Acupuncture and Craniosacral therapy first appointment

Today I had my first experience with acupuncture and craniosacral therapy at The Plumb Blossom Clinic whom I'd read a recommendation for on one of the in/fertility forums that I lurk on.

The appointment was earlier than I'd have preferred at 8.30am but it worked out to be a good choice of time as I've been floating and sleepy for the rest of the day! I'm impressed so far, as one of the main reasons to choose therapies from traditional chinese medicine is that it looks at the causes of health problems rather than the effects of them. Alison took a full medical history and we talked about stress and its effects on the body. This was the first time that I felt that I am being treated by investigating the whole picture of what's happened, not just instant fixing my missing oestrogen supply with Yasmin or HRT.

In case you're wondering, I could feel the needles going in but they just felt like pin pricks. I've had my ears pierced 3 and 4 times each, and my nose pierced before so wasn't worried about pain at all anyway. She started with my lower legs and toes, plus my hands where the I felt the needles more. They were left in for around 15-20 minutes and after a while I was so relaxed the needles felt like they warm and glowing or buzzing almost. Alison cradled my head and applied pressure there and above and below my pelvic bone.

As I'd read already in "The Infertility Cure" by Randine Lewis already, I have a Yin deficiency causing my body to have too much dryness and heat, hence the hot flushes and amenorrhoea. I need to restore the Yin which will replace the lost moisture in my body, and this is one of the main areas to be worked on. I have booked a further 5 sessions with Alison over the coming weeks and am looking forward to working with her again.