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Back Pain in Pregnancy
Easy take home answers for
improving maternal health and comfort
and labour outcomes

Heather Bruce www.simple-natural-solutions.com 1

Three magic helpers

  Moxa (sacral fan)

  Magnesium (no Calcium)

  Massage (opening pelvis) releasing whatever is
blocking the Qi and Blood flow to the placenta, the
birthing area and the reproductive organs.


Originating Experiences
  My focus was always maternity being a new mum when
starting acupuncture college.

  35 years working with pregnancy and acupuncture in a
specialised urban Brisbane practice. (Initially
discovering that what was published did not touch my
own personal maternal experiences, or those of my
patients).

  Recently working with a closed community of Christian
women In NZ who attempt to have at least 12 babies
each; aiming past 16.


Use of moxa

  Moxa penetrates to the channel level, promoting Qi and
Blood movement, removing stasis, warming cold,
elevating yang and drying cold damp (Abbate, 2006).

  Whilst it is heating, ‘tonification with moxa provides
gentle reinforcement to the patient’s deficiency
condition’. (Abbate, 2002).

  By improving circulation, pain is relieved. (Flaws,
2005).


Evolution of moxa on back
pain

  When training dads to help in birthing, with the
massage and deep pressure I was suggesting, hurt.
  Using moxa meant the pain in the preparation sessions
eased right back – often to none felt.
  Side effects? Back pain gone, mum relaxed, baby
repositioned.
  Anyone with back ache/sciatica is helped – not just
pregnant women


Why choose moxa?

  Relaxes and rejuvenates
  Self help and self empowerment
  It is safe, cheap and effective
  I don’t have to be so hands on
  Dad gets to become more useful, strengthening the
intimacy bonds and allowing them both to have faith in
their preparation efforts when birthing.


Coincidentally
  Ki Qi strengthened and if baby can – baby moves to
being perfectly positioned.
  This instantly often removes the source of the back
ache - Baby turns into the right spot.
  OP and breech and lateral lie ..
  (No need to moxa Bl 67).
  MAJOR adjustment - get mum forwards facing
(straddle chair) and relaxed (warm, Magnesium and
moxa).


Sitting forwards – why?

  When using moxa, mum is astride a chair (facing its back).
  The pelvis as an organic structure opens or shuts depending
on the state of tension and posture

  If mum is in a tilted forwards position, the pelvis opens 28%
more, allowing an easier labour and birth.
  When mum tilts forwards there is more likelihood for the
heaviest part of baby (the head) to move/fall forwards, away
from her back and off her nerves, into the more optimal fetal
position for birthing. (Scott, Sit Up and Take Notice 2003)


Ideal working position in late
pregnancy
Leaning forwards position
allows the body and pregnant
uterus to relax – giving baby
more room.
When using using moxa in
this position mum calms,
letting go, then giving more
space to allow baby to move
to the more optimal position.
This alone often instantly
reverts breech or OP baby to
OA – thus far easier to birth.

If breech - position for ease of
natural birthing


If head down – lying in mum’s
LEFT side - OA


Needles and sitting forwards


Missing link in
changing fetal position

  Sitting forwards to have the moxa administered.

  This allows the pelvis to open up to 30% more, and the
moxa use in the sacrum relaxes all of mum’s body.

  Often the reason why using moxa on Bl 67 does not
have the desired result in turning babies.


Examples from your own clinic
  You may find if you ask women coming in for other
pregnancy related problems that they also have
extraordinary back or structural pain – but have
stopped mentioning it as no one seems to have an
answer.

  Here – you will – instantly.
  They can go home and use these techniques safely
and with great results.

  This works for all – not just when pregnant


Back Pain in Pregnancy

  Back pain in pregnancy affects at least half of all
pregnant women. (Greenwood, C and Stainton, C.
2001)

  The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in
Women’s Health state in their online publication that
lumbar pelvic pain is common in pregnancy with a
prevalence ranging from 50-70%, with 14-22% of all
pregnant women having serious PGP (pelvic girdle
pain), 5 – 8% having severe pain and disability’.


Why is there pain?

  Pain in general is seen as result of a loss of adequate
circulation of Qi and Blood (Flaws, 2005), and can be
easily remedied by improving the quantity, quality and
circulation of both.

  Lower back pain is seen as the most common sign that
the Kidney Qi/ Yang /Yin and/or Jing is weakened.
(Maciocia, 2005, Flaws, 2005).


