CranioSacral Therapy for Babies and Conception
Gentle, non-invasive bodywork for the very beginning of life — from conception support to newborn care.
About CranioSacral Therapy for Babies
CranioSacral Therapy for babies (CST) is a gentle, non-invasive form of bodywork that focuses on the craniosacral system, which includes the membranes and fluid that surround the brain and spinal cord. This therapy is particularly beneficial for expectant mothers, aiding in conception, supporting a healthy pregnancy, and facilitating a smoother birthing process.
Craniosacral Therapy can be used before conception, for both women and men, to help clear structural or emotional restrictions that may be in the way of conception, and is supportive for those who may be experiencing difficult emotions due to infertility.
From conception a baby copes with much change and development. It is influenced by everything in its environment, especially the nutritional, physical and emotional wellbeing of its mother. During pregnancy the increasing weight of the baby, as it develops in the womb, means that the mother's pelvis and spine has to adapt and alter its position — this can cause discomfort to the mother, which may cause her anxiety. This anxiety causes stress and is probably felt by the baby. By having regular treatments throughout the pregnancy, Craniosacral Therapy can ease many of the physical and emotional symptoms — helping the mother and baby become more comfortable, relaxed and feeling positive towards the pregnancy and the birth. Craniosacral therapy can be used right up to the early stages of labour.
When labour is initiated, contractions of the uterine muscle begin. As the contractions progress and become stronger they exert pressure on the baby, usually on its bottom and sacrum (dependent on its presentation). This pressure flows down the baby and pushes its head through the fully dilated cervix, into the birth canal and then the outside world. During this journey the baby also has to twist and turn in order to fit through the top and then the bottom of its mother's pelvis.
After the Birth
The whole birthing process can be a very beautiful experience and preparation is very beneficial. Sometimes though, things don't go as planned and the physical and emotional stress that this can create may leave the mother and baby with the effects of birth trauma. Birth trauma can be divided into two main elements: the physical forces and the shock effects. The experience of the birth process may be with us for life. It can create a pattern that the therapist can 'listen' to, at any age, with a light touch. Both elements can and should be treated together.
Treatment for a Baby
The most common reasons mothers and fathers bring babies for Craniosacral Therapy is that the baby is suffering from colic, sleeping troubles or digestive problems. These symptoms may be present due to birth trauma, and many parents report improvements. During a treatment the baby remains clothed, and the treatment can be done while the baby is sleeping or feeding. Initial light contact is made at the feet and treatment is then baby led.
Treatment Is Individual to You
Everyone is an individual and requires treatment individual to their needs. Craniosacral Therapy can also be supportive for the body and emotions in cases such as miscarriage, termination and hysterectomy.
How Does CST Work to Aid in Conception?
Conceivably just about the most exciting occasions in a couple's life is the fruits of a healthy pregnancy, when they can hold their newborn for the very first time. Having said that, for numerous couples this process doesn't come simply. Cranial Sacral Therapy is helping couples, for whom conception, pregnancy and childbirth has turned into a lengthy and unpleasant process, to realize their desire.
The therapy is targeted on releasing physical stresses and tensions or lesions within the layer of tissue called fascia that encompasses all your bodily organs as well as your central nervous system. These tensions can decrease the effectiveness of your nerves — the primary route for transferring information throughout the body. Fascial restrictions may also affect the hormonal system, which is of key significance to the timing and maintenance of a pregnancy. As fascia also encompasses inner organs, including the womb, tensions here can lessen their functionality or capability to heal or adjust to the changes which take place during pregnancy.
CST is calming and gentle; it improves the body's capabilities to function properly, drastically decreases the tensions in the fascial layers of the body, and rebalances the hormonal and nervous systems to enable them to perform at their very best. This increases the circulation of blood to all areas of the body, resulting in improved organ functionality as more oxygen reaches them — improving energy, lowering stress levels, and increasing the body's capability to heal and restore itself.
Put all of these improvements together, and the probability of conceiving a child and reaching full term improves significantly. Treatment can be in addition to, or as an alternative to, a formal medical fertility process.
Read more at Wikipedia. Original drawings and article by Joanna Jones.
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