After the joyous arrival of the new baby to the family, the mother must remember to protect her own health like that of her precious newborn. Immediately following birth, a woman’s constitutional resources have been depleted during delivery, and throughout her pregnancy by the demands of her growing baby. This depleted constitutional state throws the body into an energetic pattern of deficiency, which can cause a multitude of mental and physical postpartum symptoms to arise. Chinese Medicine can help her body to recover and regain strength quickly during the postpartum period. Acupuncture can be used safely to treat the postpartum concerns of a nursing mother, without having to worry about compromising the safety of her breast milk.

Depression, mental fatigue, poor memory, breast pain and swelling, mastitis, insufficient lactation, constipation, urinary difficulty, incontinence, body pain, fatigue, insomnia, hot flashes, spontaneous sweating, and general recovery following childbirth.