Common pregnancy
pain triggers
  Past trauma (stuck Qi and Blood)
  Past cold invasion – general life or ‘therapeutic’ (esp in
modern maternal hospital context)

  Not enough exercise (causing Stuck Qi)
  Not enough rest/relaxation – compounded in
Magnesium and Blood/Yin deficiency

  Lack of Kidney Qi/Yin/Jing to nourish pregnancy and
her own body.


Possible reasons for pain


Mildred Seelig
  Seminal work on gestation and the role of magnesium
  http://www.mgwater.com/Seelig/Magnesium-Deficiency-in-
the-Pathogenesis-of-Disease/index.shtml

  Early Roots of Cardiovascular, Skeletal
and Renal Abnormalities
  Mildred S. Seelig, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.N.
  Goldwater Memorial Hospital
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York 1980


Magnesium supplementation
works on all these levels


Deviations from
text book ‘normal’
– people have had lives
1 - Past injuries (C. very bad car accident in years past, with
engine lodged in her lap, massive head and body injuries,
and a vast amount of scars)
2 - Coccyx pain from epidural
3 - Broken coccyx from earlier life accidents
4 - ‘Bad back’ from bad start to pregnancy - (in bed, can’t be
mum – one of study group – maybe past maternal depletion,
with no actual injuries or incidents)
5 - Spina bifida repair – scars to normal Qi flow


#1 – Acquired
traumatic injuries
  Last pregnancy C section as broken pelvis, intense
pubic pain, ankles and legs not supporting body,
stopped work, bed rest from 25 weeks.

  After extensive scar work, moxa and freeing all
circulation, GV 1, eight extra work, with Magnesium,
moxa often at home, is easily mothering active 10
month old plus is 22 weeks pregnant.

  (Accidentally pregnant from the normalisation of her
broken body work


#1 - Through windscreen, engine
landed in lap,
broken legs & ankles


Came to get help for terrible
ankle pain
  As a result of earlier car accident, she has horrendous
ankle and leg and pelvic pain.
  Also back.
  After treating all the scars, and giving her Blood tonics,
Vit B Complex and Magnesium, she was accidentally
pregnant – first baby only 6 months old.
  Couldn’t birth as back and pelvis too unstable.
  Now pregnant hopes to birth naturally. As another C
section and a toddler and a newborn is too daunting.


#5 – Congenital - spina bifida
repair, back ache, wants VBAC


40 weeks - Lying on stomach,
supported by ‘pillow towers’


Induce . . but ..

  Will the energy flow with this amount of disruption?
GV 1 and Bl 62, Moxa first in the sacrum to loosen, the
needling – especially of all the scars.

  She felt cheated as was epiduralised ‘in case’ with 1st birth.
  Wants to be natural this time, but has terrible back pain, and
pelvic instability.

  Awful home environment and scared to stay with her
husband,; this doesn’t help starting labour. (Safety issues)


Smokeless moxa is better than
none.


Ki Qi in Pregnancy

  Kidney Qi forms the foundation for the pregnancy, and
circulation to the lower back. (Noll, & Wilms 2001).

  If there has been a past accident or local trauma, it is
reasonable to expect that the lower back pain may be
aggravated with the greater load of pregnancy. (Flaws,
2005).


Calls on the Kidney Qi

  We can expect a decrease in maternally available Ki qi,
as pregnancy calls for an increase Kidney Qi to be
channeled to the uterus to make the new being. (Scott,
1979)

  Whether pregnant or not, at times of lessened sleep,
more work or stress load, or in general ageing, other
manifestations of Kidney complex weakness are likely
(Maciocia, 2005).


Back pain in pregnancy
origins
  Deficiency of Ki complex - A state of pregnancy is
possible when the woman has sufficient Qi and Blood
and Jing to spare (Flaws, 2005).

  A weakening of these vital substances present with
warnings such as lower backache. (Flaws, 2005,
Maciocia, 2011)


Yang Qi is used for:


Do women come in
with back pain?

  Whilst women typically do not come in for resolution of
just the back pain some are crippled by it and the
associated pelvic girdle problems.

  When researched over half of all women experience it
to some degree.

  There may be a number of co morbidities that could
lead to ‘high risk’ medical classification as the
pregnancy progresses if left untreated.


Small random clinic sample
  Looking through my cases, I chose the pregnant
women who had come in for any reason, and then
selected the back pain ones to be included in this
study.

  Other groups – for induction, changing fetal positioning
and stopping miscarriage/stabilising pregnancy were
removed.

