Category : Pregnant

Pregnancy can be stressful to a woman’s body, the health of the woman significantly affects the health of the foetus. Homeopathic medicines will help improve the health of the mother as well as the foetus thereby assuring a more positive pregnancy experience. Homeopathic medicines are gentle, safe, non-toxic, and effective in treating various common problems of pregnancy and childbirth.

Our resident Homeopath, Lee Ní Chinnéide, will discuss all aspects of Homeopathy and its various benefits in pregnancy and labour at her talk on Saturday March 31st in the elbowroom Clinic at 1.20pm after the Prenatal Yoga class. Homeopathy works with the body’s natural defence system, thus allowing the body to heal itself. Some of the common ailments during pregnancy and labour that can be treated by using Homeopathic remedies will be discussed at this talk, including

• Morning Sickness

• Mood Swings

• Dizziness / Faintness

• Heartburn

• Backache

• Insomnia

Birthing Kits:

Homeopathic birthing kits during pregnancy can be tailor made for each individual pregnant woman. Homeopathy can be exceptionally helpful during labour and delivery. The Homeopathic medicines help in diminishing pain and discomfort of pregnancy greatly lessening the need for analgesics and anaesthesia, it also helps prepare the cervix for the … Read More

Women often spend so much time reading books preparing for birth but little time getting ready for breastfeeding. If you think about it we spend a few hours in labour but maybe months breastfeeding.

To help  you along the way we have prepared these helpful hints and also have  FREE breastfeeding workshop on Sunday 1st of April.

Whilst some women find breastfeeding straightforward, the vast majority of us may have some form of struggle. Even on my second baby, and as a doula supporting breastfeeding women, I had issues. So here goes:

• If you are having problems ask for help from your hospital’s lactation consultant. These are very very busy women, so rather than depend on staff midwife to chase her up. Get her phone number at your next prenatal visit, save it into your phone and ring her from your bed. If you are at home or the hospital staff are too busy, call up your local independent lactation consultant.
• Don’t forget that for the first 2 weeks or so, that breasfeeding can be a bit uncomfortable on the nipples and take your breath away! Some people recommend preparing them for that babies vice-like gummy grip by roughing them

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During pregnancy enormous physical, chemical and emotional changes take place over a relatively short period of time. The body has to get used to carrying up to 20lb/10kg of baby, waters and placenta, which can impose great physical strain on the organs, tissues, joints and ligaments of the body. In order for the pregnant body to adapt to all these changes it has to find new ways to walk, sit and sleep resulting with new aches and pains arising.

Any mother with an existing back problem, or a history of strains or imbalances in her body from past accidents, may find it difficult to accommodate these changes, and she may suffer more discomfort as a result.

The elbowroom Osteopath Jonathan Wills will be discussing the benefits of osteopathy in the elbowroom on Sat March 10th after Prenatal Yoga class and will be happy to answer any questions or queries you may have. Jonathan will give some top tips to relieve back pain in pregnancy, discussing areas such as exercise, sleeping positions and posture.

Benefits of Osteopathy During Pregnancy

Osteopathic treatment during pregnancy alleviates symptoms and encourages the best possible environment for the development of the baby. In addition, osteopathic treatment … Read More

Many women receive acupuncture treatment to help them through the different stages of pregnancy, it is an ideal treatment during pregnancy as it is non-invasive and drug free, and will not cause any harm to the baby. Below we show you 3 acupressure points that you can use yourself throughout your pregnancy and labour and a list of benefits of acupuncture during your pregnancy.

Acupuncture in Pregnancy

Prebirth Acupuncture can be effective in the treatment of the following conditions during pregnancy:

• Morning sickness
• Lower back pain
• Sciatica
• Anxiety
• Food cravings
• Headaches and migraines
• Depression
• Heartburn

Acupuncture has been widely researched in western medicine and there are many studies in respected medical journal to show that acupuncture is effective and can help with:

• Shorter labour times (Cervical Ripening Protocol) – studies of women who have had regular acupuncture throughout their pregnancy have been shown to have shorter labour than women who have not
• Induction of labour – acupuncture can be useful in inducing labour and midwives have found that women receiving acupuncture tend to have fewer complications
• Breech Babies – acupuncture can help turn the baby after 34 weeks if it is in a breech position
• Pain during Pregnancy – acupuncture

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Our resident Homeopath, Lee Ní Chinnéide, will discuss all aspects of Homeopathy and its various benefits in pregnancy and labour at her talks on Wed 9th Nov and Wed 30th Nov in the elbowroom Clinic at 8pm (tea and biscuits provided!!). Lee has run a full time homeopathic practice for the past 8 years in both Dublin and Galway and specialises in the treatment of fertility, pregnancy, birth and children, but also has a broad general practice.

Pregnancy can be stressful to a woman’s body, the health of the woman significantly affects the health of the foetus. Homeopathic medicines will help improve the health of the mother as well as the foetus thereby assuring a more positive pregnancy experience. Homeopathic medicines are gentle, safe, non-toxic and effective in treating various common problems of pregnancy and childbirth.

Homeopathy works with the body’s natural defence system, thus allowing the body to heal itself. Some of the common ailments during pregnancy and labour that can be treated by using Homeopathic remedies are given below.

Various conditions during pregnancy can be assisted with the use of homeopathic remedies such as:

Morning Sickness: Morning sickness during the early months of pregnancy can … Read More

Physiological birth in hospital

Here are some of my tips to inspire and assist you in enjoying your baby’s birth in hospital. If you need that extra helping hand join me at the Trust in Birth – Active Birth workshop on the 23rd of October.

Following the natural rhythms of labour, the vast majority of mothers with normal pregnancies are free to let their bodies’ normal physiological functions birth their babies. Many women birth in hospitals avoiding any medication and medical intervention unless medically necessary. We have used the term physiological birth to steer away from some of the different interpretations of ‘natural’ birth. By physiological birth, we mean a healthy mother with an uncomplicated pregnancy giving birth with no medical interventions. Of course some births will necessitate assistance from your caregivers but we mean to differentiate necessity from hospital procedure or managed birth.

Book with an independent midwife or a midwifery led unit

(domino or community midwives)
Midwives are highly skilled and trained to look at birth as a physiologically normal and magical event in a woman’s life. The rate of women expressing birth as a satisfying experience, and success rates of physiological birth, is often far greater with … Read More