AcuHeal Dundrum Acupuncture  and Chinese Medicine Clinic Dublin

First Trimester Week 4 - week 12 

Often women feel that once they are pregnant they can relax, but  this time of pregnancy can be as emotionally and physically difficult as the preconception phase. Many of our patients have struggled so long to even get pregnant that one would think that pregnancy would be a time of joy and elation. Instead it is often a period filled with new fears and anxiety for this group of newly-pregnant women.

Fear of miscarriage or pregnancy loss often drives the anxiety. Even though miscarriage is a very common and natural event (25% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage), after the long road of a fertility patient, this is just an added worry along the way to parenthood. Most women don't disclose to many friends or family members that they are even pregnant at this stage for fear of loss which make it even somewhat more difficult. We hold a safe space for women to attend the clinic at this stage. Chinese medicine can be so reassuring at this stage of the journey.

For centuries, Chinese medicine has worked with newly-pregnant women to prevent a miscarriage. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine can be very helpful in this first trimester:

Miscarriage prevention
Alleviating morning sickness
Spotting or bleeding (which can be perfectly normal especially with IVF)
Reducing fatigue                                                                                          Help Modulate the Immune system
We often see patients weekly through the First Trimester. Because we are a fertility practice, it has often been a difficult road for many of our patients to get pregnant and they like the help and comfort that acupuncture brings.