Acupuncture support alongside fertility treatment (5 Stars)

“I would highly recommend Lily as an acupuncturist to run alongside fertility treatment. Lily helped throughout our fertility treatment before and after conception. Not only did Lily administer acupuncture but she advised me on the best diet, helped with aches and pains and she has such a wide range of knowledge regarding fertility treatments that she always made time to answer a question. Lily is a true professional and I would highly recommend seeing her for fertility assistance.”

Jemima King, 5 stars

Womens Health, OnlineLily Lai2 February 2019Fertility, Fertility Support, Acupuncture

Posted by Lily Lai.

Help with conceiving when diagnosed with slim PCOS.

I had recently been diagnosed with slim pcos. After years of missed periods, a late miscarriage and such problems trying to conceive, I turned to acupuncture with a ‘why not’ type of attitude. I am a teacher, was living to work and somehow thought I would just fall pregnant in amongst my busy schedule. To put it into context - I missed my first appointment as I screeched up to the car park 30 minutes late as I had stayed late at school then hit traffic.

Lily genuinely helped me realise what was happening. She is like a counsellor, top fertility consultant and massage therapist all in one. Just being in the room made me so calm- it made me realise how hectic other areas of my life were too.

I was seeing a fertility consultant at the time and was one step away from taking clomid and ovarian drilling.

I came to Lily for fertility acupuncture. Lily listened carefully, gave gentle advice and then started each session. It makes me so emotional to look back through our emails - gradually my periods returned, and unbelievably I fell pregnant naturally (I also took Inofolic which helped, I believe).

The acupuncture worked for me - I know this sounds weird but I could feel the warmth inside me and I just knew that I was going to fall pregnant that month after my treatment. I honestly never thought this would be for me but if you have pcos and ttc, are stressed, frazzled, constantly Googling because western doctors’ answers just seems so extreme and scary, then I would say just try it!

I’m breastfeeding my baby boy as I type this. I really, really, really didn’t think it would happen to me and it did. I cannot thank Lily enough for helping me reconnect with my body/nature. I am now a very proud, doting mother.

Thank you Lily. I will be forever grateful and sure that the last session before the positive test was the one that helped support the pregnancy and give me a PERFECT little baby boy. Xx

C.G., 34, Female, Teacher, Hertfordshire

Womens HealthLily Lai2 February 2019PCOS, Fertility, Clomid, Pregnancy

Posted by Lily Lai.

Infertility and IVF support

"We came to Lily after 4 unsuccessful IVf cycles and unexplained infertility. I was due to start 5th IVF cycle and wanted to give my body the best chance.

Lily was extremely knowledgeable, very calming and helpful. It helped me to relax and feel informed for my IVF treatment. Even though IVF was unsuccessful, my time with Lily was invaluable. It was like therapy , relaxation and she understood the jargon from my notes and was able to really advise and explain things clearly to me. "

A, 43, Boxmoor

Womens HealthLily Lai15 November 2017IVF, Fertility, Acupuncture

Posted by Lily Lai.

Period pain and fertility

"Lily is extremely knowledgeable and this instills confidence in the treatment that she provides. I have recommended her services to several friends and will continue to do so.

The treatment was very effective, my period pain, although did not disappear completely, was a lot more manageable.

I'm now 7 months pregnant through IVF and feel that the treatment I received in the lead up helped to create the right environment for me to achieve success."

Anonymous, Hertfordshire

Womens HealthTestimonials9 April 2016Fertility, Period Pains

Posted by Lily Lai.

Help with unexplained fertility issues as well as weight loss and shoulder problems.

"It was a long road to becoming pregnant and I was advised acupuncture might be helpful. Lily's treatments really helped. Being diagnosed with 'unexplained' fertility issues is confusing and upsetting, and the focus, attention to detail and expertise provided by Lily in getting my body and cycle into balance, alongside her calm, reassuring manner really helped me to feel like progress was being made on what often felt like a relentless physical and emotional journey. As well as improving physical symptoms, the pace and style of Lily's treatment (relaxed but thorough and always happy to give clear and detailed explanations) instilled a sense of calm, maintained my positivity and really helped to prevent things becoming overwhelming. I continued my treatments through my pregnancy right up until the day before my planned C-section to help me cope with complications and ensure I went into hospital feeling serene and completely prepared. I cannot recommend Lily - and acupuncture - highly enough. Along the way, Lily also treated and improved a long-standing shoulder problem, and helped with weight loss."

A Former Patient, Hertfordshire

Womens HealthTestimonials9 April 2016Fertility, Weight Loss, Shoulder Pain

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Support & enhance fertility treatment outcomes.

"I consulted Lily regarding acupuncture treatment to support and enhance fertility treatment outcomes, and eventually had acupuncture over a couple of years or so. I found the acupuncture treatments together with Lily Lai's kind care, very helpful in terms of managing the process of fertility treatment both physically & mentally. It was also very useful to be able to discuss & consider fertility treatment with Lily Lai, as well as having some 'time out' from it during her treatment . I found Lily very knowledgeable about current fertility treatment.

Acupuncture treatment aided relaxation during a very stressful & traumatic period in my life. I had experienced infertility, failed fertility treatments as well as recurrent miscarriage.

