TESSA LEE BORN 6/12/09, What Happens in Vegas Doesn't Always Stay in Vegas!!

Hi everyone....Tessa Lee is here,, She is 21 inches and 6 pounds 11 oz. Everyone is good. She was born 6/12 AT 6:18 PM. WE ARE BLESSED !!!

Back in October, one of my clients sent the following e-mail: "I'm pregnant!!! After quite some time of an emotional roller coaster, God has finally blessed us. Thank you for your assistance. I will be forever grateful Carolyn for this wonderful miracle. I don't know exactly what changed but I believe it to be a combination of the acupuncture, herbs, relaxation and timing. We did conceive when we were in Vegas so obviously what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas :). I will be in touch in the future for your assistance throughout this wonderful time." Tessa Lee is Here! Born June 12, 2009!

Another miracle! For some of you who have chosen to move on, after a long journey of acupuncture, herbs and waiting I understand and respect your decision. Sometimes it is hard to move on and let go. However, in the letting go often your body, spirit and mind are able to open up and relax. Perhaps at another time you might come back but if taking a break is what you need then so be it.

Ultrasound Pics And Most Women are Not Infertile, Simply Imbalanced

"Hi Carolyn,
I just realized that I didn't send you the latest pictures (the last 5 pics) of our ultrasound done May 20th. The Dr. said everything looked great! Yeah!! You can see the baby sucking it's thumb in the first picture, just like their big sister!! We will go back to the Perinatologist on June 29th and find out the sex too.
It seems strange not seeing you every week!
Hope all is well with you and I will talk to you soon and let you know any updates. Our next regular ob visit is June 8th.
Hugs,
Janice & Baby"

"Hi Carolyn,
Isn't it amazing to look at the progression of these pictures? I am definitely starting to show and clothes are getting a bit snug for me. Makes it all a bit more real too which is nice. I would love to put something together for you to put on your website and it is no problem to use the ultrasound pictures either. I don't care if my name is on them or not. I haven't been shy about telling people that we did IUI since you never know who else may be battling fertility problems too and maybe our story will help others too."

Weeks ago if you remember I wrote and sent prayers for Janice on my blog and well those weeks passed. Janice did acupuncture with me for 6 months beginning July 30, 2008 but the work paid off. Yes she did an IUI with injectibles after trying on her own. She will be 40 years old in July this year. She also sadly had one unassisted pregnancy about 2 months before which ended in a miscarriage within a month with me. In addition before she saw me she had a few months of acupuncture somewhere else. I would call that commitment to a process. Chinese Medicine has proven success rates, increasing the odds with assisted techniques by 65%!

Most women as Dr. Randine Lewis who wrote The Infertility Cure would say, are not infertile, but simply imbalanced. Because of her own personal experience with infertility and her success with natural treatments utilizing Chinese Medicine, nutrition and lifestyle changes she has helped women become and stay pregnant.

How does success come? Success comes when we know we are doing good things for our body, mind and spirit, when we consciously take and active role in our health to prevent imbalance and to make adjustments in our diet, exercise routine, meditation and work ethics. It also, is realized when the menstrual cramps subside, the constipation stops, the headaches go away and your overall energy and sleep patterns improve.

Last week I received an e-mail from one of my patients I had not seen in a bit due to some unforseen circumstances. She said she wanted to come by for a few minutes to see me. I said that was fine. When she walked in, I saw the bassinette and said, "boy Darla that was quick!"

With a glow on her face I had not seen, she smiled "yes, just as we were getting ready for an IUI, Doctor Welden called and said he had to go out of town, we got the call they had a baby for us from the adoption agency!" Prettiest little baby girl I had seen with big blue eyes and I have never seen Darla look so happy...she said even her chronic constipation had disappeared.

I said you look like a natural with that baby. She said I feel that way and with one week to prepare they had the baby from birth. After our visit she sent this e-mail below.

"Carolyn,It was great to see you, too. I was so excited and couldn't wait to share my story with you and show off my baby girl. I will send you some pictures and write something for you to post. I truly feel that what happened was part of my destiny.I'll be in touch soon.Darla:"

After seeing Darla so happy, I wanted her to share her story so other couples would know this is a viable option in this fertiltiy process. God Bless.

I also want to send my prayers and love to some clients of mine who moved right after they conceived with acupuncture. His wife had gone into preterm labor and had to be on some drugs to maintain the pregnancy and was in the hospital. She was 26 weeks pregnant and I have not heard back this week how things were going.

