Acupuncture for
Pregnancy
Can you have Acupuncture during pregnancy?
Acupuncture can be great for helping with any aches, pains or nausea experienced during pregnancy.
Pregnant women often love acupuncture!
Acupuncture can help play a part in the Relief of Common Pregnancy Symptoms:
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Morning Sickness:
Acupuncture has been shown to be effective in reducing nausea and vomiting, including severe cases of hyperemesis gravidarum.
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Back and Pelvic Pain:
Many pregnant women experience back and pelvic pain, which acupuncture can help alleviate by improving blood circulation, relaxing muscles, and reducing inflammation.
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Headaches and Migraines:
Acupuncture can help manage headaches and migraines that are common during pregnancy.
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Digestive Issues:
Acupuncture may help with heartburn, constipation, and other digestive problems that can arise during pregnancy.
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Anxiety and Depression:
Acupuncture can help reduce stress and anxiety, promoting relaxation and a sense of well-being.
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Insomnia:
Acupuncture can help improve sleep quality and address insomnia, which is common during pregnancy.
Acupuncture can also be very useful closer to the time of your due date:
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Labour Preparation:
Acupuncture, particularly in the third trimester, can help prepare the body for labour, potentially shortening its duration and reducing the need for interventions.
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Labour Induction:
Acupuncture can also be used to help induce labour, especially in overdue pregnancies, with the consent of your obstetric team.
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Breech Turn:
Moxibustion, an adjunct to acupuncture, has been used for centuries to help turn breech babies. It is a gentle and often effective treatment.
How Many Treatments Do I Need?
When it comes to Acupuncture, it has accumulating effects which means, the more treatments you have, the better your results! However, it really does depend on what your treatment goals are.
For standard Acupuncture treatments, Madison will discuss a treatment plan timeline that is designed for you specifically.
For Pregnancy Acupuncture, it can be good to have treatments throughout pregnancy to help with any aches, pains or nausea. It can also be good to get some sessions in closer to your due date to help gently prepare your body for labour.
Does Acupuncture Hurt?
Acupuncture needles are not to be feared. To put into perspective an acupuncture needle is similar thickness to a strand of hair. On average an acupuncture needle is around 0.25mm in thickness, this is 4 times thinner than a sewing needle and over 100 times thinner than a medical syringe. Madison's goal is to always make you feel comfortable & relaxed, and wants your experience to be as enjoyable & as pain free as possible.
If coming in for a treatment and the thought of needling is a great fear, please express this to us and we will explain everything you need to know and talk you through any fears or anxiety behind the needling process. Madison has perfected her technique to allow your treatment to be as comfortable and pain free as possible.
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