Perhaps you have decided that 2017 is the year you want to become pregnant. Perhaps you have already started trying. Maybe you have gone out and bought an ovulation kit to start to track your ideal timing. Or you may have turned to a reproductive endocrinologist to assist you. No matter what you are doing…Continue reading Jump Start Your Fertility with Acupuncture
Category: Pregnancy
Chinese Medicine Helps in Postpartum Care
Why is Postpartum Care So Important to Your Health? You’ve spent a lot of time caring for yourself during your pregnancy to ensure the health and development of your baby. Now your healthy baby is here, but how is your health doing? It’s vital that you maintain your health in order to properly take care…Continue reading Chinese Medicine Helps in Postpartum Care
Why Am I Not Pregnant Yet?
You’ve decided that now is the time in your life you want to get pregnant. You’ve waited until everything is right, you have the right partner, you have support, you are ready to be a mom for the first time, or maybe again. But something is wrong, you are doing everything you are supposed to…Continue reading Why Am I Not Pregnant Yet?
How to Increase Your Fertility
As a fertility acupuncturist, I will say that seeing an acupuncturist and herbalist specializing in fertility is an ideal solution to naturally increase fertility. However, if you don’t have a handy acupuncturist what can you do on your own? Diet and lifestyle are key components of fertility. Eating a healthy diet is very important and…Continue reading How to Increase Your Fertility
Acupuncture and Postpartum Recovery
Many of the women I work with in my practice invest a lot in themselves in order to get pregnant. They get acupuncture, take herbs, take supplements including a good prenatal vitamin and they follow my dietary advice; often depriving themselves of their favorite foods and beverages.They make many sacrifices in order to get pregnant…Continue reading Acupuncture and Postpartum Recovery
Fertility and The Mind
How big a role do your thoughts have on your fertility? Today’s blog will begin a series on the mind-body connection to fertility and your ability to get pregnant. Your ability to get pregnant depends on many things, your age, your physical health, your hormone balance, your level of stress and yes often times your…Continue reading Fertility and The Mind
Pregnancy and Acupuncture: Is is Safe and How Does It Help?
Many women wonder if acupuncture is safe during pregnancy. The answer is yes, if done correctly by a professional licensed acupuncturist. Not only is it safe, but it can help many of the pregnancy related problems that may arise such as morning sickness, acid reflux, anxiety, depression, hypertension, back ache, insomnia and many more. Nausea…Continue reading Pregnancy and Acupuncture: Is is Safe and How Does It Help?
How to Get Pregnant Quickly
I want to get pregnant quickly. I have heard women say this often enough. But how to do it? One of the best ways to get pregnant quickly is to know when you are ovulating. You can do this either with an ovulation predictor kit or with a basal body temperature chart (BBT chart) or…Continue reading How to Get Pregnant Quickly