Pregnancy & Postpartum

CONGRATULATIONS on your recent pregnancy! Finding out that you are pregnant can be a bit of an emotional roller coaster. You may be feeling excited, anxious, happy and overwhelmed all at the same time. Many women wonder how they will cope with pregnancy never mind caring for a newborn. Don’t worry it is normal to have these feelings.

Along with all the excitement of pregnancy can come some unwanted symptoms like nausea or back pain. These symptoms are very common during pregnancy and acupuncture is a safe treatment that has been used for over 2000 years to alleviate these conditions during pregnancy, labour and postpartum.

Your Acubalance practitioner will carefully assess all the physical and emotional factors that might be affecting your pregnancy. After a thorough evaluation your practitioner will develop an individual treatment plan designed to address your particular concerns and pattern diagnosis and to naturally optimize your health. You may decide to just have a few acupuncture treatments on an as need basis or to incorporate acupuncture into your pre and post partum self care.

At Acubalance all our practitioners are specially trained in the use of acupuncture for treating unwanted symptoms during pregnancy. We are one of the leading Vancouver pregnancy clinics and are eager to help you with anything related to pregnancy and acupuncture. Unlike Western drugs, acupuncture is safe and non-invasive. It is has been used for over 2000 years to alleviate conditions associated with pregnancy including:

 

Acubalance Treatment Plan for a Healthy, Natural Pregnancy 

First Trimester
Weekly acupuncture treatments until week 12 of your pregnancy. Acupuncture can help prevent miscarriage, manage nausea and vomiting, increase energy, prevent constipation and bloating, and reduce anxiety and help with sleep.

Second Trimester
Every 7 weeks or weekly acupuncture treatment depending on individual needs.

Acupuncture can help maintain health and prevent common pregnancy symptoms like back pain, hip pain, Headaches, stress, pelvic pain, sciatica, indigestion, insomnia.

Third Trimester
Weekly treatments starting at 32 weeks if your baby is in the breech presentation, otherwise weekly treatments at 37, 38, 39, 40 weeks.

Acupuncture can help optimally position the baby, ripen the cervix, increase energy, reduce anxiety, manage oedema and reduce high blood pressure.

Fourth Trimester
Weekly treatments at one to two weeks postpartum to help increase milk production, prevent postpartum depression, restore energy, support the healing process from tearing or Cesarian birth. 

 

 

Other Articles of Interest 

How Pregnancy Affects the Mother: A Chinese Medicine Perspective
Chinese Embryology 
MOMMIES A Pregnancy Wellness Plan 
Nutrition During Pregnancy 


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