Traditional Chinese Medicine has been used for thousands of years to restore a mother’s energy level after birth, promote her general recovery and well-being.
Abigail Morgan, L.Ac. uses a combination of acupuncture, moxibustion, massage therapy and herbal medicine to help women feel their best during the intense post-natal period. She offers house-calls to women who cannot leave their newborns for long enough to make an office visit. Newborns and infants under 6 months old are also welcomed in our office; we have a private, comfortable nursing room and a changing table for your convenience.
Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine are treatments of choice for helping the mother to recover from pregnancy, labor, birth. They also help create balance during the intense adjustment period of bringing a new human being into the world.
Following are some of the POSTNATAL ISSUES we treat frequently:
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A postpartum patient with her
newborn baby in our Nursing Room
Original mural in our nursing room painted by
artist Darryl Blood: www.darrylblood.com
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- Breastfeeding problems (see below)
- Postnatal exhaustion
- General body aches and pains
- Postpartum Mood Disorders (Baby Blues; Anxiety; Postpartum Depression)
- Perineal Pain, Hemorrhoids
- Uterine, bladder, rectal prolapses
- Numbness or pain at C-section scar
- Post-C-section complications
- Post-Epidural Syndrome (numbness/low back pain at site of epidural)
- Constipation
- Depleted Mother Syndrome
- Stress
BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT
Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine are well-known for helping with many common breastfeeding problems. Abigail often works with lactation consultants (IBCLC’s and CLE’s) to help moms get a handle on a variety of breastfeeding problems or difficulties. A partial list of the breastfeeding issues we treat follows.
- Plugged ducts
- Mastitis
- Thrush
- Delayed onset of lactation
- Low milk supply
- Oversupply
- Nursing problems owing to previous breast surgeries (augmentation, reduction, nipple surgeries, etc.)
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