Acupuncture for Infertility, Pregnancy and Labour.

Once you are pregnant, acupuncture still offers many benefits.  Acupuncture can help to curb morning sickness, increase energy, and support your pregnancy to full term.  Studies have shown that IVF patients receiving acupuncture are more likely to carry to full term and have successful pregnancies.  Acupuncture treatments have even been used to turn breech babies!  Finally, the consistent support of Elma's services will provide a sounding board and a support network.
After welcoming your new baby,  Elma’s services can alleviate post-partum depression and assist you in learning how to take care of your body and balance your new family life. 

Understanding Your Menstrual Cycle

The Menstrual Cycle
A woman's cycle begins on the first day that she notices bright red blood and it ends on the day before the next cycle begins. A cycle can take 21 to 35 days. The chart below shows an optimum cycle of 28 days. A cycle length of between 26 to 32 days which when regular, is perfectly normal. It is also normal for the occasional disruption to the cycle due to illness or stress. Therefore the cycle may lengthen or shorten by a few days. A cycle that is always irregular suggests a problem as does pain, spotting, severe PMT symptoms and anything other than a smooth, fresh, clot-free bleed.

The acupuncturist will treat according to your Chinese medicine diagnosis with modifications which are made depending on which part of the cycle you are in. The ‘nutritive’ Yin phase or follicular phase is all about egg development and preparation of the womb lining. The ‘active’ Yang or luteal phase is about the egg release and maintaining progesterone levels. Where necessary treatment will be carefully timed to coincide with the part of the cycle that needs attention.Gemma(30) decided to try acupuncture treatment for morning sickness after everything else failed. 'I was starting to get worried. My first two pregnancies had been comfortable.. From the moment I woke up I felt nauseous, and could barely hold even a glass of water down.'

Gemma had read about the use of acupuncture for feeling nauseous in a childbirth book. 'It wasn't magic,' she said, 'it took three or four sessions to get to the point where I didn't feel sick all the time, and my acupuncturist was very careful because I was pregnant. There's no doubt it helped, though, and it seemed to help me to keep calm as well. A little girl, in case you wondered!'

I am a Zita West Affiliated acupuncturist and a
member of The Acupuncture Fertility Network
To book a consultation:
Please call me direct on 0758 4434 976