What is Perinatal Mental Health? Perinatal mental health refers to the emotional well-being of parents during PREGNANCY and the POSTPARTUM period. It includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, and stress. The stats speak for themselves about how important this issue is, as it affects: 1 in 5 women during pregnancy or postpartum. 1 in 10 men, […]

Those trying IVF, may be looking for anything and everything they can be doing to get the most out of each IVF cycle. Depending on if you've used Google or word of mouth as your resource when looking into what else can help your cause, you may have come across Acupuncture and those that say […]

You may have heard on the grapevine about IVF Acupuncture and you're thinking, "What is IVF Acupuncture?". More couples are turning to IVF to help them get pregnant. Our society has produced women that are independent and highly capable of having successful careers in their 20's and 30's. Once the focus shifts to settling down […]

The questions keep coming in this series of common questions from new patients. We've already discussed "Can Fertility Acupuncture DELAY my period?" now we're going to answer "Can Acupuncture bring on my period?". I've said time and time again the thing I love about Acupuncture is that it's focus is regulating cycles and optimising hormones. Let's dive a bit […]

Trying to conceive can be really hard. Not for everyone, but for many it can be one of the most trying, upsetting, frustrating points in your life. Its easy to look back in hindsight about how you'd do things differently. Here's what I would tell myself if I could go back in time and lend […]

Work is putting the pressure on, the Family Social Calendar is on overload, you keep trying to hold it all together and maintain an appearance of everything is fine... but it's not. Inside you may feel annoyed, resentful, angry or even a bit down in the dumps. Stress is not to be underestimated. Brushing it under […]