November 2013 Moms

Acupuncture

Has anyone tried acupuncture? I thought my migraines would get better after pregnanncy but this week they have been horrible. So I had acupuncture at my neuro's office yesterday. I had acupuncture years ago and it didn't work. Has anyone else had luck?

Re: Acupuncture

  • I've used it for anxiety, mood, and infertility treatment symptoms. I also found it helpful with morning sickness.
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  • I haven't had acupuncture but I do see a chiropractor which has helped my headaches immensely!
  • I did acupuncture for general wellness and blood flow.  I do it while TTC and did it during 2nd/3rd tri for my DD.  I don't know that it helped me so much (I was sick with DD the entire pg), but I firmly believe it helped her - she was

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  • I have been doing acupuncture weekly since December for infertility and stress and fully believe it is a large part of why I'm now expecting. I love it and would recommend it to anyone!

    I plan to continue weekly throughout first tri and then
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  • I did acupuncture with a tcm practitioner for fertility. She told me that migraines are the hardest to treat with acupuncture but typically successful if the cause is hormonal. It's worth a try. My poor husband suffered with them and we have not found any
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  • Thanks! It is good to know that I am not alone. I think I am going to ask for massage therapy. After 18 years and 15 to 20 migraines a month I need some relief and don't want to hurt LO with meds. If anyone else has suggestions for migraines during pregna
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