Preparing for Pregnancy
Are you considering pregnancy or actively trying to conceive?
Rebecca specialises in optimising your pelvic environment for conception and pregnancy.
Her treatments are designed to reduce congestion and improve blood flow in the pelvic area, bringing balance to the pelvic bowl and its visceral contents to optimise function.
She aims to reduce the effects of stress in your body, creating an environment that is supportive of fertility and a healthy pregnancy.
Our treatments aim to help expectant mothers adapt optimally to pregnancy.
Osteopathy in Pregnancy
Your body goes through enormous changes during pregnancy. Osteopathy helps your body adapt to these changes.
Unresolved mechanical issues can become problematic during pregnancy and may effect not only the mother, leading to aches and pains, but also the positioning and subsequent delivery of baby.
This is a key principle midwife Gail Tully, founder of Spinning Babies™ teaches. She calls it BALANCE. In other words, a mother’s pelvis and body should be in balance to allow the baby to position itself freely in the growing uterus. She says; ‘An aligned pelvis may make labor easier’.
Certainly deliveries where babies are positioned LOA (left occiput anterior) – i.e. head down to the left with the back of the head facing forwards and the legs kicking under the liver on the right – are on average shorter and less painful than other head down positions, such as the posterior positions.
Gail also remarks that ‘discomfort is a sign of imbalance’ – This is a REALLY important message as too many women ignore discomfort, not realising its significance.
Signs could be back pain, pelvic pain, pubic symphysis disorder (PSD), round ligament pain affecting lower abdomen and inner thighs, sciatic type pain and rib pain. The earlier these symptoms are addressed, the better for your pregnancy and your baby.
I highly recommend booking a consultation for osteopathic assessment if you are already experiencing pain, or if your body has undergone previous surgery, accidents, digestive problems, or postural issues.
I aim to help bring your body more into balance. I also believe it is important to provide some education on the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy and labour, so you feel informed and empowered.