For now, I must fix some lunch and return to work. For those of you still not there, hang in there..this goes for Sonia, Amber and Melody who have worked with me now for awhile. My prayers go out to them. They deserve this miracle of life! The seeds of life are planted within them! YES! YES!

We Welcome another, Jackson Presley...one day after Ricky

They say things come in threes and boy did it when these women, Val first and then Katie and then Renne' all conceived at once and gave birth within two weeks.

On April 16th Jackson Presley, Katie's baby arrived all in one hour of labor once her water broke.

He arrived exactly on his due date. We can at least say he might always be an on time kind of person. In hindsight, I kind of feel like I already know my babies before they arrive; after all they evolve from one tiny single cell...the largest in the body by the way.

Funny Katie, I have been listening to Elvis Presley from a CD of a friend and I remember your husband wanted to name him Elvis after him, but you compromised and chose to use his last name, Presley for your son's middle name and the place of Elvis's birth, I believe for his first name. I love Elvis's ballads by the way. Lullaby's for baby Presley...JP right?

I look forward to meeting him! Congrats on this amazing miracle of life.

May all my women feel this beauty in their hearts and know it there first, for it is the heart that supplies the blood to the womb and when it stays open and trusting and is at peace, the pituitary can make a better connection from the ovaries, uterus and the loop that connects the heart to them and ultimately to the hypothalmus of the brain that says yes, let's make this connection.

Everyday I assit this process in opening up this pathway so ovulation can occur and to nourish your essence, your eggs, your uterus and yes even men's sperm all by opening up blood flow and the nourishment comes from the Chinese Herbs and the supplements and food I recommend to you. My Blessings to all of you, I keep you all in my thoughts and prayers.

Hi Everyone!

Richard Kenneth Sullivan " Ricky" came into the world on 4/15/09 @ 11:03 am. He weighed 8lbs 11oz and was 21in long. He is just the sweetest thing on the face of this earth and he is absolutely perfect! (no funny alien looking baby here)!!!! I'll send more pics soon! Enjoy! XOXO- Renee'

It is amazing that exactly a year ago today Renee was at my Fertility Forum listening to my other women with success speak. She came with her Mom. Renee is 40 years old and at the end of 3 months of acupuncture she was pregnant with Ricky after a devasting miscarriage and several rounds of clomid. See her video and success story on my site.

Blood is like Sunshine & Water to your Eggs & Uterus

"Can egg quality be improved? Think of it like this, the eggs are like beautiuful little flowers that need lots of sunshine and water to thrive and thick rich soil to grow in. " I quote this notation from Dr. Mike Berkley, a very wise practitioner and teacher who practices in NY. "Blood flow makes all the difference. Blood is a messenger that carries nutrients, hormones, oxygen, and electrolytes to the ovaries(the soil) and to the eggs themselves. Blood makes a return trip from the ovaries too. On its way back, it takes dead cells(known as debris) away from the ovaries. This delivery of the 'good' and excretion of the 'bad' is the rain and sunshine the ovaries need to improve the follicles and the eggs.
Acupuncture and herbal medicine answer this call beautifully. They are efficeint methods for improving blood flow. And amazingly, after a period of treatment with acupuncture and herbs we see the FSH start to go down!" But this is not only true for FSH levels which in turn affect follicular and oocyte health but for the quality of the uterus lining as well.
Thanks Mike for this insight! I love reading your blog musings and hope you do not mind I quote you if you ever read mine.

Mama Val and Baby Rachal

Double click to see how beautiful up close. Are these two not Ms. April calender girls?

Baby Rachal has arrived!!

We are pleased to announce last Wed. March 31 at 12:37 AM Val finally had her baby girl. Isn't she beautiful and so tiny only 6 lbs something. Very sweet! Val is still recovering I think but very very happy.

When we think back to last year, Val along with her husband had attended my Fertility Forum in April with hopes of conceiving yet feeling disillusioned since Val has PCOS. Not only did she conceive but she conceived with no assitance other than with acupuncture and Chinese Herbs.

Congrats to Val and Justin!

Soon Baby Jackson will be on his way. Katie came in yesterday and said she had some mild cramping. We did not try to induce but simply tried to keep her energy up and maintain things until her due date of April 16th, as Katie indicated she has far too much to do until then.