Acupuncture is thought to be one of the most effective techniques for morning sickness relief.
Many of you reading this have never tried it for anything, let alone for morning sickness relief.
For those of you who have tried it for reasons other than treating your nausea and vomiting, you know the benefits.
Acupuncture has been used in Chinese medicine for approximately two thousand years.
It is a process that involves inserting small needles into the skin at various spots on the body.
Eastern philosophy believes that the body has a life force called chi (pronounced chee).
That life force, chi, flows through pathways in the human body called meridians, carrying with it essential energy.
With morning sickness, Eastern philosophy believes that your chi is flowing in the wrong direction.
Acupuncture acts as guide to get it flowing back in the right direction.
Western medicine believes that acupuncture is a result of neuroscience.
Areas that respond to acupuncture stimulate the nerves, muscles, and connective tissue in the human body.
With that stimulation comes increased blood flow and a boost in the body's ability to produce painkillers.
Acupuncture is not widely as widely accepted in Western cultures as it is in Eastern cultures.
Many Western medical professionals don't believe in its power because there just aren't enough studies to prove it works.
It doesn't matter how many men and women sing its praises, it just doesn't have the science to back it up (at least for right now.
) I'm a firm believer in the power of acupuncture for relieving pain and the nausea and vomiting associated with morning sickness.
Before I even became pregnant, I had used the services of a licensed Acupuncturist.
I had injured my back and the usual methods weren't doing me any good: rest, drugs, massage, chiropractic visits.
My chiropractor had just hired an Acupuncturist, and suggest that I give her a try for my back since nothing else was working.
I was very hesitant at first; it seemed very archaic to stick a bunch of needles into my skin to try to help my pain.
This, of course, was before I actually understood what it was all about and how it worked.
I decided to give her a try because I was so uncomfortable with the way my back felt.
Anyway, she was able to help my back pain; within a week she relieved the pain that no one else was able to help.
From that point on, I was a true believer in acupuncture.
In fact, it's because it had helped that pain so much that I felt like giving it a shot during my bouts with morning sickness.
Even though I couldn't understand how needles could keep me from vomiting, I knew that it had worked with my back pain, so I figured I'd give it a shot.
Once again, acupuncture came through for me.
It helped me to get my morning sickness under control so that I could enjoy my pregnancy.
I don't know whether the Eastern philosophy or the Western philosophy is correct as far as how it works is concerned, and I don't particularly care.
All I know is that it helped me with my nausea and vomiting, so that's all that matters.
If you've heard about how acupuncture can give you morning sickness relief, you should give it a shot.
I'm not saying it will work for everyone (because it doesn't), but you won't know if you don't try it.