Anyone who’s ever had a professional massage knows that both your body and mind feel better afterwards — and the same goes for Bioelectric Meridian Therapy (BMT), which can feel extra wonderful when certain areas are focused on.
When you combine the wonders of BMT with the journey of pregnancy – the act of balancing your body’s energy can have amazing results.
Here’s everything mums-to-be need to know about how Bioelectric Meridian Therapy can support you during and after your pregnancy.
What is Bioelectric Meridian Therapy?
Bioelectric Meridian Therapy is a painless therapy that uses bioelectric energy to reinvigorate our cells. This, together with a gentle massage helps to unblock our meridian pathways, allowing blood and energy to flow freely. This promotes the immune system and the body’s self-healing mechanisms without the use of chemical supplements.
Assist with Postnatal Recovery
The first six weeks after giving birth are known as the postpartum period. This period is an intense time that requires a lot of care for yourself and your baby.
During this time your body will experience a number of changes, that can include healing to hormonal mood swings. All of this in addition to tackling breastfeeding, sleep deprivation, and the overall adjustment to motherhood (for first-time mothers), it can get overwhelming and stressful.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, postnatal care is vital in the mother’s recovery after childbirth. The delivery process depletes the postpartum body of Qi (or energy) and blood. The aim of BMT for postnatal care is to strengthen your body to alleviate the physical strain and energy used during labour, nourish and replace lost fluids, and improve your vitality to assist in caring for your newborn.
The first 30 to 40 days after giving birth should ideally be a time of retreat, rest and recovery for you to overcome exhaustion, restore vitality and bond with your new baby. Good postnatal support is an investment in your future health based on scientific evidence and traditional wisdom.
Some of the benefits of BMT for postnatal recovery include:
- Improved pelvic floor vitality and stability, preventing incontinence and prolapse
- Reduced Pelvic pain
- Improved milk flow
- Reduced water retention through lymphatic drainage
- Improved digestion and bowel motion
- Reduced muscle tension (neck, shoulder, back pain)
- Improved blood circulation
- Improved sleep
Help Heal Your Pelvic Floor
Your pelvic floor is the band of muscles that stretches across the bottom of your abdomen, from your tailbone to your pubic bone. The pelvic floor muscles help stabilise your spine and support your pelvic organs, which include your uterus, bladder and bowel. For example, think of your pelvic floor like a hammock on which these organs rest. Your vaginal muscles are an important part of your pelvic floor too. These muscles are used during sexual intercourse and giving birth vaginally.
During pregnancy, the pelvic floor muscles work harder than normal as they are required to support the weight of a growing baby. These muscles are also softened by the effects of pregnancy hormones, making them quite sensitive.
As pregnancy and childbirth are the most physically intense experiences a woman’s body can endure, it is critical that every woman knows how to look after her pelvic floor. It is important for women planning for pregnancy, in the event of a perineal tear, episiotomy or instrumental vaginal delivery (forceps or suction) during vaginal birth.
Optimising your pelvic floor recovery following childbirth helps prevent unwanted conditions such as prolapse, incontinence or pain during intercourse. It is common for women to dissociate from their vaginal area after sustaining a pelvic floor injury or traumatic birth. Not only does the area feel strange and uncomfortable, but you may also fear reliving the experience.
After giving birth, your pelvic floor is healing, just like any other muscle needs to heal after an injury. The ability of your pelvic floor to heal and recover will be enhanced by the amount of care and support you give it – this is where the power of non-invasive BMT can help your body heal and assist you with the recovery of the pelvic floor muscles.
Overall, it is important to acknowledge that your body has just achieved an amazing act of giving birth, and your vagina will not bounce back and feel ‘normal’ straight away. Therefore, disassociating or ignoring your vagina can contribute to dysfunction and affect your relationship with your partner further down the track.
