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Postpartum acupuncture can support:

• recovery
• energy
• emotional balance
• hormone regulation

Gentle care during a time your body needs it most.

Postpartum support is critical to the health of both mother and baby. It is so easy to fall into survival mode and ignore your own needs as a new mom, I am guilty of it too. If I am lucky enough to someday have another baby, here is what I will be doing differently:

1. I will make sure to stock up on electrolytes and small, nutrient packed snacks BEFORE baby comes. My family and friends stocked my freezer with easy meals which was an absolute godsend, but next time around I'll prepare for the snackiness.

2. I will set timers to remind myself to eat and hydrate. I was so focused on my son that I did NOT prioritize my own battery life and my milk supply suffered because of it.

3. When I go back to work, I will prioritize pump breaks. I LOVED breastfeeding (no shade if you don't) and I did not take care of myself or prioritize my pump breaks enough when I started working again. My supply totally tanked and I wasn't able to breastfeed for as long as I wanted.

4. I will seek out support sooner. There is a free breastfeeding support group at the hospital I delivered at and you better believe I'll be there weekly next time around!

Everyone focuses on the baby.

But who’s taking care of mom?

You deserve support too 🤍

In-home acupuncture during pregnancy offers support without adding more to your plate.

Care that comes to you.

So you can rest, settle in, and be supported where you are.

My top five morning sickness recs:
1. Keep saltine crackers on your nightstand for midnight nausea.

2. Put electrolytes in your water - keep it diluted if strong flavors aren't great at the moment...

3. Eat whatever you can. F*** the guilt. What your body NEEDS is energy to make the cutest little baby it can. If all you can keep down are french fries, then eat the damn fries and add the healthy stuff back in when you're able.

4. If you can't keep your prenatal vitamins down, try a gummy version or a powdered version. Yes, quality matters, but it won't make a difference if you just yak it back up anyway.

5. Ask for help. Talk to your doctor/midwife, see an acupuncturist, look into home IV therapy if you can.. seek out local resources!

Pregnancy doesn’t always feel peaceful.

It can feel overwhelming, uncomfortable, and exhausting.

That doesn’t make you ungrateful, it makes you human.

They made teen pregnancy feel like an inevitable disaster.

No one prepared us for the reality that for so many people, getting pregnant is anything but easy.

Now we’re having conversations about declining birth rates, while an entire generation quietly navigates infertility, pregnancy loss, IVF, IUI, and the emotional weight of trying to conceive. Trying to do something we were told would be easy.

Infertility Awareness Week matters because this conversation should have started a long time ago.

Fertility is not something to fear.
It’s something we deserve better education, support, and compassion around.

*xeducation

We were taught to fear pregnancy.

“It only takes one time.”
“Be careful.”
“Don’t get pregnant, you'll ruin your life.”

The message was always clear: getting pregnant is easy.

What no one really prepared us for was the reality that for so many people, it's actually really F***ing hard.

Friendly reminder that we were lied to.

Remember high school s*x ed? We were taught that we had to be so careful, and FEARFUL of teen pregnancy.

Because it’s SO easy. It only takes one time.

That deep sadness and anger you feel is valid. I carry it with you.

Acupuncture isn’t about doing more. It’s about helping your body regulate.

Supporting:
- nervous system balance
- circulation
- rest and recovery

Small, consistent support can create a bigger shift than you think.