dipping my toe in a chinese pond

Today after the diagnostic blood work and dildo cam I had an 

appointment with my Naturopath. I was really REALLY looking 

forward to this appointment as I had been feeling so overwhelmed

by the fertility clinic. I needed a new perspective. 

My Naturopath works specifically with infertility and up 

until now I had been a little hesitant to even talk about starting 

the stronger chinese herbs. I'm still hesitant, but at least she has

given me another path to take, if i choose to walk it. 

I showed her my charting and let her know that my R.E. wanted

nothing to do with my charts. My charts very clearly indicate an

ovulation on Day 18, my temperatures, my OPK and my cervical

mucus all point to Day 18. Soon as my R.E. saw this, he said 

"studies show that woman really have no idea when they ovulate, 

your wasting your time with charting" He believes that because my 

cycle is 28 days long that I would not ovulate on day 18, I would 

ovulate on day 14 (as the textbooks say)

Now that I am doing diagnostic testing I will soon know what day 

I ovulate, I will be charting as well to make sure everything 

matches up. Part of me hopes that I DO ovulate on day 18 so I can

say to my R.E. "see, WOMAN DO know their own bodies, and 

you don't need a study to know that!" but then again, part of me

wants to ovulate on day 14 and have a good length luteal phase.

Although my ego would be bruised by the second option, 

I would have a good length cycle and thats what's important. 

Anyway (I got off track) my Naturopath talked to me about what

my options are if the tests do show an ovulation on day 18. 

She believes the best option would be to move from the dong quai

herbs to a stronger mix of chinese herbs. She thinks this will work

for a number of reasons:

1. It has been proving very successful in her clinical studies

2. It should move my ovulation from day 18 to 14

3. It will allow my temperatures to rise (I have a bit of a thyroid issue

and my basal temperatures are very low)

4. It will allow for a healthy uterus and pituitary gland for after my 

HSG. Studies have shown that chances of conceiving are higher during 

the 2 cycles following the HSG

I think those are all very valid reasons, and I think I'm going to go for 

it. What really do I have to loose? We do not find out the results 

of our tests until November 24th, so in the meantime I may as well 

drink some stinky herbs and have some accupunture treatments!

So........this is my next course of action, I feel pretty ok with it,

I think.