 2 weeks after the last one! I had a bunch of testing done earlier this year (including an ultrasound) and am going back to my gynecologist next week but am wondering if any bees have similar experiences. I don’t even know if the two are related, maybe it’s just age (I’m 37). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2581238 Tue, 05 Jul 2016 15:56:38 +0000 PeaceLily 2581238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Iced Tea: I'm sorry to hear about your chemical pregnancy. Good luck trying again this cycle.</p> <p>I just reached out to an acupuncturist in my area since I've read such great things about acupuncture helping with fertility and stress.</p> <p>I can't help much with the vitex. I actually took vitex for about 4 months before trying to conceive to help regulate my cycles, but I decided to stop taking it before we started trying because I was worried what would happen if I was taking it and ended up pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2580808 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 22:24:45 +0000 Iced Tea 2580808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wanted to update you all that I had a chemical pregnancy following that first ovulation. We decided to continue with acupuncture and try again this next cycle. </p> <p>I actually panicked a bit and starting taking vitex right after ovulation. I'm trying to decide whether to continue the vitex or not. Anyone have advice on that? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2570390 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 07:01:15 +0000 Iced Tea 2570390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsB2012: that's great! Best of luck to you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2570343 Sun, 19 Jun 2016 22:48:06 +0000 MrsB2012 2570343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to acupuncture the second month I was TTC my first and got pregnant that cycle. I wasn't going for fertility, I was going to help my sleep cycle, but I do think it played a factor in getting pregnant. We had been NTNP for like a year prior to that. I'm now trying for my third baby and we're on our 9th ( I think? 8th? ) cycle so I went this month. I went at the beginning of my cycle and I had a shorter period this month. I also got a positive OPK today on CD 15 when I usually don't O until CD 18. I have another appointment this week. I'm slightly optimistic that it will help :)</p> <p>That's awesome you got a positive OPK already! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2570334 Sun, 19 Jun 2016 21:46:13 +0000 Iced Tea 2570334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my god; I'm so excited! </p> <p>I had my second session four days ago. </p> <p>Also, I slept all night last night while my husband tended to our toddler for wake ups. </p> <p>I showed hubby and asked if he wanted to BD, and he surmised I must have slept really well. Haha. </p> [attach=5302/16/o91ud1.450x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2570130 Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:46:58 +0000 Iced Tea 2570130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: @sometimesshesings:<br /> Can you tell me more about the herbal treatments? I'm getting weekly acupuncture, and she said if I don't get a period within a month, then she will start herbs. I'm not wild about the idea, but I really don't know much about them. Can you share your experience? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2565865 Mon, 13 Jun 2016 07:04:38 +0000 ValentineMommy 2565865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did - and I got pregnant with DS2 the first cycle trying with acupuncture. This was after a mc, and I definitely think it helped my body. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2562519 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 11:43:24 +0000 Iced Tea 2562519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's great to hear all these stories! I just finished the first session. I'm optimistic, especially since I've had some hormonal symptoms the last few days and we night weaned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2562337 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 06:01:07 +0000 sometimesshesings 2562337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! It took about six months of acupuncture to finally regulate my wacky periods. When I still didn't get pregnant after another six months, my acupuncturist tried an aggressive herbal treatment (a different formula for each part of my cycle). I felt a difference right away (fewer symptoms that go along with hormonal imbalance) and got pregnant during my next cycle. I had been TTC for a year before seeing an acupuncturist, so it took 2 years total. I went to an acupuncturist when my doctor diagnosed unexplained infertility and offered me meds. I wanted to see if alternative medicine could help me with any underlying issues, which the doctor didn't see interested in investigating. I know there are lots of variables when it comes to successful conception, but I am certain TCM made a difference for me.</p> <p>I also got an acupuncture treatment within two days of going into labor with both of my kids. My acupuncturist says induction via acupuncture only works well if your body/baby are basically ready and just need a little nudge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2562307 Sun, 05 Jun 2016 21:54:18 +0000 stratosphere 2562307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I went weekly for a few months before TTC the first time, as I had a big problem with bleeding about 50% of my cycle. I ended up getting pregnant second cycle trying (first cycle when my DH was in town when I ovulated). For my second pregnancy (currently 29 weeks) I went for a few sessions before TTC and got pregnant the first cycle trying. My acupuncturist has a pretty big practice in fertility acupuncture so has a ton of experience with it (she also treats pain though and is amazing at that too in my experience with a whiplash injury). