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We are an Australian couple, currently living in Taiwan as English teachers. On top of trying to learn Chinese and trying not to die everyday on the crazy Taiwanese roads, we are also trying to conceive our first child through using Chinese medicine. Join us on our journey through herbs and acupuncture, and every day Taiwanese life.

Sunday 11 December 2011

Dr Sun Fun - Parts 4 & 5

Sorry for the lack of blogging.
I have started an extra job and have had friends visiting, and well just haven't had the time!

But anyway, onto Dr Sun Fun!

According to my usual cycle, I have a rather short Luteal phase of between 9 and 13days so I was really curious to see what would happen with this cycle. I started seeing Dr Sun just before my AF came the month before, so technically this is cycle one.
From the start of the cycle I noticed a very dramatic change - my temps were just sooooo stable! They are usually pretty erratic (although I thought this was normal) although I am able to notice a difference between my low temp phase and post-O, high temp phase.
This month my temps have been virtually the same temperature EVERYDAY! with the occasional day when it is 0.01C lower or higher!!

Obviously I was extremely excited and I was really hoping I would O at a normal time and have a normal LP for a change!
Mr Man and I tried our absolute hardest in the babymaking department, however, the more we tried, the more I didn't O... and didn't O.. to the point where I started questioning whether the herbs were making me have an annovulatory cycle.
I went back to Dr Sun (visit 4) and he was pretty disappointed to hear that I hadn't O'ed yet either. So he changed my herbs again, and changed my acupuncture again, and I literally O'ed the next day CD18!! (I don't know whether I would have O'ed then normally but anyway..)

O pains this month were weird. I felt like I was getting AF.. And that feeling hasn't gone away.

My temps post O were also amazingly stable, and I was pretty proud to show Dr Sun my chart on Friday (visit 5). He was pretty impressed (he is becoming as obsessed with my chart as I am!) and high-fived me!! lol

Even if this isn't my cycle this month, I'm just SOOO proud of my temps!!
They are beautiful!
I can just see how much healthier my body had become with just 5 weeks of herbs and acupuncture and it's really given me the confidence to keep going and not give up hope of that BFP!!

Total costs for visit 4 & 5 = 190NT each (AU$6.10)

Total so far: 910NT (AU$30)

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