| "You are pregnant" - these words from the consulting | | | | thumb should be placed on this point and pressure |
| doctor sound music to the ears of expectant mothers. | | | | applied for about 3 minutes. A pulsation is felt and this |
| Pregnancy is a period when the mother undergoes a | | | | indicates that the tension is released and the energy |
| lot of changes within her body due to hormonal | | | | block has been cleared. |
| fluctuations and stress. Nausea and vomiting during | | | | The application of pressure on this point is believed to |
| pregnancy, commonly referred to as morning sickness | | | | influence the contraction and relaxation pattern of the |
| is the dreaded part of pregnancy and normally | | | | muscle fibers in the stomach and intestines resulting in |
| subsides by the end of twelfth week. There are | | | | considerable reduction in nausea. Scientific studies |
| numerous medical and non-medical ways for relieving | | | | have confirmed that acupressure is definitely helpful in |
| morning sickness, acupressure being one of them. | | | | alleviating nausea. |
| Acupressure is a Chinese traditional system of | | | | For relieving morning sickness, acupressure is a |
| medicine derived from acupuncture. In this system the | | | | non-pharmacological option that can be tried any time |
| practitioner uses his fingers or elbows or knuckles | | | | and anywhere by the expectant mother herself with |
| unlike acupuncture for direct stimulation. He applies | | | | slight training. There are acupressure bands with brand |
| pressure on certain energy channels referred to as | | | | names like Seabands or Biobands available in the |
| meridians and clears the energy block resulting in cure | | | | market which when put on the wrist apply pressure on |
| of ailments. | | | | the P6 point and reduce nausea considerably. It is |
| About 4 centimeters distal to the wrist on the forearm | | | | advisable to consult an acupressure professional as |
| is a point referred to as P6 in acupressure. This is a | | | | certain pressure points may induce labor. Acupressure |
| point on the pericardium meridian which is found in the | | | | is a safe, effective and economical way of relieving |
| middle of the two flexor tendons which are visible | | | | morning sickness. |
| when a tight fist is made and the palm is flexed. The | | | | |