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2562258 Sun, 05 Jun 2016 18:44:13 +0000 wheres_c 2562258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hadn't had a cycle in over a year. I went for acupuncture, 2 weeks later I was pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2562103 Sun, 05 Jun 2016 08:34:00 +0000 madger 2562103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I was having 40-60 day cycles after I got my period back post weaning and I started going to acupuncture once a week. After 4-5 treatments I got a BFP! Related, I also used acupuncture to induce labor with my first (I went into labor an hour after my appointment!), so I am a huge believer. As a bonus the appointments were incredibly relaxing and I'd almost always fall asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2561979 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 19:55:43 +0000 Goldengirl 2561979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did! I got pregnant a lot quicker than I thought I would, but who knows if it was due to that. At the very least, it was suuuper relaxing and a great time for a nap :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2561935 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 18:13:21 +0000 OldpuebloJenn 2561935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did it. I found the treatments to be really relaxing, so besides any perceived benefit, the relaxation, stress relief was huge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2561843 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 12:43:56 +0000 bloved 2561843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did and honestly, it did not seem to help (still needed Ivf and did it through failed Ivf and FETs as well so not thinking it is what ultimately made Ivf successful). However it is relaxing and I felt good to be trying SOMETHING that might help, since so much of ttc is out of your control. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2561838 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 12:31:23 +0000 pachamama 2561838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had two acupuncturists while TTC and I definitely think it helped me get pregnant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2561835 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 12:20:52 +0000 travelgirl1 2561835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did and credit it with being able to get pregnant three times without intervention. I have thin type PCOS and wasn't ovulating or having periods. After starting acupuncture and herbs I started ovulating regularly and got pregnant the first cycle we tried twice (one successful pregnancy, one miscarriage). My period came back quickly after the miscarriage and we got pregnant on the fourth cycle. I had been to a fertility clinic to diagnose the PCOS and they had said I had virtually no chance of ovulating without medication, so I was really impressed with acupuncture. Overall it was expensive, but worth it for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561799 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 10:18:30 +0000 ms. pug 2561799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Iced Tea: mine came back right around 12 months when we dropped to 1-2 times per day. I got pregnant that cycle! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561770 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 07:49:23 +0000 pastemoo 2561770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Iced Tea: 15 months, not sttn, and like 8x/ day? Or more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561753 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 06:56:42 +0000 lilteacherbee 2561753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my oldest, it came back at 11 months and I was nursing/pumping 2-3 times a day and once overnight. I got pregnant after that one period, which was shocking to me because it took over a year to get pregnant the first time.</p> <p>LO2 is currently 10 months and nothing yet. He still nurses 4-5 times a day and 2-3 times overnight, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561703 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 23:52:38 +0000 turquoisemama 2561703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 11 months. She was still nursing 5-6 times a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561676 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 22:14:12 +0000 Astro Bee 2561676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just had my first period at 14 months pp. LO has been sleeping through the night (12-13 hrs) since 9 months, but I was breastfeeding ~5x a day (over 11 hours) until 12 months. Then I went back to work and BF 3x a day for one month. For the last month I only BF 1-2x a day. No idea if I'm ovulating. We are TTC, so I hope so! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2561662 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 21:11:15 +0000 BSB 2561662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I did and I saw a fertility acupuncturist during the 3 years of infertility. I saw her through my IUIs and eventual IVF cycle. Though she didn't help me get pregnant without using IUI and IVF (since I had to resort to IVF, I think there were issues the acupuncture couldn't cure). I do attribute acupuncture for keeping my anxiety down during infertility journey and my pregnancy. I had a complications during pregnancy and if I had be stressed, I think my twins would have been born sooner. I managed to stay mostly stress free during my 6 weeks on hospital bed rest. My OB said I was a text book case of a perfect hospital bed rest case. My OB office was amazed that I kept the twins cooking until my scheduled induction at 34 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-acupuncture-while-ttc#post-2561651 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 20:23:03 +0000 Kitkat 2561651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Iced Tea: I did, and got pregnant the first cycle doing it (it was also my second cycle on Clomid), so it was probably a combination of the two. I'm 21 weeks and still going. I definitely think it helped me get pregnant and helped with symptoms after I did - I had no nausea, and have been pretty relaxed/anxiety-free so far. Good luck and let me know if you have any specific questions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561621 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 19:16:50 +0000 Corduroy 2561621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just got my period when LO was 11 months. I was pumping 2x at work and nursing 3-4x in addition to that, not overnight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561611 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 18:54:25 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2561611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following. LO is 12mos, nursing ~6/day still, I'm on the mini pill &amp; am starting to think about TTC, but still no AF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-cycle-was-slow-to-return-while-breastfeeding#post-2561597 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 18:08:04 +0000 MoonMoon 2561597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>21 months, he was still nursing 6-8+ times per 24 hours, but he'd reduced overnight nursing to "only" once or twice. </p>