Pregnancy Acupuncture & Acupressure,

Labour, Birth & Beyond

 

Why Choose Acupuncture, Shiatsu, Acupressure treatment during your Pregnancy?

  • Pregnancy Acupuncture & Acupressure  safely supports you throughout your pregnancy, prepares you for labour and helps you recover quicker post-birth.
  • Complementary therapies such as Acupuncture & Shiatsu massage are increasingly chosen by women. Acupuncture helps women feel at ease with their natural bodily changes during pregnancy.
  • Pregnancy Acupuncture & Acupressure provides women with a holistic balance to the health care from the midwife and GP surgery.
  • This is especially where there are pre-existing medical conditions.  It's also why you will need to both share with your acupuncturist any health issues. And inform your midwife/GP Surgery.
  • Many pregnancy ailments can be safely treated with a combination of acupuncture, acupressure and shiatsu.
  • Gentle massage, cupping, Aromatherapy and moxibustion used expertly and appropriately help to strengthen, rebalance and soothe away the aches and pains caused by your growing foetus.  Each treatment is tailored to your specific needs to ensure only the appropriate therapy is offered. These natural therapies combine to promote a healthy and successful pregnancy.
  • Acupuncture, Shiatsu and Acupressure help make this  journey more comfortable.
  • Helping you to feel positive and calm. whilst increasing your energy & promoting a healthy pregnancy.
  • Treatment focuses on strengthening, re-balancing and nourishing you and your growing foetus and addressing any individual concerns which may arise.

How Acupuncture & Acupressure Safely Supports Each Trimester. 

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First Trimester

During the First Trimester, up to week 12, Acupuncture can help prevent and reduce pregnancy nausea, and hyperemesis, and ease stress & anxiety in early pregnancy and aid managing fatigue.

First trimester can be the most challenging in terms of fatigue, nausea and general anxiety.  Acupuncture is an effective way to support you all the way through your pregnancy from conception to labour preparation. Acupuncture reduces the risk of pregnancy issues and promotes a healthy, happy pregnancy.

 

Second Trimester

During this trimester week 13-28, women may feel more at ease, less tired and feel the pregnancy bloom. Every woman's experience is unique.  Internally, the foetus undergoes rapid development of body systems. Acupuncture can help reduce heartburn, constipation and haemorrhoids, chronic & acute back pain, sciatica, Symphysis Pubis pain.

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Third Trimester

If you haven't received any treatment this is a great time to get your body prepared for the final part of your pregnancy.

For first pregnancies, babies may begin to engage by week 36-38.

Acupuncture can play an important role in supporting and assessing and encouraging active self-care, And in strengthening any constitutional issues.  In general during this trimester treatments help.

  • Reduce breathlessness,
  • Improve digestion and constipation,.

Digestion can be increasingly difficult as the foetus fills nearly the whole abdominal cavity and thereby pushing the intestines, liver and stomach higher.

Treatment can address issues such as:

  • Reduce back pain, pelvic, hip pain, cramps, & oedema,
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome,
  • Baby not growing and generally feeling tired and heavy.
  • Acupuncture can also help by reducing anxiety and stress especially leading up to birth preparation.
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Labour preparation

From week 36 of Pregnancy – Protocols to Safely and Gently guide Mum to Labour ; including acupressure and massage homework using essential oils also

 

Promoting Labour

From week 40 or 1 week before scheduled induction;.Full Case history is essential for new clients before treatment starts.

Week 29-40 late pregnancy to Labour preparation

After week 37. Acupuncture helps to assess and prepare for labour preparation gaols and priorities.

  • Engagement
  • Hormonal shifts softening tissues
  • Ripening the cervix & preparation for labour
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  • Post Labour Recovery –

After birth can be an exhausting and sometimes challenging period for Mums especially.

The sudden change can feel overwhelming for new Mums & Dads. The focus is all on the new baby.

This can leave some new mums especially feeling they also need some attention and care;

Acupuncture and moxibustion can help with the emotional and physical issues such as:

Diastasis recti, low back pain, continence issues, breast feeding issues, swelling, managing sleep deprivation etc