Program for Healthy Pregnancy
CONGRATULATIONS on your 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.
Pregnancy brings about incredible and profound change in a woman's body. As caring mothers, we are careful and diligent about nourishing this new life. Along with all the excitement of pregnancy can come some unwanted symptoms like nausea or back pain. Acupuncture is safe, drug free treatment that has been used for over 2000 years to alleviate conditions during pregnancy, labour and postpartum.
Your Lifecycles 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 pregnancy and postpartum self care.
At Lifecycles Wellness all of our Chinese Medicine practitioners are specially trained in the use of acupuncture for treating unwanted symptoms during pregnancy. Unlike Western drugs, acupuncture is without unwanted side effects for you and your baby. We can help you alleviate conditions associated with your pregnancy including:
• Threatened Miscarriage
• Morning sickness / Nausea
• Fatigue
• Back pain, sciatica and pelvic girdle pain
• Edema and Swelling
• Breech presentation
• Posterior presentation
• Birth Preparation & Labour Induction
• Pain Relief During Labour
• Postpartum Care
• Breastfeeding
Lifecycles Wellness 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, 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 a breech presentation, otherwise weekly treatments at 37, 38, 39, 40 weeks to prepare for labor.
Acupuncture can help optimally position the baby, ripen the cervix, increase energy, reduce anxiety, manage edema 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 and support the healing process from tearing or Cesarian birth.
“In the years I have known Tanya, my practice has changed considerably. Every client I have sent her way has gone into labor before their scheduled chemical induction date.” – Natasha M, doula
Resources
Read articles about Pregnancy written by our Lifecycles Wellness practitioners.
Download your free Acupressure for Birth Partners booklet.
Call 647-428-7200 to book a Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shiatsu Therapy, Naturopathic Medicine or Meditation Guidance appointment – or to discuss which treatments might be best for you, including the care of a DONA certified birth doula.
CONGRATULATIONS on your 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.
Pregnancy brings about incredible and profound change in a woman's body. As caring mothers, we are careful and diligent about nourishing this new life. Along with all the excitement of pregnancy can come some unwanted symptoms like nausea or back pain. Acupuncture is safe, drug free treatment that has been used for over 2000 years to alleviate conditions during pregnancy, labour and postpartum.
Your Lifecycles 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 pregnancy and postpartum self care.
At Lifecycles Wellness all of our Chinese Medicine practitioners are specially trained in the use of acupuncture for treating unwanted symptoms during pregnancy. Unlike Western drugs, acupuncture is without unwanted side effects for you and your baby. We can help you alleviate conditions associated with your pregnancy including:
• Threatened Miscarriage
• Morning sickness / Nausea
• Fatigue
• Back pain, sciatica and pelvic girdle pain
• Edema and Swelling
• Breech presentation
• Posterior presentation
• Birth Preparation & Labour Induction
• Pain Relief During Labour
• Postpartum Care
• Breastfeeding
Lifecycles Wellness 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, 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 a breech presentation, otherwise weekly treatments at 37, 38, 39, 40 weeks to prepare for labor.
Acupuncture can help optimally position the baby, ripen the cervix, increase energy, reduce anxiety, manage edema 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 and support the healing process from tearing or Cesarian birth.
“In the years I have known Tanya, my practice has changed considerably. Every client I have sent her way has gone into labor before their scheduled chemical induction date.” – Natasha M, doula
Resources
Read articles about Pregnancy written by our Lifecycles Wellness practitioners.
Download your free Acupressure for Birth Partners booklet.
Call 647-428-7200 to book a Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shiatsu Therapy, Naturopathic Medicine or Meditation Guidance appointment – or to discuss which treatments might be best for you, including the care of a DONA certified birth doula.