  All who experienced moxa on their sacrum FELT better.
No negative experiences.


Table one – common identifiers
Name Age parity Preg Condition

A 22 34 1st Exceptional back /PS pain

S 23 40 2nd Acute back and leg pain and induction

M 38 16 1st Much bleeding/potential Misc/v bad back

S 22 35 1st Severe back pain/Gestational Diabetes

C 34 28 2nd Excruciating back pain

K 33 27 2nd PS pain and back ache

A 35 33 3rd Sacro iliac joints too painful to walk/back pain

S 23 37 2nd Back/body pain/anxiety/(previous dead baby 32 wks) VBAC

L 41 38 2nd Anxiety/back ache

V 37 32 4th Acute pelvic girdle pain and back ache

V 38 29 1st Back pain/insomnia

L 40 16 2nd Back ache/anxiety/ Insomnia

M 35 28 1st Acute back/speed addict - needs to detox

L 27 32 2nd Gestational Diabetes, back pain, wants VBAC

M 36 40 4th Backache/not coping

J 35 26 2nd Intermittent sciatica and severe anxiety VBAC


Valerie – 37yo Sample case
  32 weeks, in pregnancy lots of pelvic girdle instability, resulting in
shooting pains down legs – mainly left.
  Stopped breastfeeding early last time thinking that would fix it but
made it worse.
  Now pregnant again and it is crippling her.
  Moxaed sacrum. She couldn’t believe it - no longer feels as though
she will break in half when she stands up.
  She did have ice to help with pain after all the babies. I assured
her not to ever use ice again.
  Continued with moxa at home and did not need further treatment
as the moxa nightly was enough to hold symptoms at bay.


Alana – 22yo – 34 weeks
  No aches in her body at all, till 20 weeks. At this point
her husband went with the army overseas and she
fretted.

  All S & S started then. I gave her a Magnesium drink
before I started working with her. She looked
completely distressed and worn out in pain.

  She had been seeing a physio weekly for 14 weeks. It
was not working – he only gets her to do an aqua class,
where she can move around with no pressure on leg
and do stretches


Life/sleep disruption
  Back and leg hurt unless lying down – but that hurts
too.

  Also wakens her at night and it totally disrupts her
sleep and life.

  Most painful when first gets up from any position, then
it is OK after walking about for 200 metres, then after
another 200 she is in severe pain again.


Easy answers
  Magnesium orally
  Magnesium transdermally
  Moxa on sacrum – and baby shifted off the ROA to
LOA (perfect position for birthing)

  Allowed the pain from baby’s lie to instantly resolve.
  She got up off the chair and could not believe what that
had just happened – it did not hurt to move – there no
pain anywhere.


Acupuncture works!
  In a forwards seated straddling chair position, needles
were inserted.
  deeply (3 inches) the three locations of GB 30, plus Bl
60 and GB 34.
  I showed her husband how to massage her sacrum –
and we continued to do this whilst the needles in. Liv 2
sedated.
  In standing, she could not believe that she could – as it
was a tricky position – and no pain anywhere in her
back!


Enhances baby position, GB30,
all sacral points easily accessible


Pelvic girdle issues

  She now mentioned another problem - pubic symphysis
pain – it had been totally overshadowed by the back.
  I used moxa directly on the point where the central
midline and the pubic bone merge - CV 2 - and
instantly all PS pain gone.
  Showed him again what to do, emailing him the
instructional eBook. (This package and the ‘What Dads
Can Do’ manual/DVDs are available from the shop on
the site you are on presently)


Results

  No pain – although next morning she reported still not
sleeping as the inner heat/hot feet at night and worry
about husband going back to the front line taking up
her time

  Her back and pubic bone not a problem at all.
  She needed more work on the Yin depletion, but
choose to stop with just one session.


Modern maternal self care
  In Chinese medicine, maternal weakness can be
explained through a combination of imbalances and
deficiencies that may be partially relieved through
simple lifestyle considerations and dietary additions.

  Modern women seem less likely to pay attention to their
own levels of hydration and nutrition.

In both pregnant populations studied, I find pregnant
women are not drinking enough water, and not eating
primarily for healthy baby development.


