Nourishing Mothers After Birth with Acupuncture
Acupuncture For the Fourth Trimester: from delivery to 4 months “Postpartum is a sacred window – feed her body with warmth, her heart with love, and her spirit with stillness.” The fourth trimester – the 12 weeks post baby delivery is a unique time. It’s the time when you so desperately need love and support, […]
Acupuncture for Birth Preparation
Acupuncture has been a treatment for support in all stages of pregnancy, in many countries, for so, so many years. It is now being recommend by midwives, by well informed and patient-centred Obstetricians, by doulas, by pelvic floor physiotherapists, and of course friends and family who have had positive experiences with this ancient medicine for […]
Moxibustion (Moxa) for Breech Baby
How to use moxa sticks to improve a breech baby’s position. Optimising baby’s position in the pelvis is really supportive for avoiding delayed labour and experiencing a more relaxed, less painful birth, as well as a more comfortable cesarean section. I do find the outcomes are even better when combined with a course of acupuncture. […]
New Practitioner – Jody Smith
Meet Jody… “Hi, I’m Jody. I am honoured that my clients, past, present and future, choose my services through and beyond the motherhood journey. Supporting Women’s Wellbeing is close to my heart and a way I can help women as they go through the rites of passage of life. Western culture and society has almost […]
Acupuncture for Labour Preparation
Labour induction is the process of starting labour artificially, usually medically. Acupuncture doesn’t do this. Acupuncture can’t do anything artificial. However, acupuncture can be used to optimise the body’s natural ability to start labour and continue labour. I prefer to call it labour preparation….and like most things when looked at holistica
New Protein Powder: Clean Energy
As women, we often don’t eat enough good quality protein. Your body needs proteins and healthy fats to ovulate, make progesterone, stabilise blood sugars, help feel full and reduce snacking. This fermented brown rice protein powder has so many great ingredients including…supergreens, wheat grass, spirulina, sweet potato, chlorella as well as an orga
Improving Baby’s Position for Labour (Breech Position)
If your baby isn’t head down by 32-34 weeks, it’s a great time to start looking for natural options to encourage this to happen. Your obstetrician may have already discussed plans for a c-section or an external cephalic version. Both medical options have risks. Acupuncture and moxibustion are safe and effective natural options because they […]
