Can acupuncture and Chinese medicine help with conception, fertility, pregnancy, labour, birth and the Postpartum?!! I'm joined today with Chinese medicine expert Tabitha Fennell to answer this very question and take a deep dive into the physiology of Chinese medicine and its many modalities.

Tabitha Fennell

Tabitha runs a busy acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinic on the Gold Coast Australia and within these 23 years she has specialised and treated all aspects of hormonal imbalances, fertility and pregnancy.

Chinese medicine for Tabitha and her family is a life style,  supporting their health on all levels along the way.

While being pregnant and a mum of 3 Tabitha learnt how powerful TCM theory was and continues to spread this knowledge to all her clients along their journey.

After having three births of their own Tabitha and her husband Brad made an online acupressure course for labour as having used these points during their births they knew how profound it was for the birthing women and their birthing partner to have these effect tools in child birth.

In this episode we chat about:

• The philosophy behind traditional Chinese medicine
•  The individual and whole body approach to Chinese Medicine
•  How it can be used preconception for both the female AND the MALE!
• It’s role with the nervous system and how acupuncture can takes us from fight or flight to our calm parasympathetic system- which is optimal for conception, pregnancy and birth
• It’s role in infertility for both the woman AND the MAN
• Sperm health and how we can optimise it!
• Now we are pregnant - should I continue acupuncture and Chinese medicine?
• How it can be helpful with labour and birth
• Acupressure in labour- some hot tips from Tabitha
• Tips for the partner during labour
• Tabitha’s tip for a nourishing and supportive postpartum

And so so much more….

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