Maternal nutrition
  Baby is made from what mum ingests and how well her
body works. (West, 2001)
  In my clinic, all patients are educated as to the role of
more nutrient dense foods, and the need to supplement
at least Vitamins B and C, Magnesium, and Zinc to
allow better gut assimilation. (Bloemraad-De Boer,
2007)
  In addition to a diet rich in protein, (Maciocia, 2005) fat
and vegetables, Vitamin C in small frequent quantities
is recommended for good collagen repair and structural
regeneration. (McArdle, 1999)


Magnesium
Depletion Markers

  Ligament and muscle aching and cramps/spasms,
twitching, irritability.

  Emotional unrest and insomnia, possibly with feelings
of heat in the afternoon, with flushing; maybe extending
into feelings of being overwhelmed and not coping
emotionally. (Sircus, 2007)

  (Sound like Stuck Liver Qi overlain with Blood
deficiency?)


Magnesium in life

  Magnesium is essential for muscle and nervous
function, (Sircus, 2007) for resolving all spasms,
cramps, restless legs, irritability and depressive
tendencies as well as keeping cardiac and adrenal
systems working optimally (Dean, 2007, Durlach 2004).

  Pre eclampsia, gestational diabetes and all clotting plus
all gut and nervous and sleep problems may be simply
Magnesium deficiency.


Mildred Seelig
  Seminal work on gestation and the role of magnesium
  http://www.mgwater.com/Seelig/Magnesium-Deficiency-in-
the-Pathogenesis-of-Disease/index.shtml
  Early Roots of Cardiovascular, Skeletal
and Renal Abnormalities
  Mildred S. Seelig, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.N.
  Goldwater Memorial Hospital
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York 1980


Where we get Magnesium from?
  From foods grown in soil containing Magnesium
  In 2004, the Journal of the American College of Nutrition released a
study which compared nutrient content of crops at that time with 1950
levels. Declines were found as high as 40%.11

  Dr. Donald Davis, lead researcher for the study, offers one explanation
for the dramatic declines:

  During those 50 years, there have been intensive efforts to breed new
varieties that have greater yield, or resistance to pests, or adaptability
to different climates. But the dominant effort is for higher yields.
Emerging evidence suggests that when you select for yield, crops
grow bigger and faster, but they don’t necessarily have the ability to
make or uptake nutrients at the same, faster rate.”12

  http://www.ancient-minerals.com/magnesium-sources/dietary/


Processed foods
  It is these removed portions of the plant that often contain the highest amount
of minerals such as magnesium.

  Refined oils remove all magnesium. The result of oil refining is a zero
magnesium product. Safflower seeds, for example, contain 680 mg of
magnesium per 1,000 calories. Safflower oil lacks magnesium entirely.8

  Refined grains remove 80-97 percent of magnesium.9 At least twenty
nutrients are removed in refining flour. And only five are put back in when
refined flours are “enriched”.10 Magnesium is not one of them.

  Refined sugar removes all magnesium. Molasses, which is removed from
the sugar cane in refinement, contains up to 25% of the RDA for magnesium in
one tablespoon. Sugar has none.

  http://www.ancient-minerals.com/magnesium-sources/dietary/


Why it is missing
in modern life
  Lowered magnesium availability in foods due to industrial
farming practices
  Dietary habits leading to low magnesium uptake, such as
consumption of sodas and carbonated beverages
  Excess stress or illness, which lowers the ability of the body to
utilize magnesium
  Mineral imbalances, such as excess calcium, which blocks
cellular magnesium activity

  Metabolic differences in individuals, such as excess magnesium
excretion by the kidneys, sometimes resulting in magnesium
losses and deficiency
  Stress: chronic, low grade creates adrenal deficiency


Magnesium in pregnancy

  As per Mildred Seelig’s seminal work (small for dates,
stillbirths, placental clotting disorders, unexplained fetal
morbidity.

  Magnesium is crucial to prevent pre eclampsia,
cerebral palsy, gestational diabetes, maternal
depression and insomnia. (Sircus, 2007)

  As in dairy cows, a Magnesium deficiency leads to
insufficiency of milk supply and mastitis/milk fever


Yin Deficiency = Dehydrated and
Magnesium Depletion


2 issues of homework to
enhance the successful treatment

  Improving maternal Magnesium exposure (limit
Calcium as it is a Mag antagonist). All pregnant
literature stresses use of Calcium, not of Magnesium.

  Avoidance of cold. All Asian cultures protect women
for their reproductive lives.


Yang deficiency is endemic in my
pregnant women populations.

