Acupuncture?

The weirdest thing happened when I was at my doctor appointment a couple months ago…

It was a routine check-up, and as my doctor usually does, she asked me about having children. I told her that while we want to have children, we’re in no rush, and we’re definitely not worrying about fertility issues or anything yet (although I’ve developed a mini-complex, I believe, after this particular appointment). This is basically the same thing I’ve told her the past couple years, but this time, it’s as though she either wasn’t listening, or maybe had her own agenda.

“Well, many of my patients who have trouble conceiving have had a lot of luck with acupuncture. I don’t directly refer my patients to alternative medicine practices, but I can give you a brochure if you’d like to look into it,” she said to me.

“Um, okay. Thanks,” is how I replied, but in my head, I was shouting “HOLD UP, DOC!”

I mean, first of all, I clearly stated that we were in no rush, which led me to believe she just wasn’t listening to me (hence my reluctant, but polite, response). But the curiosity started to build inside of me… I began wondering why she would assume we would need to explore acupuncture infertility treatments. WAS there something wrong with either of us? I mean, I know I’m no spring chicken, but I’m not to an age where I need to start worrying about that, am I? But then again, why HAVEN’T I gotten preggers yet? I did take the birth control pill for a few years, but I stopped taking it over a year and a half ago. And I really haven’t had too many “scares”, which, quite frankly, now seems sort of odd.

Besides all of the anxiety this simple recommendation from my doctor posed for me, there was another reason this was pretty much out of the question: the price! The first “introductory” session was over $100, and then you were supposed to go back every week or something like that… and each appointment was at least around $100. Even if we *needed* this treatment, I’m not sure we could afford it! So, hopefully it won’t come to that. :)

We’ll see how this all pans out. I have nothing against acupuncture. As a matter of fact, I’d love to try it, but for something like stress reduction instead of infertility.

It was a pretty funny experience, though… I left the doctor’s office quite bewildered, but this is sort of one of the reasons why I love my doctor. She always throws me for a loop and she’s always throwing random thoughts out there. She’s random - I’m random… I guess we’re a good fit. She’s a keeper. She’ll definitely be the one to deliver my babies (if and when, of course)…

Anyone out there tried this? Thoughts?