Acupuncture and Pregnancy

For most postpartum women sleep is more valuable than gold!

Commonly women are advised to “sleep when the baby sleeps!”. It’s great advice if you can do it. Some women find that even though they are exhausted and their little sweetie is sleeping soundly, they are unable to sleep. At first it may feel ok. There is laundry to do, people to email, thank you cards to write…but soon the new mom will be exhausted. There is nothing quite as frustrating as wanting to sleep, desperately needing to sleep, and not being able to. This is a much more common concern than most women realize.

Acupuncture can help postpartum women to sleep, heal and cope better with breastfeeding and caring for their infant. Many acupuncturists are happy to visit you in your own home for this type of treatment. In my acupuncture practice in Toronto, ON I encourage women to take advantage of housecalls and to rest as much as possible postpartum. Women benefit greatly from treatment around 3-4 days postpartum. This type of preventive care can help them to avoid later problems such as insomnia and mood swings as her breast milk comes in and helpful hormones head out.
Most women find the treatment to be relaxing and to bring immediate benefits and a sense of well being.

Who wouldn’t like to sleep like a baby?

For more details about the causes and treatment for insomnia in Chinese Medicine see http://acupuncture-pregnancy.com/2010/03/12/insomnia-in-pregnancy/

Tags: acupuncture, breastfeeding support, chinese medicine, infant care, insomnia, new mom, postpartum insomnia, sleep