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Fertility, Pregnancy, Birth and Babies

I offer individual and unique treatments for both fertility and pregnancy, combining craniosacral therapy with reflexology and breathwork or relaxation techniques. Each treatment can be different and decided after consultation.

I specialise in providing support through fertility issues. There can be many factors involved and often many unknown causes. It can be a complex and difficult time, so emotional support can play a big part. Equally the more the nervous system can reach a place of relaxation, the more helpful that can be to the hormonal balance and potential conception. I have many years experience in providing pre- conception treatment and also providing complementary treatment alongside IVF. One of my greatest joys is in seeing clients through pre-conception, pregnancy, and then treating the baby and mother postnatally- occasionally I am fortunate enough to provide support through labour.

 

Treatment in pregnancy can help to alleviate many of the discomforts that can occur such as morning sickness, backache, digestive problems and swollen ankles – generally maintaining a healthy and relaxed pregnancy.

We can also help to prepare the body for childbirth, relieve stress or anxiety or even help to deal with trauma from a previous difficult birth.

Treatment can help to connect the mother to her body and baby - sometimes in busy working life or in second or subsequent pregnancies, it can be difficult to make this connection without dedicated time. Enabling this space to connect and clear any physical or emotional issues, can help birth to be approached in optimal state of wellbeing.

The more the mother is relaxed and calm, the more oxytocin is likely to flow which is crucial to the whole process.

​Studies have shown that reflexology in the last few weeks of pregnancy can result in shorter labour times.

​Craniosacral therapy is  ideal for even the tiniest baby because of its gentle nature. Smoothing out emotional or physical difficulties at this age can be far easier and can prevent them settling into long-term problems.

 

Following birth, a baby’s system can be unsettled due to compression in the birth canal. A baby’s pliable skull has bones intended to move during birth, then  to reposition and fuse over the first few weeks up to around the age of two, but they may not always return easily to their optimum position.   If intervention is required in birth such as caesarian, ventouse or forceps, stress can result physically and to the nervous system.

 

A difficult birth can be traumatic for the baby. Sometimes either through positioning in the uterus in pregnancy or from the position in the birth canal, there can also be strain or tightness in the muscles of the neck or around the hips. This is turn may make comfortable positioning of the neck for difficult for feeding. It can also lead to irritation of the vagus nerve which can affect the baby’s digestion and cause reflux or colic. These can often be cleared very quickly with treatment.​

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Treatment has shown to be beneficial for colic, excessive crying, feeding difficulties and excessively disrupted sleep patterns in babies.​I also treat children with ADHD, autism and learning difficulties. Many younger children also suffer with anxiety or sleep issues and respond really well to a combination of Craniosacral therapy and breathing relaxation exercises.​For older children and teenagers, life can be complex- managing personal change and growth as well as demands at school and in the outside world. Craniosacral Therapy and learning some breathing or relaxation techniques  can be supportive in managing anxiety or emotional issues, or physical problems that might arrive from stress and at particularly difficult times such as exams.​​

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