The Bask Blog
Pregnancy
How does acupuncture help through each trimester and what is the focus? Is a package worth it?
The First Trimester
(Weeks 1-12)
Treatments during this new and exciting phase is focused on balancing the hormones, addressing any uncomfortable signs and symptoms such as nausea or heightened sense of smell or taste, building blood and promoting blood flow, and calming mama and baby.
Education is also given for nutrition, lifestyle, and expectations for the coming weeks and months. Unlike the quick in-and-out prenatal appointments with not much education and leaving with more questions, any and all questions are answered to bring you calm and reassurance with all the Chinese medicine education at your fingertips. Leave your treatments feeling happy, balanced, at peace, and feeling closer and more knowledgeable about the little life growing inside of you!
The Second Trimester
(Weeks 13-27)
Treatments will focus on continuing to build blood, balance the hormones, address any new symptoms or pain from carrying more weight and expansion, preventing back, hip, and pelvic discomfort, promoting blood circulation, preventing swelling, managing digestive or sleep struggles, and supporting emotional health. All concerns are discussed and any questions asked will be answered via Chinese medicinal knowledge.
Feel excited as your connection to baby continues to grow deeper with movement awareness! (Side note: babies in utero love acupuncture as you will feel them wiggle and stretch a little extra, just how you notice more movement at night when mama is calm and still!) Thus, if baby is being still and you are getting worrisome (as we all do) or just simply miss them and want to feel them move, book yourself a treatment and say “Ah there you are baby!”
The Third Trimester
(Weeks 28-40+)
Treatments during this final stage of pregnancy will focus on preparing the body and baby for birth by maintaining blood circulation, continuing to build blood (for the blood loss that is about to occur), balancing hormones, managing symptoms (digestion issues, heartburn, lower leg edema, sciatica, among others) and giving much nutritional, lifestyle, herbal, birth, and postpartum knowledge to help prepare you for this life changing event and caveat you are about to endeavor.
We walk along side you during your final weeks and tailor each treatment specifically for what you need to have a beautiful birth experience. Breech baby protocol, labor induction protocol, and herbal medicine may be used to ease labor as part of the packages. Feel confident, calm, and ready for this next beautiful phase of life with holistic Chinese medicine knowledge and tips for a smooth delivery.
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for Fertility
Which package should I choose?
Fertility
(6 Weeks of Treatments)
A gentle, intentional starting point for your fertility journey. The Prelude package is designed to regulate your cycle, improve blood flow to the reproductive organs, and reduce stress—all essential foundations for conception. By booking a package instead of individual sessions, you create consistency in care, which is key in acupuncture. Regular weekly treatments allow your body to respond more effectively, building momentum rather than starting and stopping. This tier is ideal for those just beginning, preparing for conception, or wanting to “reset” their system.
Fertility
(12 Weeks of Treatments)
This is your core fertility support plan—aligned with the natural rhythm of egg development, which takes about 90 days. Over 12 weeks, treatments work synergistically to support hormone balance, egg quality, uterine health, and emotional well-being.
Choosing a package ensures you stay consistent through multiple cycles, which significantly enhances results compared to sporadic visits. This tier is ideal for those actively trying to conceive or preparing for assisted reproductive treatments like IUI or IVF.
Fertility
(24 Weeks)
A comprehensive, deeply supportive program for those who want the highest level of care or who have been on a longer fertility journey. This package allows time to address more complex imbalances, optimize reproductive health, and fully support the body through multiple cycles or fertility treatments.
With long-term consistency, acupuncture can more profoundly influence hormonal regulation, egg quality, uterine lining, and stress resilience. Committing to a package like this offers the best opportunity for lasting change and improved fertility outcomes.
Postpartum
What is each Postpartum Package designed to help me with?
The Fourth Trimester
(6 Treatments)
Designed for the early weeks after birth, this package focuses on deep nourishment and recovery during the most tender phase of postpartum. Treatments support healing, replenish energy and blood, aid lactation, and ease common concerns like fatigue, pain, and hormonal shifts. This is foundational care to help you feel held, restored, and supported as you begin your recovery.
Rebuild & Rebalance
(12 Treatments)
As your body moves beyond the initial healing phase, this package focuses on rebuilding strength and restoring internal balance. Treatments are tailored to support energy, hormone regulation, digestion, mood, lactation ebbs and flows, and pelvic stability. This phase helps you feel more grounded, resilient, and reconnected as you continue your postpartum journey in regaining strength and finding joy in motherhood.
Membership
(24 Treatments
or 2x monthly)
The Postpartum Membership is designed for ongoing care as you settle into your new rhythm. With a focus on long-term wellness, treatments help balance and maintain all the hormonal fluctuations you will experience after brith, throughout lactation, after weaning, after starting your menses again and so on. Focus is on supporting sustained energy after sleepless nights, continuation of addressing lingering symptoms such as brain fog, sleep issues, improving memory, building blood, and nurture both physical and emotional well-being. It’s an opportunity to care for yourself as you evolve—so you can feel aligned, supported, and fully present in this new chapter and looking forward to these “tune ups” to keep you calm, grounded, and healthy in a holistic way that supports you long after those short six weeks come to an end. Our belief is that postpartum care shouldn’t end at six weeks, but throughout the entire year if not more post birth to honor each phase of healing, rebuilding, and restoration.
