Pregnancy accupunture

[OceanPrincess]

... shockingly, my private health fund actually did something good for once, and have covered all my visits in full. I'm sill reeling from not having to pay any out-of-pocket expenses!

Woohoo! I wonder if mine will as well?

Thanks for the help - you answered my other questions too!

One last embarassing question... does it hurt??

[sloane]

i didn't think it hurt - i've had maybe one needle that stung as it went in, but the rest of the time i haven't felt a thing. apparently there is more than one needle thickness that can be used & i've had the very fine ones, don't know if that makes any difference!

i have found that i've been really relaxed after my appointments so far - with my first (when ttc), i was really stressed at work & had that eyelid twitching thing...and now i haven't had it since my first AC appointment & that was about 4 months ago!

my health fund does offer some rebates for AC as well - i'm with mbf. the centre has hicaps.

[OceanPrincess]

I've had that eye twitchy thing! Think I definitely need AC now...

[BellyBelly]

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/justin-keane

Here's justin's profile. All he does here are inductions, breech babies and fertility all day every day - and nothing else!!! Shar is about to go on holidays the lucky thing!!!

[littleberlin]

I think it depends on what exactly you are having acupuncture for. A friend of mine had a one-off treatment at 42 weeks to get labour moving (she gave birth the day after!) - so if you're just looking to bring on labour, I'm sure you could go just once. Some women start at 36 (or is it 34? Now I can't recall...) weeks for treatment for helping with baby's positioning for birth. I just decided to start early...well, just because, really! You can begin treatment whenever you like, but obviously the closer that you are to your EDD, the more that the treatment will be focused on preparation for birth.

I hadn't had acupuncture since I was a child, so at my first session I was a little nervous! The needles are super-thin and sterilised - though you might find it strange to observe them sticking out of your skin! It shouldn't hurt (and hasn't for me), but your experiences vary according to how sensitive you are to treatment, and also the position of the needles on your body. Any time a needle is inserted somewhere where there is very little body fat (i.e. the wrist, near the ankles or knees or feet), I tend to feel an initial little sting, which fades quite quickly. What you might experience is the feeling of energy being released from the acupuncture points - which can be quite strange, at first! Last week I had quite a few placed at certain points in my lower legs, and it was quite intense - like a kind of rush of warmth downwards...but again, it depends on your sensitivity. Annalise was telling me that some people just don't feel anything at all.

If you find that you go for treatment and you react quite strongly to it, she will remove the needle. If I have a strong reaction to a certain placement, I describe the sensation to her, and generally it dissipates. If it continues to feel uncomfortable or intensifies (which happened once), the needle is removed straight away. I'd try and remain calm, and take deep breaths - it sounds silly, but if you tense up and anticipate pain, you're more likely to experience discomfort (I think, anyway). I hope that answers your questions!

[belfie]

on the "should you go once" question, I know Justin was saying that it's better to have a number of treatments to help prepare the body for labour - rather than just leaving it for one treatment right before. I think he'd had a rush of BB ladies running in at the last moment (myself included ).

And I agree, it doesn't hurt, but occasionally one needle will hit a "twinge" spot. I also found I was really relaxed after my appointments too.

[Olive]

OP i first saw justin at 32 weeks then again just this morning, i now go weekly from here!!
he started induction accupunture today as well as working on my back pain, bladder issues and reflux!!
i doesnt hurt but you feel 'things' but in a good way!!