Postnatal Diet Nourishment
Dietary advice is an extremely important part of promoting postnatal recovery. Constipation is one of the most common postpartum problems, which can lead to painful bloating, straining and haemorrhoids. In…
Postpartum Purgation
Traditional Chinese medicine has lots of offer new mums with both lifestyle and dietary advice. I offer some simple tips in this blog, but as with all Chinese medicine -…
Vaginal bacterial & fungal Infections
The bacteria in the vagina or its microbiome has been linked to poor reproductive health such as infertility, poor IVF results, frequent miscarriage, pre-term birth and frequent infections, including bacterial…
Fertility surgery and acupuncture
As part of your road to enhancing your fertility you may have surgery to remove fibroids and endometriosis. You may do a fresh IVF cycle where eggs are collected from…
Pregnancy: Nausea and Vomiting
Usually morning sickness is a good sign that the pregnancy is progressing well and often for women who have struggled to get pregnant it is a reassuring sign. But for…
Breech or Poorly Positioned Babies
The best position for a baby prior to birth is spine opposite to the woman’s, turned to the left slightly and with its head in the pelvis, so called Left…
Backache in Pregnancy
Backpain can start early in pregnancy and can be triggered by injuries from years ago, together with changing hormones. As the pregnancy continues postural imbalances can aggravate this. But it…
Reducing miscarriages
The Ancient Chinese said in the first month of pregnancy: A woman should be waited on. Her food thoroughly cooked, sour and exquisite. Her sleeping place must be peaceful and…