https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:30:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403740 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 07:56:09 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 403740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: @mrs. bird: I'm with Mrs. Bird - I'd say the location of the needles depend on your specific infertility issues. I had the cold uterus diagnosis, too, and had needles in many different places. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403715 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 06:58:00 +0000 mrs. bird 403715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: I think it depends on what they believe to be causing an imbalance in your body leading to the infertility. I went to one that specialized in fertility &amp; was a dr of Chinese medicine and a nutritionist, so she worked on may parts of my life. She did have me chart my temps and found that I was far too cold, so her goal was to warm me up do my body could do it on it's own. Sometimes the needles were different, but usually, I'd start laying on my belly and she'd start at top my my head and work her way downward and then up the other side, putting them in my scalp, across my shoulders, my lower arms/wrists, my lower back, my lower legs/ankles, and my feet. Then I'd lay there for about 30-45 minutes and she'd take them out &amp; flip me over and do ones down my front, between my eyebrows, near my inner elbow, my wrist near my thumb, on my belly/lower abdomen, just below my knees between them, my ankles &amp; the arches of my feet. There were about 20 needled per side. The ones for the electro acu were over my ovaries/uterus. There are 4 leads attached to the charge box that she increase ever 5 mins or so once my body was accustom to that amount voltage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403639 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:51:16 +0000 softcream 403639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i love acupuncture. though i don't need it right now. as for pain, getting poked in the face by my husband's stubble hurts more than acupuncture needles.</p> <p>i found it to be really relaxing. i got it for lower back pain that spread down my leg. my acupuncturist would give me a brief but lovely massage before inserting the needles, so i'd be relaxed. and you can barely feel the needles going in. then she'd leave a heat lamp and blankets over me while i hung out and let the needles do their thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403628 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:26:28 +0000 sunny 403628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm totally afraid of needles, but I was more afraid of a induction and hard labor, so I tried acupuncture. </p> <p>The needles didn't hurt one bit and I could barely feel most of them. Unfortunately, the acupuncture didn't help me get baby to come out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403626 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:22:53 +0000 Meridian 403626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: that's a good question, I'm curious too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403624 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:19:45 +0000 shopaholic 403624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had some that feel really good, like kind of puts you to sleep like you had a good yoga session, and others where it kind of pinches or hits a sharp nerve (because I was getting it for for nerves actually). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403596 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:20:28 +0000 anonysquire 403596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry to thread jack but at what points do they stick the needles in for infertility? Like above your ovaries or something? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403589 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:09:13 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 403589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>it feels goooooooood.. i think the ANTICIPATION of a needle going in is scarier than anything else, but the needle is so so thin you barely feel anything at all.. then you lay there under a hot heat lamp for 30 minutes until the doc says you're done. i turn to acupuncture FIRST before anything else if i can help it - headaches, colds, back pains, joint pain, nerve pain... i love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403488 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:46:09 +0000 Mrs. Bee 403488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i looooove acupuncture. it got rid of my migraines when nothing else would work. it got rid of my friend's allergies and my brother's back pain. and the acupuncturist i used to see specializes in fertility. she got women pregnant after they couldn't conceive through ivf.</p> <p>i feel so good after a session. i would get it regularly if a good acupuncturist were near me. it doesn't hurt -- i've had tons in my head like i was pinhead! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403476 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:33:47 +0000 heffalump 403476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me it was a little pinch for a second and then it was gone. Sometimes it would hurt but id tell them and they'd move the needle and it was fine.</p> <p>It was sooooo relaxing though! I loved it. They stick you with the needles, then they'd leave a warming light on me and leave me to just lay and relax. It was amazing. Unfortunately it didn't help my migraines so I couldn't come up with a good enough excuse to keep paying all of that money since the migraines were still there.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403471 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:27:58 +0000 travelgirl1 403471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It doesn't hurt, although I did used to get a little shock from the ones in my wrists sometimes. Actually some of the ones in my feet didn't feel nice going in. But I got pregnant, so it was worth it : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403336 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:00:43 +0000 mrs. bird 403336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends on the placement, the person, the acupuncturist, and the amount of manipulation. I've had some that I didn't feel (my scalp, my back), and others that were painful &amp; left bruises (my fingers, inner knees, the arch of my feet always sucks for a minute). The electro acu is kind of an insane feeling! That I've only had done on the needles over my ovaries &amp; uterus. I hate needles, really hate them, but you get used to it. Most of them aren't bothersome, but there have been a few unpleasant ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403235 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:15:06 +0000 glimmersnaps 403235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Compared to all the needles I was stuck with during pregnancy and labor... acupuncture doesn't even register. The needles are so thin--some are like a strand of hair-- it doesn't hurt at all. Depending on the location of the insertion you may be able to feel it slightly but within a couple of seconds it's over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403234 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:13:43 +0000 .twist. 403234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: yep, definitely sit still! LOL. made that mistake the first time, never again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403230 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:12:06 +0000 sslm 403230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was never painful for me, and I HATE needles!!! I wouldn't worry about it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403227 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:10:09 +0000 Mrs.Someone 403227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not scary at all! Some needles I feel a tiny pinch, some I feel nothing. The only ones that hurt for more than a second or two was one between my eyes, and one in my ear. Both felt fine pretty quick though. I also make sure I don't see myself full of needles. I've actually never even seen one in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403226 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:10:02 +0000 blackbird 403226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes I could feel them go in, but they were never painful. Sometimes i just felt pressure. If you move, then it hurts. Gotta hold still! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403220 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:05:10 +0000 Meridian 403220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hrm, it still sounds kinda scary, haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403199 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:50:49 +0000 .twist. 403199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have had it done twice. I didn't mind it. just feels like a few pinches, the worst is when they turn then (IMO), and that's not even that bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403189 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:38:55 +0000 StbHisMrs 403189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was going one - two times a week for a stretch when I had an eczema flare up and it's painless. It's actually very relaxing for me, you might feel a tiny pin prick but that's it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403187 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:38:02 +0000 mrsjazz 403187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did acupuncture for knee, wrist, and back pain. In areas I was in pain, the needle would only pinch for a second...and there were some areas that I didn't even realize had a needle in until I tried to move.</p> <p>I love acupuncture! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403186 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:37:52 +0000 JoJoGirl 403186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It does NOT feel like a needle! Definitely more like a little pinch for like 1 second and then it's gone, if you feel anything at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403184 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:35:48 +0000 Trailmix 403184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In my experience, it hurts a little bit but nothing to be scared of, it's totally manageable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403182 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:35:27 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 403182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's a little pinch, and then nothing. If it still hurts after 2 seconds, you can ask them to spin the needle and it goes away. I wouldn't consider it painful or stressful. Knowing Im about to get poked doesn't make me tense up or anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403151 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:21:38 +0000 tororojo 403151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have had one needle stuck in me out of curiosity (I have a family member who does acupuncture) and couldn't even feel it! I couldn't think of any ailments so he just stuck one in my hand, but several of my cousins had it done at the same time in other places and no one complained! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-acupuncture-feel-like#post-403148 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:19:37 +0000 Meridian 403148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It seems like there are a number of you who have undergone acupuncture! I've always been too chicken and was afraid of pain and needles... but supposedly it doesn't hurt? </p>