Cold exposure causes stagnation, contraction, lack of
circulation. Ice is used as the treatment of choice for all
trauma, is actively sought in all consumables, sleeping
in air conditioning

  In acupuncture theory, cold consumes the Yang. (Tureanu &
Tureanu, 1999) Cold weakens the Kidneys, as a source of
energy. (Roemer, 1999)
  Yang Qi is seen as being unnecessarily exhausted through
exposure to cold, (Betts, 2006), cold causing stagnation of
its flow. (Roemer, 1999).


Yang deficiency S & S


Where do we get cold?

  In Australia and NZ just birthed women are now
routinely ICED as ‘best practice’ in hospitals.
  Damaged perineums, engorged breast and all labour
wards offer and demand the use of ice - often in the
birthing area as baby emerges.
  Repair work in theatre exposes traumatised new mum
to cold transfusions (from fridge), freezing O2 in
nostrils, ice as a recovery tool and very chilly operating
conditions


How can back pain originate?

  Loss of vitality (centre marker of Kidney Qi expression)
leading to many problems of Qi and Blood stagnation,
causing back weakness and pain. (West 2006).

  Any past exposure to cold through previous ‘icing’ of
injuries, the ingestion of cold food and drink, (Maciocia,
2005) exposure to drafts or walking on cold floors with
no footwear results in the cold energy ‘splinters’
interrupting and wasting Yang Qi. (Tureanu & Tureanu ,
1999)


Yin and Yang Depletion in
pregnant population

  Yang Deficiency in pregnancy may present in many
ways, but symptoms are more severe when concurrent
Yin/Jing Deficiency is greater than the Yang deficiency.
(Maciocia, 2005)

  She may present as having hot feet at night,
sometimes with the entire leg out of the bedclothes.
(part of ‘5 hearts hot’), very under noticed, yet endemic
in ‘high risk’ pregnancy.


Results not only dependent on
great clinician care

  Increasing hydration, protein and Magnesium intake
may make a positive effect on the pregnancy, by
improving maternal Yin and Yang Qi.

  Table 2 shows the spread of problems in the studied
patient population.


TABLE 2 Acupuncture identifiers
Name Age parity Preg Condition Yin Def Yang Def

A 22 34 1st Exceptional back /PS pain Y Y

S 23 40 2nd Acute back and leg pain and induction Y

M 38 16 1st Bleeding/potential Misc/v bad back Y* Y

S 22 35 1st Gestational Diabetes/severe back * Y

C 34 28 2nd Excruciating back pain Y*

K 33 27 2nd PS pain and back ache Y Y

A 35 33 3rd Sacro iliac joints too painful to walk Y

S 23 37 2nd Body/back pain//(prev dead baby) Y* Y

L 41 38 2nd Back ache/anxiety

V 37 32 4th Acute pelvic girdle pain & back ache

V 38 29 1st Back pain/insomnia Y

L 40 16 2nd Back ache/anxiety/ Insomnia Y*

M 35 28 1st Acute back/speed addict Y* Y

L 27 32 2nd Gestational Diabetes, back pain, VBAC

M 36 40 4th Backache/not coping Y* Y

J 35 26 2nd Intermittent sciatica & anxiety/VBAC Y Y


How to make an
instant difference

  The focus of this work is the area directly affecting the
nerve and blood supply to the pelvis - the sacrum.

  A lit pure moxa stick is to be held about 1 - 2 cm away
from the skin, moving in an upwards direction and
outwards as a sunray pattern, for three to five minutes
in total. Away from a breeze.


Moxa Sacral Fan


Holding moxa away from
your own Lu 10,11


Direction of moxa flow


How long?

  Usually no more than 3 minutes.
  Ensure she is not in a draft.
  This may mean tenting’ towels around her so there are
no breezes happen even if it is outside and windy.

  Have all hydrated and not hungry to start this as it can
‘space’ everyone out as the moxa is potent.


Massage

  Optional
  Does show her what depth and strength he needs to
use at home.

  Enhances the back pain relief and is a huge help in
moving the stuck qi.

  Childbirth education that works


Part of home care

  I usually start with the 3 minute moxa so they can feel
just what could be achieved quickly at home.
  When the massage is completed, usually after the
needle part of the session, she can feel just how easy
and open her pelvis could feel with his home
ministrations.
  Greatly increases partner intimacy, confidence and
bonding leading into an easy approach to childbirth
education and joyful birthing outcomes.


