Giving birth with primal force

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Almost every pregnant woman dreads giving birth. During your pregnancy, you will hear birth stories from others, whether asked for or not. These stories can include smooth deliveries, but sometimes you also have to deal with real horror stories. You should try to put those aside as quickly as possible because one thing is certain: every birth is different and there is little to say about how it will go beforehand.

You can do a number of things to maximize the chances of a smooth delivery. An acupuncturist can help you with that very well! For example, he or she can help you with:

• Reduce stress
• Combat pain
• Induce or facilitate contractions, relieve pushing pains
• Ensure you enter labor energetically
• Prevent giving birth with the flu or a severe cold

Nutrition
As you know, nutrition is an important part of Traditional Chinese Medicine. By eating certain foods from week 37 onwards, you can prepare your body optimally for childbirth. The following foods strengthen your endurance and enable you to tap into primal strength. Both can be very useful during childbirth. That's for sure.

• chicken soup with carrot and parsley - thickened soups
• mashed potatoes - millet - stew - sweet rice
• parsley - legumes - pumpkin - fennel - carrots
• chicken fillet
• oats - rice pudding
• pine nuts - pistachios - walnuts
• honey - cinnamon - coconut - raisins apple compote compote of plums apricots and apples (tutti frutti)
• fennel tea

Acupressure 
In addition to nutrition, acupressure is an important tool to help you have the smoothest possible delivery. The following points can be massaged regularly by the person supporting you during your delivery:

Do it yourself
If there is no one who can massage you, it is wise to buy a package of split peas in advance. With this you can take care of the massage yourself. This is how you do it: Stick the split pea with the flat side on a piece of adhesive tape and stick the rounded side on the point to be massaged. This way the point will be stimulated automatically while you can concentrate on the delivery. If the pain becomes too much for you, press on the point in between (see above left picture) to alleviate the pain.

With these tips, the chance is high that in a few weeks your story will also be about a smooth delivery!