You can start acupuncture at any time during your pregnancy, even the first trimester. It is a gentle, drug-free therapy to help with a multitude of related symptoms including:

• Alleviating nausea and vomiting (‘morning sickness’)

• Preventing miscarriage

• Addressing spotting or bleeding

• Reducing fatigue; supporting sleep and addressing insomnia

• Modulating the immune system

• Reducing stress and anxiety

• Addressing other pregnancy related issues (such as: aches and pains, headaches, itchy skin, constipation, water retention, pre-eclampsia, hypertension, back pain).

Birth Preparation: Birth preparation acupuncture is designed for those nearing their due date and ideally starts from around week 36. This treatment helps prepare the body for birth and can lead to a more natural and efficient labour by helping to dilate and soften the cervix, relax the body and help with sleep in the lead up to labour.

Breech Presentation: If your baby is in a breech position, moxibustion therapy can be useful to help turn the baby. We recommend this treatment ideally from around weeks 33 - 37.

Labour Induction: Acupuncture induction is a gentle, natural way to help bring on labour and reduce the need for medical intervention. Acupuncture can be started a few weeks prior to your due date so that we can start preparing your body for labour using birth preparation treatment, with labour induction acupuncture taking place as you near your due date.

Post-natal Treatment: Many new mothers seek out post-natal acupuncture treatment to support a speedier recovery and to help alleviate symptoms and conditions that can arise after your baby arrives. Some of the most common include: fatigue; insomnia; headaches, migraines; low mood; stress or anxiety; low milk supply; mastitis; prolapse; back pain or sciatica; after pains; pelvic pain; pain or recovery after a C-section; constipation; haemorrhoids; water retention; spotting or bleeding; night sweats.

Acupuncture is a gentle, natural treatment to support you in your efforts to get pregnant, whether through natural conception or by way of assisted reproductive techniques (IUI, IVF, ICSI, etc). Acupuncture and TCM can help boost fertility by:

• Regulating the menstrual cycle

• Balancing hormones

• Improving ovarian function

• Modulating the immune system

• Increasing the endometrium

• Supporting overall systemic balance within the body

It can also help address underlying conditions that may affect fertility including PMOS, endometriosis, stress/anxiety and hormonal imbalances to name a few.

Fertility acupuncture can be used:

• As a natural, standalone approach to conception

• Alongside IVF, IUI and other assisted reproductive procedures

• During ovarian stimulation and egg collection

• Before and after embryo transfer

• For recovery support and cycle regulation where there is a failed transfer

• To prevent early miscarriage

Treatment is ideally started at least 3 months before planned conception but you can get acupuncture at any stage during your fertility journey.

While perimenopause is a natural transition, for many women this period of life brings symptoms impacting sleep, energy, mood and overall wellbeing.

Acupuncture offers a gentle, holistic approach to supporting health and wellbeing during this phase. Acupuncture can help support those during perimenopause with treatment targeting symptoms such as:

• Anxiety

• Hot flashes & night sweats

• Low mood & irritability

• Palpitations

• Fatigue

• Sleep issues

• Headaches & migraines

• Irregular menstrual cycles

• Brain fog

• Skin changes