Postpartum Recovery
Chinese medicine has treated the period after birth as a distinct phase of care for a very long time. The body is genuinely depleted and also genuinely responsive, so treatment during this window tends to work well.
Why recovery needs care
Birth costs blood and energy. What follows is often dismissed as ordinary tiredness: constant aching in the lower back and hips, a cold that settles in and does not lift, night sweats, hair loss, and exhaustion that a full night’s sleep does not resolve.
What we treat
- Depletion after birth
- Lower back, hip and pelvic pain
- Lingering cold and damp
- Night sweats
- Hair loss
- Exhaustion that rest does not resolve
- Digestive weakness and poor appetite
- Low mood and anxiety in the postpartum period
- Abdominal weakness and recovery after caesarean, once fully healed and medically cleared
How we work
Treatment is gentle and gradual, and it is matched to how depleted you are. It usually combines warming herbal formulas, moxibustion for cold and lower back pain, and light tui na. We do not use aggressive technique on a depleted body.
Treatment is compatible with breastfeeding and we select formulas accordingly, so let us know if you are nursing.
When to start
Any time. Classical practice begins in the first weeks, but we regularly treat patients at six months, at two years, and years later. It is not too late.
Book an appointment
New patients start with a consultation. See our Fees page for current fees.