Thanks for the info - I had two accupunture sessions last pregnancy at 40w and 41w in an attempt to avoid an artificial induction. Unfortunately since bub was stuck all that happened was my waters broke in the hours after my second session but labour did not start so I had to be artificially induced. When I saw the accupuncturist she said that I needed to see her all through the pregnancy, not just at the end, but didn't explain why. I have had a pretty symptomless pregnancy this time around, with just a bit of sciatica which is kept at bay with weekly chiropractic treatment so I wondered why I should go to the accupuncturist and what I would ask to be treated for, which has put me off going.

Since I am due so close to Christmas, and because of the long painful and eventful labour of my son, the ob has told me she will not let me go more than a few days over this time, therefore there is a higher risk of medical intervention. I was wondering when would be the best time to start geting accupuncture treatment to avoid this, however was unsure due to having an easy pregnancy this time around. I am 31 weeks pregnant now so will now schedule an ppointment in a few weeks time, rather than waiting until my due date.