Chinese Proverb
“Man who says it can’t be done should not interrupt woman doing it”
-Chinese Proverb
Testimonial from Lauren
“Dawn works magic with those needles. She helped my body feel great during my pregnancy and helped my son become a happy baby with the happy baby point. She is obviously a gentle, beautiful soul if you meet her. Receiving healing treatments from her is not to be missed. She handles pretty much any pregnancy problem and makes you feel comfortable to be open and relax.”
-Lauren Larsen, September 2011
Patience and Post Dates
A patient woman visited me for an acupuncture treatment today. It is rare for women who are still pregnant after their due dates to be so calm. What was her secret?
Most women are told that a due date is “plus or minus 2 weeks”. While they may know that intellectually, anxiety often surfaces even before that magical date. I sometimes recommend women to be vague about their EDD with family and friends, since the daily calls from well wishing loved ones (“nothing yet?”) can add tension and distress.
My visitor today appreciates having the time to rest when she wants to rest. She is enjoying romantic time with her partner – including dinners out and lots of sex (and actually enjoying it, not just doing it as a measure that can bring on labour). She knows that she is powerless in making labour start and maintains faith in her body and her world.
She also takes action to do what she can. She is active, eating well, staying well rested, drinking lots of water…and coming for acupuncture.
For those who are impatient (as we all are at some points in our lives), my hope is that you treat yourself kindly. Acupuncture treats the whole person and is reliably successful at relieving impatience, fear, and anxiety – as well as encouraging labour.
Lovely labour and birth
Dear Dawn
I’m happy to let you know that our daughter was born on Friday morning at 9:07 am. She was 7lbs 14oz and 21 inches long.
After I saw you on Thursday, I had a pretty vigorous stretch and sweep both by my midwives. I think perhaps the combination of that plus the great work you did got things moving through the night and by 4:30 am I realized I was probably in labour. The funny part was that my next door neighbour and good friend had dropped off her son at our house a few hours before as she and her husband headed to the hospital to have their baby – their baby girl ultimately arrived 10 minutes after our daughter.
I had about 3 hours of relatively calm and relaxed labour to get to 10 cm. After that I had a bit of a stall and my water still hadn’t broken so the midwife broke my water but still nothing. With the help of a breast milk pump, I had 2 very intense contractions and she popped out into my hands on the birth stool just after 9 am.
Thanks again for your great sessions – I found them calming and relaxing and really enjoyed them.
JT- July 2011
Testimonial-gentle, soothing, relaxing, and informative.
I thankfully share this testimonial from Heather.
“Dawn saw me for a prenatal ‘labour prep’ course of treatment in 2009 (I gave birth to our son at home after a wonderful labour the day before our last treatment scheduled treatment!).
I really liked her approach –gentle, soothing, relaxing, and informative. Although I came to her to prepare my body for labour, her treatments were also a chance for some peace and relaxation that I looked forward to each week.
Thank you for contributing to our positive birth experience!”
