Some women experience smooth sailing through their pregnancy and enjoy the whole experience .
Other women may not have such a fun time with the symptoms of being pregnant. If this sounds more like your experience, Consider Acupuncture to help those symptoms.
Whether you’re experiencing morning sickness that lasts a few weeks or months, reflux or swollen ankles, Acupuncture can help manage those symptoms that make you uncomfortable. My aim with your Acupuncture treatments, is to make your day to day that little bit easier.
The nausea protocols used during pregnancy are safe for the baby as well as mum.
Burning in the chest after eating particular foods or for no apparent reason other than just being Pregnant, Acupuncture can ease pain and discomfort.
Although your body is brimming with the hormone, Relaxin, as your body shape and centre of gravity changes, its best to get those aches and pains released. Other symptoms acupuncture can help: Sciatica, Sacral or SI joint, headaches, jaw, knee, ankle and foot pain.
Many health practitioners may recommend acupuncture as an adjunct treatment including midwives and Obstetricians. They may recommend to try Acupuncture once an induction has been booked in already. They may also suggest Acupuncture if there is another medical reason to encourage a spontaneous labour earlier than expected; such as cholestasis, gestational diabetes or high blood pressure. The Acupuncture is utilised as support to prepare the body for labour, not to treat these specific pregnancy risks. Labour preparation Acupuncture can be suggested at the beginning of full term, at 37 weeks.
Sometimes women have a medical induction booked in but would like to try for a natural start to labour. This acupuncture protocol is specifically to stimulate uterine contractions. There’s no guarantee, but if it doesn’t START labour, it can promote a shorter one.