From conception to infancy, I nourish you and your baby as you move through each stage of pregnancy and emerge into the world. Just like in nature, pregnancy has four beautiful and very unique seasons. Nourish yourself and your family will flourish.
First TrimesteR
There is a reason you feel tired and can sleep sitting up. Your baby grows faster than at any other point in during the first trimester. By 6 weeks a heartbeat can often be heard, and by the end of 12 weeks, your baby’s muscles, bones, and organs have all formed. This is a powerful time to cultivate rest, connect in nature, and nourish you to support baby.
Together, we will help you:
Build energy
Deepen quality of sleep
Nourish to help with threatened miscarriage
Alleviate constipation & digestive Issues
Build immune strength
Calm mood swings
Second Trimester
Energy rises and your belly starts to swell. You both know baby and can now feel their movements. This trimester is filled with energy. Food interests you. A harvest of nutrients will build blood levels, develop baby’s brain and prepare for the energy needs of healing during postpartum.
We will work to balance:
Round/uterine ligament pain
Low back pain
Heartburn
Insomnia
Edema
High blood pressure
Breech position of fetus
Hemorrhoids
Pregnancy induced hypertension
Gestational Diabetes
Placenta Previa
Third Trimester
Your tummy is rapidly expanding. Your centre of gravity has changed, Your ligaments are loosening. Your body is getting ready to release this little one into the world. I believe that each little one chooses their entrance. Vaginal or via C-Section, both are mothers birthing their child. I have observed what studies support. That when women receive support through pregnancy, preparing your body for delivery, labour can be shorter and less complicated and recovery in postpartum faster.
Together, we will work to balance:
Low back pain
Sciatica
Pelvic pain
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Breech/ transverse & Posterior presentation
Labour Preparation & Nourishment
Talk about what support post partum will look like (meals, family, friends)
Fourth Trimester –The Golden Month
After nine months of nourishing, growing and birthing another human, we focus on replenishing you. There is a saying in Chinese medicine “Treat the mother to treat the child.”
The Golden Month (or Sitting Moon), is a 28 day window of rest, connection with baby, and nourishment.
Together we will focus on supporting:
Prolonged bleeding
Lactation support (increasing, regulating milk supply)
Recovery from C-section or traumatic birth
Mastitis
Hormonal shifts post partum
Postpartum depression & overwhelm
Night sweats
Low energy
Insomnia
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
“ I’ve had the pleasure of working with Leisha since the fall of 2010. When I met her, I knew that I had come to the right person. Her warmth, graciousness and compassion make you feel instantly at ease. Her intuition about where you are at and what you require is nothing short of amazing. Leisha has been such a positive and integral part of my health and pregnancy regime. I am grateful to her for all the acupuncture work she has done, in addition to the advice and support she has given me along the way. Thank you Leisha, you are truly gifted at what you do. ”
“Leisha is an exceptional TCM practitioner...there’s no one quite like her! I have seen her over the last 6 years or so while on my fertility journey with my son (now 4 years old), and before and during my current pregnancy. Leisha practices with a combination of intuition and practicality that resonates with me. She addresses all the different pieces of life and how they affect the body, mind, and soul. Chatting with her at the beginning of my appointments is like my therapy. Her support for me has been incredible!”
“I have been seeing Leisha for acupuncture since the beginning of my pregnancy and I only wish I had visited her sooner! Her amazing energy, intuition and knowledge leaves you feeling relaxed, guided and at ease, well after each session. Leisha is a real life angel on earth. She has been a tremendous support and I could not be more grateful for our time together. She has relieved headaches, stubborn congestion and restored my energy almost immediately on multiple occasions.”
“I met Leisha towards the end of my first pregnancy and my only regret is not knowing her earlier. Leisha is patient, knowledgeable, intuitive, supportive, committed, and effective. She creates space for healing and growth. She showed me unconditional understanding and compassion. She brought me clarity in the confusion. She was my advocate and support during birth. She also did an exceptional uterus healing/closing ceremony after birth. She was with me before, during, and after labour. I’ve never felt a person’s energy bring so much grounding. I highly recommend Leisha. ”
“Leisha is the first person I call when I need help. For 7 years now, she has been there for me with secret chinese chicken can’t-get-enough-of soup, with weird yucky oh-so healing herbs, with needles, and with great patience and compassion for by constant relapse back to my love for dairy and wheat! Leisha has metaphorically and physically held my hand and my heart through sickness, miscarriage, fertility treatments, birth, postpartum and now in motherhood. I trust her with my life and with the life of my daughter. Finding myself on her table is like being wrapped in the warmth of the sun and in the care of Gaia herself.”
“I came to Leisha 3 years ago as a result of my severe insomnia after the birth of my two children. I cannot say enough about my experiences with her. It was nothing short of amazing - my insomnia is gone, and I feel better than I have in years. I cannot imagine how my overall health would have fared if I had not met her. Leisha is the most lovely, ‘present’ health provider I’ve ever met. A true healer - she is a gift!”
“It has been such a pleasure to work with Leisha over the last 3 years for my 2 pregnancies. She provides gentle, knowledgable, intuitive guidance and support during such an emotional and trying time in your life. I always feel so much better after I have a session with Leisha and I know that working with her helped me to have two healthy pregnancies, deliveries and healthy babes. I highly recommend working with Leisha if you are trying to conceive, are currently pregnant and during the postpartum phase as well. She is truly a gifted and passionate health care provider.”
“I am extremely thankful to Leisha for the care that she has given me over the last 6 years, both while trying to conceive a baby and for the year that has followed the birth of my son. Leisha’s warmth and thoughtfulness are what I gravitated towards immediately. Leisha is nurturing and kind and has a hopeful enthusiasm for life. She has an intuitiveness I have yet to find in another health care provider. Her assessment and treatment plan to bring back balance and calmness to my body, mind and spirit were excellent. This not only included my acupuncture treatments but also touched on my eating habits, my exercise routine, and my lifestyle in general (because, as she has taught me, they are all connected). I truly appreciate that when she is unsure about an issue she will go away and speak to her many industry contacts and resources in order to find answers. Also, I believe she understands that both eastern and western medicines have a role in our care and that they can work together.”
“Leisha has treated me through my entire pregnancies. She is extremely knowledgeable and provided information on what I should be doing during each stage of my pregnancy as well as having significant knowledge of what to do once the baby arrived (healthcare providers, natural options for postpartum, herbs etc). She was an very important part of my healthy pregnancy.”
