Over 2 years ago my husband and I started trying to get pregnant. We tried all the traditional methods of timing and counting days, putting my legs up in the air and all the other tricks that people tell you to do. After about a year and a half we realized that there must be something more we can do. Being 45 years old I was feeling pressured to take any measure to arrive at a successful pregnancy, as I was no spring chicken. We began seeing Dr. Kosasa who is a specialist in infertility and went through the typical IUI route and still had no luck. I think we did 2 or 3 of them. I remembered several years back an acupuncturist that i was seeing for a shoulder injury recommended Edie Uchida as an acupuncturist who specializes in fertility. At this stage I really wanted to try everything. I began seeing Edie 3 times a week and started drinking mysterious teas made out of roots and twigs. Finally I was ready to start preparing to do Invitro fertilization as I had exhausted all other methods. I was seeing Dr Kosasa on a regular basis so he could monitor the growth of my lining. When he measured it on the Friday before my procedure my lining was 5mm. Dr. Kosasa wanted my lining at at least 7mm by Monday or they would cancel my cycle. This was after weeks and weeks of taking shots of different medications in order to prepare my body. If my lining wasn’t ready I would have to quit and start the whole process over again. I went in to see Edie and told her I had 4 days to build my lining from a 3 mm to 7mm. I went to see her every day I could. She did back treatments to increase my lining on Friday and Saturday. Then she doubled my raw herbs and increased my granuled fertility herbs, and low and behold on Monday my lining was perfect. I am pregnant with twins now and could not be more grateful to Edie and all that she has done for us in our challenge to become pregnant. I am still seeing her as I have had several scares where I have started to bleed. She will focus her treatments on stopping bleeding and building the strength of my organs. When you are older it is important to rest and really take it easy so you can build your blood. She has been a great reminder to really take it easy as I am not a person who likes to slow down. Now i go in for tune-ups to build blood as that has been an issue for me all along. I highly recommend seeing Edie if you are having difficulty getting pregnant or even if you are having a healthy pregnancy and just want to make sure all your organs are healthy and strong. – Gratefully ~ Kathryn