by Alicia Masiulis | Apr 6, 2020 | Acupuncture, Bodywork, Fertility, Pregnancy
I’ve been hearing so many stories from both patients and other practitioner in the birth world about how stressful it is to be nearing the end of pregnancy during the COVID-19 outbreak. Under normal circumstances acupuncture can play a game changing role in...
by Alicia Masiulis | Jan 29, 2020 | Acupuncture, Bodywork, Pregnancy
For most people acupuncture will probably not send you into labor with one treatment the minute you think you are ‘ready’ to have your baby. If this does happen it is likely that your body was getting ready for labor on its own and acupuncture helped to move things...
by Alicia Masiulis | Sep 1, 2018 | Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Postpartum, Pregnancy
I recently had the chance to tour the Pumpspotting Breast Express that came to Blossom Birth on tour. Pumpspotting is a community based app whose mission is to give breast feeding women a platform to find support for breast feeding and pumping. Not every woman is able...
by admin | Aug 22, 2018 | Fertility, Pregnancy
When we think about making a baby we often think about the sperm and the egg as being the key ingredients. Once the sperm and the egg have merged to become an embryo it must implant in the uterine lining (endometrium). In Western Medicine we know that a complex series...
by admin | Aug 22, 2016 | Pregnancy
During pregnancy a woman’s body goes through many changes in a small period of time. A large percentage of women will experience lower back pain during their pregnancy. However lower back pain doesn’t need to be part of pregnancy! Fortunately there are...
