Pregnancy Flow: Tapping Into Acupressure and Acupuncture

Today is the first episode of a little 'series' of episodes around acupressure and acupuncture that we will be rolling out over the next few months. For those of you that do not know, Jen (our lovely co-host on the pod) is not only a midwife but also an acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist. She is a wealth of wisdom in this area and we wanted to share some of this with the listeners.

Today we dive into the basics around acupressure and acupuncture as well as focus on the pregnancy stage and all the benefits and specifics around this part of the journey. In the future we will dive into fertility, postpartum and using these tools on newborns as well.

Let us know your feedback and questions. We could really dive deeper in a lot of these areas so if it's something that interests give a shout out to let us know.

Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:

1. why acupuncture/acupressure during pregnancy (even if it’s a healthy smooth pregnancy)

2. how it can help with breech positioning

3. how it can help with labor

4. how pregnancy acupuncture/acupressure can set you up for an easier birth and postpartum

5. acupressure vs acupuncture - is it as effective, the difference between the two 

Resources:

• PAST POD EPISODE: The Fourth Trimester and The Power of Doing Nothing

• top three acupressure points for pregnancy:

1 - stress point - Liver 2 or Liver 3

2 -  GB20

3 - Kidney 3

4 - Yin Tang

• FUTURE POD: acupressure and acupuncture for baby

• FUTURE POD: postpartum acupressure

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