Lily went on to support me with acupuncture treatment during a resulting twin pregnancy that produced 2 healthy babies!

I'm pleased to say that there was a very happy outcome. With very grateful thanks to Lily, who was very much part of the team. Keep up the good work."

A Former Patient, Hertfordshire

Womens HealthTestimonials9 April 2016Fertility

Posted by Lily Lai.

Trying to conceive and unexplained infertility.

"I was trying to conceive and had unexplained infertility, and used acupuncture approximately weekly for a year with my first pregnancy and again for my second pregnancy. Just a big thank you, again, for everything you did! I got pregnant within 3 months of treatment after 2.5 years of trying to conceive. I also felt better in general and experienced decreased pain (due to pregnancy) after each visit. Wouldn't hesitate to come back if I felt the need. The service and results were amazing! "

A Former Patient, Hertfordshire

Womens HealthTestimonials9 April 2016Fertility, Pain

Posted by Lily Lai.

Fertility & Maintaining Pregnancy After 2 Miscarriages

"I came to Lily after suffering 2 miscarriages, I had heard that acupuncture can help with fertility and maintaining a healthy pregnancy. I had acupuncture to regulate my cycles and help me conceive. I saw Lily once a week until about 20 weeks pregnant and then once a month until our daughter was born. I came back to Lily a few years later after having another miscarriage when trying for another child. Again I saw lily regularly every couple of weeks until the birth of our son.

Lily was at all times professional and caring, she was able to use her experience and knowledge of acupuncture to help me not only to conceive and carry 2 healthy children but she also was able to give advice and keep me calm! Whenever I had other problems within pregnancy like back ache or headaches she was also able to use acupuncture to treat those. After suffering from the heartbreak of miscarriage the only time I successfully conceived and carried full term babies were the times I had acupuncture with Lily."

Anonymous, Hertfordshire

Womens HealthTestimonials9 April 2016Fertility, Prenancy, Miscarriage

Posted by Lily Lai.

Depression, trying to concieve and trapped nerve, labour induction

"I was happy to meet such a professional as Lily and came back to her twice more with my problems. Also, I brought my mother for a consultation with Lily and a few acupuncture sessions. I felt the results of the acupuncture after about a month or so since the beginning of treatment. Lily was the person who I could ask lots of medical questions about myself and my family and always got the advice from her. I stopped seeing Lily when I got pregnant, which was the second reason for visiting the clinic. The acupuncture helped me to become more relaxed and I started to believe in it even more.

Second time I returned to the clinic to help me induce the labour and it started just 8 hours after the acupuncture session.

Also, Lily helped me with the after birth complications when I couldn't walk due to the trapped nerve. Lily's professional massage and acupuncture sped up my recovery a lot. I had only about 4 sessions and felt better."

A Former Patient, Hertfordshire

General Wellbeing, Womens HealthTestimonials9 April 2016Depression, Fertility, Trapped Nerve

Posted by Lily Lai.

Miscarriage, Ovarian Cyst and Fertility

"Prior to seeing Lily, I had suffered from a miscarriage which resulted in irregular periods. I also had ovarian cysts over a period of 2-3 months before I had my first appointment with Lily.

I wanted to try to conceive again following my miscarriage but was advised to put this on hold whilst I waited for the cysts to shrink. I was advised to wait for 3 months and decided to contact Lily to see if Chinese medicine could shrink the cysts without waiting for the whole 3 months. I also wanted to get my cycles regular so that I could try again and also to try and stop another miscarriage.

Within 3 months, the ovarian cysts shrank and I had this confirmed by having a scan. My cycles reverted back to 28 days and I was pregnant within 3 months of starting the Chinese medicine. I stayed on the medication until I was 17 weeks pregnant which I feel went a long way to help avoid a miscarriage.

I liked the consultations as Lily involved my input into the treatments and we therefore made joint decisions on how to proceed, taking into considering my preferences and also what would be easy for me to achieve/adhere to. Thanks for all your help Lily."

Northampton

Womens HealthTestimonials11 August 2015Miscarriage, Ovarian Cyst, Fertility, PCOS, Chinese Herbal Medicine

Posted by Lily Lai.

Fertility & Morning Sickness

"We had been trying for a baby for four months before I decided to book in for an appointment with Lily. I wanted the treatments to balance my hormones to help with fertility but also wanted help for my general wellbeing. During the course of treatment, I received Acupuncture, Ear-seed Acupressure, Moxibustion and Chinese Herbal Medicine. After each session with Lily, I felt more relaxed. She is very professional, approachable and thorough, always explaining clearly what each session would involve. I also found her website very informative and professional. All in all, it has been a very positive experience for me. Now that I am pregnant, I will continue to see Lily to help with the inevitable morning sickness!"

Anonymous

Posted by Lily Lai.

Fertility & Conception

"I initially sought treatment from Lily regarding some infertility issues I had. I've previously been treated with acupuncture that resulted in a full term pregnancy - I'd suffered with this for roughly three years before conceiving the first time. We wanted to try for another baby and as previously, acupuncture was again successful for conception. I had a relaxed and a calm state of mind with the acupuncture treatments - Lily as a practitioner was exceptionally professional and I would also recommend her to friends.

Ms C"

Womens HealthTestimonials11 August 2015Fertility, Conception

Posted by Lily Lai.