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My family is all happily adjusting to life with our new little love. Big brother is soooo full of kisses for Althea, and I’m adoring having two little snugglers ♥  I had several people comment that they were curious about my acupuncture experience, so I thought I’d share the gist of it.

I’ve never had acupuncture before. It was suggested to me from a Mama who had a session when she was overdue, went home, took a nap & woke up in labor. So I thought it was worth a try. I was 8 days overdue. A foot/leg massage had brought on contractions a few days prior & I really felt I was on the verge of labor, just needed a little nudge. I had a vision of huge needles in my mind for some reason, and when I saw how tiny the needles were I relaxed greatly 🙂 They are about 2″ long and very flimsy, wire-like.

I went in at noon, she had me lay on my side & inserted a total of 10 needles in my tailbone, inner ankle & wrists. She left for 15 min while I laid on my side listening to Gregorian chants & feeling an awesome cool breeze come in through the open window. She came back, turned the needles a bit, left for another 15 min while I laid there & relaxed some more, visualizing white light coming in through the top of my head & out the needles. She came back, took them out & I was done. Other than a tiny little poke when she inserted them I didn’t feel a thing, other than relaxed. I went to the food co-op & did one last shopping run as I really felt it would be my last run for awhile, went home & laid on the couch with my toddler for an hour or so, and started feeling a contraction here & there within 2 hours of the appt. Within 4 hours of leaving her office I was having contractions 5 min apart, and within 10 hours of the appt. I delivered my 10# 2 oz. perfect baby girl in 3 pushes.

So, that’s my story. Is it possible it’s a complete coincidence & I would’ve gone into labor regardless of the acupuncture? Of course. But I really, really feel it was the little nudge I needed to relax my body & help me welcome Althea into the world. It won’t work for everyone, but she did tell me she has rarely had to do a follow-up, as it almost always works on the 1st try (this is a very small town, so I know she isn’t inducing overdue Mamas daily or anything, but she said she’s had very good success with it). So, I’m a believer… And finally I want to thank all of you for your thoughts, wishes, kind words. It’s awesome connecting with such an awesome community of kind, caring Mamas (& women, I’m sure some of you aren’t mamas).