A Wonderful Pregnancy

My husband and I decided we were ready to start a family. We got pregnant right away, but then had a miscarriage. After a few months of trying with no results, we decided I would try acupuncture. I had never tried this before.

Andy Rosenfarb performed some tests and gave me herbs to take. He told me what I needed to do in as far as diet went. Also, I started seeing him for acupuncture treatment twice a week. I was surprised that the acupuncture did not hurt, and was actually very relaxing. I fell asleep almost every time. Dr. Rosenfarb explained what the treatments were supposed to be doing for me and what he was focusing on in my particular case. He made everything clear and easy to understand.

A month after I started seeing him, I got pregnant! I continued to see Dr. Rosenfarb and had no morning sickness or any other negative pregnancy symptoms. I had a wonderful pregnancy and felt great up to the day I delivered. My husband and I welcomed our son Jared addition in February 2007.

I highly recommend that couples trying to conceive see Dr. Rosenfarb. It worked!
Amanda, Age 30

My husband and I had been trying to conceive for almost a year. I was in the process of scheduling fertility testing with my OB, who had not been surprised that we had been having trouble conceiving due to some prior reproductive issues I had experienced. She felt that in vitro was going to be my best option.

I had been seeing Dr. Rosenfarb for an unrelated issue and I had decided to bring up our fertility concerns. I immediately began treatment, and in just six seeks later I was pregnant with my son Grayson, who is now four. Dr. Rosenfarb explained that fertility treatment usually takes three to six months, and I was pleasantly surprised at how fast I responded. My husband and I had been told that there were many factors against us, and that having children would be very difficult. After working with Andy, it seemed as though these "factors and difficulties" had been corrected.

Two years ago we decided to have another child and had absolutely no problems with conception. We now have our second son who is two years old, and we're almost ready to try for a third child.

Acupuncture has had such a positive impact on my life in so many areas. Just before I began fertility treatments I came to see Dr. Rosenfarb as a last ditch effort to avoid carpal tunnel surgery. I had 100% relief after a few weeks of treatment and five years later have had no reoccurrences. I have experienced so many amazing things here that what stared out as a last ditch effort, is now my first stop!

In 2001 I went to Dr. Rosenfarb after trying to conceive unsuccessfully for two years. I consulted with three infertility specialists and was told the same thing - unexplained infertility. It was later determined that my Progesterone levels were too low an so I was placed on hormones. After one month of severe reactions to the hormones I decided to discontinue using them.

A friend introduced me to yoga and told me about a brochures she had read on acupuncture and infertility, and hormone balancing. I met with Andy who was understanding of my plight, and sincere in his efforts to help my husband and I to start a family.

I began acupuncture twice a week and it was recommended that both me and my husband take special Chinese herbs. I noticed an increase in my energy within the first month of treatment. My menstrual cycle was now regular, my depression lifted, and I was sleeping better. After four months of treatment my hormone levels were all normal (without conventional medication). Not only did I feel great but everyone around me began to notice a huge difference in me. Of course, I occasionally struggled with feelings of isolation and the possibility of living a child free life. It can be very difficult at times.

After six months I became anxious and decided to combine acupuncture with conventional fertility treatment. Studies showed that patients who had acupuncture while undergoing fertility treatment did better so I chose to continue.

I found the conventional fertility treatment to not only be expensive, but also invasive and emotionally draining. My mind, body and spirit all felt completely exhausted. I decided to go back to just doing acupuncture and yoga, and the mind-body approach to wellness. After over a year of healing my body and mind, I got pregnant. Through the whole process Andy was supportive, kind, and nonjudgmental. He worked with me and made me comfortable and his optimism kept us from giving up.

My daughter is now 2 years old and we are so blessed to have her in our lives. Every day she reminds me of the importance of being patient and has shined a whole new light on how I view the world, and myself.

I recently came back to see Andy for a very uncomfortable Gall Bladder problem that I was diagnosed with my medical doctor. In four sessions the condition was corrected and I was out of pain.

After 8 years of fighting with infertility, my husband and I decided to have one last IVF attempt and if it didn’t work to go for adoption. Although the embryos were very good quality, I didn’t get pregnant after the fresh embryo transfer. We were completely discouraged as we knew that the chances for the frozen embryos that we had were a lot lower that the fresh cycle. The only thing we hadn’t tried was acupuncture, which was offered at some of the IVF centers as an option that could improve the chances of embryo implantation.

We decided to do acupuncture in parallel with the very last frozen embryo transfer. We choose Acupuncture Health Associates in Westfield because they had an infertility specialist, the working days and hours were very convenient, and it was a few minutes away from our home. That is how we met Vanessa Guinet. Vanessa is a very warm and compassionate person, who loves her profession and is constantly taking courses and workshops to develop further her qualification. She scheduled acupuncture sessions and prescribed me Chinese herbs. Vanessa was very accommodative with scheduling the appointments and was ready to come before/after the regular office hours and even on Sundays, if the embryo transfer happened to be done over the weekend.

I went for acupuncture for 2 weeks before the frozen embryo transfer, and continued after it. Vanessa was always there for me, not only professionally, but also emotionally. This time my pregnancy test was positive! I continued going for acupuncture up to the 12th week of the pregnancy. Now we have our baby girl and I can’t describe our joy. We are very grateful to Vanessa for contributing to our dream coming true.

I first came to see Vanessa while I was undergoing fertility treatments. Vanessa helped to ease my stress and prepare my body for a healthy pregnancy. She was ALWAYS available to answer questions, and to provide me with information, support and guidance. I now have beautiful twins and feel that Vanessa and my accupuncture treatments were a vital part in helping me achieve and maintain a healthy pregnancy.