There’s something magical about helping a pregnant woman through such a joyous and tremulous time. Nothing should take away from that joy, especially the physical symptoms that can leave a glowing pregnant woman in constant pain. 

Having done many deliveries in medical school and residency, it was so exciting to lay a newborn onto a mom’s belly. But I also found that all my medical training didn’t prepare me to actually experience the roller coaster of trying to get pregnant and having to do IVF (fertility treatment), feel the devastation of having miscarriages, the challenges of various pregnancy pains, and the postpartum “4th trimester.”  

Being a mom is the hardest thing I have ever done! Pregnancy Brain, Mom Brain, and Mom Guilt are real! My personal experiences have given me a greater understanding of mom-hood and made me feel closer than ever to women trying to get pregnant, are pregnant, and are in the postpartum period. I feel elated when I can support you through your journey towards a happier and healthier pregnancy.

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Feel a catch and sudden sharp pain in your pelvis when turning over in bed?  Are your back and ribs aching and you just want someone to press into them?  Experiencing sciatica?  Is heartburn driving you nuts?  Feeling numbness in your fingers?

Experiencing this type of pain during pregnancy can feel completely debilitating and cast a grey cloud over this joyous period of time. This is why I provide holistic pregnancy pain relief to women wanting a natural solution towards feeling support and comfort in their pregnant bodies. 

What if you could finally start walking, sleeping, sitting down, or even get back to work or exercising? Address the pain to stop bawling at 3 AM so you can finally sleep, and have someone understand you. Don’t have regrets thinking you didn’t try everything possible.  Don’t’ wonder “what if I would have tried something else?”  

You can always call my office at (713) 527-8499 or contact me through my website at info@osteopathichealinghands.com

YES!! Not as frequently as I would like because I need to travel to see my osteopathic mentor.

While every patient is different, studies have shown pregnant women treated with OMT experienced:

• Decreased low back pain
• Decreased sacroiliac dysfunction (which is a contributor to low back pain and can cause difficulties during the birthing process)
• Decreased carpal tunnel syndrome (you have more blood volume in your system during pregnancy, and this increased fluid can cause pressure in your wrists leading to carpal tunnel syndrome)
• Decreased fluid overload (which means decreased swelling in your feet)
• Decreased blood pressure (which is important because high blood pressure can cause complications during your pregnancy that lead to induction or emergency c-sections)
• Decreased likelihood of a having a preterm delivery
• Decreased duration of labor
• Decreased use of forceps during delivery
• Decreased probability of having meconium-stained amniotic fluid (meconium is your baby’s first poop. When the baby is stressed in the womb, they can sometimes poop in the womb, which is NOT something you want your baby inhaling on its first breath)

While every patient is different, studies have shown newborn children treated with OMT experienced:

• Improved breast-feeding
• Reduction in infantile colic (inconsolable crying)
• Reduction in plagiocephaly (flat spots on baby’s heads, which are more common these days with baby’s being advised to only sleep on their backs)
• Reduction in otitis media (middle ear infections)
• Reduction in torticolis (where the baby’s head prefers to look in one direction only)
• Improved asthma symptoms
• Improved postural symmetry in infants