Acupuncture Pregnancy
Fertility in the Spring
It finally feels that spring has truly arrived in the Northwest. About time, if you ask me! “Spring fever” starts hitting people right around now, which means fertility planning (or even birth planning) is on our minds. There are several great sites that have a wealth of information about baby planning, and how to encourage [...]
Preparation for Pregnancy
“Pregnancy is such a special time.” It certainly is, I’m not doubting that at all in writing this post. Growing a human inside your own body for 40 weeks is certainly an incredible feat that women have been doing since…forever! While there are often many different ways of getting pregnant, the end result of carrying [...]
Interview with Jill Blakeway, LAc and Dr. Sami David
Watch this clip with Dr. Sami David and Jill Blakeway, LAc, discuss their book Making Babies:A Proven 3-month Program for Maximum Fertility on Parents TV. Dr Sami David is a reproductive endocrinologist who has been working with Jill Blakeway, LAc for several years. Dr. David discusses concerns about IVF and why acupuncture and Traditional Chinese [...]
Morning Sickness and Chinese Medicine
Why oh why is it called “morning” sickness? For so many women, this part of an otherwise joyous experience lasts all day, sometimes through the night, and occasionally in the afternoon. Many women I’ve spoken to say that they either had no symptoms, a little nausea, a lot of nausea, or were just constantly sick. [...]
Babies and Birthing Naturally
Pregnant Belly by kellyandapril When the words “It’s time!” are spoken by a pregnant woman, panic will often follow. But it doesn’t necessarily have to! That is, if the baby decides to take a little time for the mother to be where she planned…. The ideal situation for an expectant mother is to make a [...]
Acupuncture and Heartburn in Pregnancy
Pregnancy Photo by J. Star The Chinese Medicine Times recently reviewed a study of acupuncture for symptoms of heartburn in pregnant women with positive results. The outcome of of treating 36 women – half with the standard treatment (medication and dietary advice), and half with acupuncture. Those receiving acupuncture were treated once or twice a [...]
