Pregnancy

Acupuncture During Pregnancy

Acupuncture during pregnancy, is safe when done by an acupuncturist with the proper training. It can be a great resource for you to have a more comfortable pregnancy. Acupuncture can help you reduce morning sickness, lower back pain, hip pain, fatigue, stress relief, anxiety, insomnia, digestion, reflux, heartburn, headaches, swelling of the hands and feet, and can help in preparing your body for labor.

We do not perform labor induction. Labor induction is done by your medical doctor. Acupuncture and Oriental medicine does not force your body into labor. We do labor preparation treatments. These treatments can start as early as 37 weeks gestation and involve a series of acupuncture and Oriental medicine treatments to help your body prepare for labor.

If your baby has not turned and is breech, we are unable to do western medical treatment for turning a breech. However, we can do acupuncture and moxibustion treatment that can help to provide better conditions for the baby to turn if they want to. Optimally these treatments would start around 33 to 34 weeks gestation.

We have treatment packages to help you get the amount and frequency of treatment you need to get the best results. See our Prices page for more information.

Postpartum

Often labor and delivery can be long and traumatic for both mother and child. It can also involve many medications and other medical interventions. These are helpful at the time, but the effects can linger for a long time, and affect your heath down the road. Regular acupuncture for you can help you recover post-partum.

Acupuncture and Oriental medicine can help improve fatigue, postpartum depression, healing from birth trauma, pain relief, anxiety, trouble with breast milk, stress, sleep, digestion, and reflux.