Acupuncture for Fertility and Early Pregnancy

Acupuncture for Fertility and Early Pregnancy

Acupuncture has been around for centuries, and is regarded as one of the oldest healing methods in the world. Acupuncture originated in ancient China, and has been used for ages. Acupuncture is so popular because of its ability to heal the body naturally, without the use of any chemicals or drugs. But, the question is, just how safe is acupuncture during early pregnancy? Claim Your 20 Free Pregnancy Tests – Click Here

Is it safe while pregnant?

The answer might surprise you. Not only is acupuncture extremely safe during early (and all throughout) pregnancy, many health care providers actually recommend it to their patients! In fact, some doctors are even prescribing acupuncture treatments to patients that are receiving fertility treatments.

There are studies that show that acupuncture can increase the chances of conceiving during IVF or IUI by as much as fifteen percent! That is a huge number, so it can be really beneficial to do acupuncture treatments during IVF. Even for women who are not going through fertility treatments, and are trying to get pregnant naturally, acupuncture has been shown to help improve their chances as well!

Benefits in first trimester

For the first trimester of pregnancy, acupuncture can offer a ton of benefits. There are so many uncomfortable and annoying early pregnancy symptoms during the first trimester, and acupuncture can help to relieve, if not eliminate, almost all of them. Acupuncture treatments have been shown to help with all sorts of symptoms including headaches, morning sickness, constipation, insomnia, and back pain.

Of all the symptoms that acupuncture helps with, symptoms such as anxiety, stress, depression, etc… Seem to be most helped by these natural treatments. This can be exceptionally helpful for women who are dealing with pregnancy for the first time and don’t know what to expect. Pregnancy can really bring the stress along with it, and acupuncture can help to naturally alleviate some of that!

Find licensed practitioner

Of course, it is always important to make sure that your acupuncture therapist is licensed and experienced in working with pregnant women. You might be able to talk to your doctor to get a recommendation of a good acupuncture therapist in your area.

Make sure that you find someone to do your acupuncture treatments that has experience in working with pregnant women. Acupuncture probably won’t be covered under your health insurance, but it is usually quite affordable, so that is good news. For the benefits that acupuncture can offer to a pregnant woman, it is most definitely a good investment, so look into it!

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Lindsey Zaldivar
Lindsey Zaldivar | ConceiveEasy
Lindsey lives in Roselle, Illinois with her husband and son Harry. In between keeping up with a busy toddler, she enjoys blogging about parenting, cooking, crafting at The Accidental Wallflower.

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