Mother and Baby Care

Craniosacral therapy is a light touch therapy derived from osteopathy which can be very helpful for mothers and babies as they travel through pregnancy, birth and into the new world of motherhood. As an experienced midwife, mother of four and craniosacral therapist Sarah is the perfect person to support you and your baby on this special journey.

Craniosacral therapy can help during pregnancy with:

·      Balancing hormones to make it easier to conceive

·      Ligament pain

·      Lower back pain

·      Optimal foetal positioning, making birth easier

·      Promote a state of stillness and open heartedness, ideal for bonding with baby

·      Sleep and anxiety

·      Pelvic alignment

·      Addressing fears or previous childbirth traumas and gently releasing them

Craniosacral therapy can help during labour with:

·      Balancing and unwinding the pelvis, offering relief from pain

·      Enhancing the mother’s ability to be centred and calm making it easier for her to access her inner resources

·      Promoting a state of relaxation so it is easier for the mother’s body and the baby to navigate birth

Craniosacral therapy can help postnatally with:

·   Realigning the pelvis

·   Lower back pain and upper back pain

·   Symphysis pubis seperation

·   Re-toning of the uterus

·   Anxiety and depression

·   Coccyx realignment

·   Balancing and integrating hormonal changes

·   Sleep

·   Bonding with your baby

Craniosacral therapy has been shown to benefit babies with:

·      Birth trauma

·      Breast feeding issues

·      Tongue and lip tie

·      Torticollis (tight neck)

·      Plagiocephaly (misshapen head)

·      Chronic ear infection

·      Constipation

·      Failure to thrive

·      Colic/reflux

·      Sleep problems

·      Who were birthed using vacuum, forceps or caesaren

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