Acupuncture for Every Stage of Motherhood

Acupuncture supports women through every stage of motherhood because the treatments work with the body's natural systems to help regulate hormones, improve circulation, reduce stress, relieve pain, and support overall health. 

Each stage of motherhood has different needs, and acupuncture can provide a safe, drug-free option that complements traditional medical care. Before pregnancy, acupuncture supports fertility by helping regulate hormones, improving circulation, and supporting emotional well-being throughout a woman's journey toward conception. Helping women focus on creating the healthiest environment possible for conception, acupuncture treatments with Dr. Jann Turpin can:

• Regulate menstrual cycles

• Support hormone balance

• Reduce inflammation

• Improve blood flow to the uterus and ovaries

• Reduce stress, which can affect fertility

• Support egg quality and ovarian function

• Boost the effectiveness of fertility treatments like IVF and IUI

• Help address conditions such as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS/PCOS) and endometriosis

• Manage the additional challenges women often face, such as ADHD, ASD, and autoimmune conditions like multiple sclerosis, thyroid conditions, and fibromyalgia

“We’ve had multiple patients successfully conceive with acupuncture treatments, despite the health obstacles and comorbidities many women face when trying to have children,” explains Dr. Jann. “Additionally, many reproductive endocrinologists recommend acupuncture alongside fertility treatments because research suggests it may improve outcomes for some patients. It is so fulfilling when we see success with these treatments and watch a woman who didn’t think it was possible to conceive a child.”

During pregnancy, acupuncture can safely relieve many common discomforts while supporting a healthy pregnancy. The first trimester often comes with nausea, morning sickness, fatigue, extreme anxiety and emotions, as well as headaches and backaches. Then, in the second and third trimesters, acupuncture care evolves to provide the exact needs of the patient and their unborn child. To support healthy pregnancies, acupuncture offers a gentle, drug-free approach that reduces discomfort, alleviates nausea, fatigue, and food aversions, and offers incredible emotional support to women with pre-existing anxiety, depression, chronic pain, or disorders. 

Acupuncture can help pregnant mothers find comfort from:

• Back, hip, and pelvic pain

• Sciatica

• Carpal tunnel syndrome

• Heartburn

• Swelling

• Sleep difficulties

• Stress management

Beginning at 35-37 weeks, with approval from the patient's obstetric provider, acupuncture treatments can help prepare the body for labor by supporting cervical readiness, uterine coordination, and maternal nervous system balance.

Acupuncture treatments may also help:

• Promote optimal fetal positioning

• Reduce anxiety before delivery

• Support the body's natural labor process

• Potentially reduce the need for medical interventions in some pregnancies

Often overlooked, the weeks, months, and years after birth are some of the most important times to receive support. Healing during postpartum happens throughout the body after birth. Acupuncture can help speed up physical recovery, reduce delivery or C-section pain, support milk production, improve sleep and energy, ease muscle tension, reduce stress, and support emotional wellness.

Many new mothers also find acupuncture helpful as they adjust to hormonal changes and the physical demands of caring for a newborn. Since motherhood doesn't stop after infancy, we encourage women to pursue acupuncture for support and stability as the journey continues.  Acupuncture can continue supporting women by helping manage hormonal changes, stress and burnout, pelvic pain, headaches and migraines, chronic pain, digestive issues, sleep problems, and overall wellness. 

By stimulating the nervous system and encouraging the release of the body’s natural pain-relieving chemicals while improving circulation, acupuncture can help regulate the body on many levels. Treatments help us shift from a chronic state of tension or nerves to a more restorative state – a valuable wellness benefit for women at every stage of motherhood. 

Don't wait to start your wellness journey with Riverplace Acupuncture. Dr. Jann Turpin can help you find relief. New and existing patients can book consultations and appointments online.