Pelvic Opening Massage


Directions of massage/alternate home
massage position


Very deep pressure 45 degree on
Bl 35 towards perineum


TABLE 3 Results - Back relief
Age, Presenting condition Pain relief - Pain relief -
gestational age, total mostly
parity
1 A 22 34 1st Exceptional back /PS pain (back OK - hip now) Y

2 S 23 40 2nd Severe back pain/induction Y

3 M 38 16 1st Bleeding/Misc?/v bad back Y

4 S 22 35 1st Severe back aching & GD Y

5 C 34 28 2nd Excruciating back pain ongoing Y

6 K 33 27 2nd PS pain and back ache Y

7 A 35 33 3rd Sacro iliac joints too p/ful to walk mostly Y

8 S 23 37 2nd Body pain/(prev dead baby) Y

9 L 41 38 2nd Back ache/anxiety Y

10 V 37 32 4th Pelvic girdle pain Y

11 V 38 29 1st Back pain/insomnia Y

12 L 40 16 2nd Back ache/anxiety/insomnia Y

13 M 35 28 1st Acute back/speed addict Y

14 L 27 32 2nd GD/back pain Y

15 M 36 40 4th Backache/not coping Y

16 J 35 26 2nd Intermittent sciatica/anxiety Y


Back pain is a warning

  Has mum enough Kidney Qi/Jing to impart to baby?
  Has mum got previous Stuck Qi and Blood issues in
the background (may undo easy birthing attempts)
Take extra Magnesium supplementation (without
Calcium)

  Has mum been exposed to cold and is that cold still
resident to waste her Yang?


Birth outcomes from sacral moxa
F/Up moxa
Name Presenting condition at home Birth outcome

1 A, 22, 34,1st Exceptional back /PS pain Y Still pregnant

2 S 23 40 2nd Back pain relief/ induction Y Easy natural immediate

3 M 38 16 1st Over bleeding/potential Misc/ v bad back N Elect C (mum initially 120 Kg)

4 S 22 35 1st Severe back aching/ GD Y OP/ induction failed/C section

5 C 34 28 2nd Excruciating back pain Y Induced easy natural

6 K 33 27 2nd PS pain and back ache Y Spontaneous natural

7 A 35 3rd Sacro iliac joints too p/ful to walk Y Spontaneous home water
Elect C (Dr scared her about uterus potentially rupturing – there
is much mention of possible dead babies to worry mums in late
8 S 23 37 2nd Body/back pain/anxiety/(past 32 week dead baby) N pregnancy)

9 L 41 38 2nd Anxiety/back ache Y Spontaneous easy natural
No need
10 V 37 32 4th Extreme pelvic girdle pain (fixed!) Spontaneous easy natural

11 V 38 29 1st Back pain/insomnia Y Spontaneous easy natural

12 L 40 16 2nd Back ache/anxiety/ Insomnia N Induced easy natural
No need
13 M 35 28 1st Acute back/speed addict/ (fixed!) Still pregnant

14 L 27 40 2nd Back pain/Seeking VBAC / Gestational Diabetes/ Y Induced easy VBAC

15 M 31 22 2nd Morning sickness, weakness, extensive back ache Y Still pregnant

16 M 36 40 4th Backache/not coping N Spontaneous home water birth

17 J 35 26 2nd Intermittent sciatica, v anxious N Spontaneous easy natural


Moxa plus . .
  All these women in my clinic attending my clinic are
sent home with instructions for husband to moxa and
massage at home.

  All are also sent home with B Complex, Zinc in a form
they can assimilate, and lots of Magnesium – oral and
transdermal.

  All used moxa by choice at home as it gave instant
relief, allowing better sleep.


Extra tips to mums to be
  Plenty of water, protein and vegetables
  Always sit forwards.
  Rest
  Magnesium (without Calcium)
  Moxa at least three times weekly leading you to the
birth, or from when back ache is a trial (and all other
deficiency S&S).

  Massage & points pressed, following the moxa


Could just be magnesium alone . .
  Joanna, 5th birth.
  Usually very long, slow, hard affairs.
  This pregnancy only difference was taking lots of Mag.
  45 mins start to finish – husband and midwife did not
make it.
  Only one case of mastitis (usually at least 5 by then)
when she forgot to take the Mag for three days.
  Why try to only make one change on her life, when
many can do such a stunning job?


Moxa and Magnesium

Are essential additions to every pregnancy

More found on

  www.simplenaturalsolutions.co.nz
  www.easybabies.com.au
  www.my-mothers-heart.com


Thank you

Heather Bruce

Brisbane, Australia

Christchurch, New Zealand
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