Accupuncture for IUI?

[RM80]

I did acupuncture for my IVF cycle so i'm pretty familiar with the reccomended days for treatment, but how about IUI??  Anyone use it while doing IUI?

So I was thinking based on 28 day cycle:
1.  Day 11 (1 week before implantation, few days prior to IUI)
2.  Day 18 (assume day 14 is IUI day, so 4 days past IUI, near implantation time)
3.  Day 20 (just a few days later, 6 days post IUI, just in case...)

Anyone have other recommendations?  I know from all my IVF reading that the day of transfer before/after is the most critical, so how do you hit those marks?? Day 3 post IUI or Day 5?

Help and suggestions welcome!

 

[wittyandwaiting]

I just started this week and my acupuncturist suggested the following based on my 28/29 day cycle:

CD 6 or 7

Morning of IUI and afternoon of IUI (or as close before and after as possible)

CD21

Hope that helps!

ETA: following this because I'm interested in hearing from others too!

[kona]

We (DW) did acupuncture with most of our IUIs. I know at one point she was getting it immediately after the insemination. I'm not sure of the schedule other than that but I know it wasn't consistent. She liked it but honestly after 7 IUIs I'm it sure if that helped or not.

[lilzeezee]

Yeah, I also did acupuncture with some of my IUI's, and it took us 7 tries. Not really sure if it helped! We did 3 IUI's with one acupuncturist, did another 3 with no acupuncture at all, and then the seventh try we did with an acunpuncturist who said she focused on fertility. That was the one that took, but I have to say I'm still a little skeptical about whether it really helped. It felt lovely, though!

[RM80]

I did acupuncture for our one ivf and I'm convinced that's what helped it work, but who knows! Probably all mental!

[healz413]

We never did acupuncture for IUIs (manada gets nerve pain from acupuncture and I don't have fallopian tubes so never did an IUI), but I did acupuncture before our IVF cycle (for egg quality) and for our frozen transfer. I'm a big fan, but unfortunately I'm unable to offer IUI timing advice for acupuncture.

Good luck!

[RM80]

Thanks all- my acupuncturist moved at the end of January so I have to find someone new. I hate starting over... Just wanted to kinda have a plan before I did, but guess I need to just try what feels right!