Hi, I just figured I'd share this here in case any other mommas were going to try this procedure if your baby is breech...
Anika is in the breech position so I've been trying to get her turned around. I've been going to the chiropractor and been doing the butt up in the air thing. As of Wednesday, she is still breech so I decided to try A&M. I knew it involved needles and incense and toes but, that was all I knew. Turns out, the needles actually do hurt going in. They go into the pinky toes which, the accupuncturist said, is one of the more painful spots. The pain only lasted a couple of minutes though and then went away. The needles stayed in for about 20 minutes and I ended up falling asleep.
After the needles come out, she does the moxibustion with some moxi incense. This looked like regular slim incense sticks like you get in the store. She would light the stick and then actually touch my pinky toe with it. It hurt! Now, I'm a baby when it comes to pain and the burning sensation only lasted a second or two but, I just wasn't expecting that until she described the procedure to me. She did each pinky toe 20 times with the incense. I've got a little bit of a blister on each toe. I was trying to practice my labor breething during the procedure so it wouldn't hurt so much but, she kept talking to me which made it hard. She finally got the point though halfway through the first toe.
After, she gave me a bigger moxi stick to take home that I am supposed to hold one 1/2 inch from each toe until it hurts, take it away and then put it back. I am supposed to do this 2 times a day for 5 - 10 minutes each pinky toe. I have an appointment for an external version next Thursday so I will keep up with the Moxi sticks until then unless I know for sure she has turned. I have a mw appointment on Wednesday and she will be able to let me know. I've tried feeling myself but, can't really tell.
So, that's about it. Just wanted to share in case anyone found the info helpful. I hope though that no one else needs to do this.
Have a great weekend!!!
Anika is in the breech position so I've been trying to get her turned around. I've been going to the chiropractor and been doing the butt up in the air thing. As of Wednesday, she is still breech so I decided to try A&M. I knew it involved needles and incense and toes but, that was all I knew. Turns out, the needles actually do hurt going in. They go into the pinky toes which, the accupuncturist said, is one of the more painful spots. The pain only lasted a couple of minutes though and then went away. The needles stayed in for about 20 minutes and I ended up falling asleep.
After the needles come out, she does the moxibustion with some moxi incense. This looked like regular slim incense sticks like you get in the store. She would light the stick and then actually touch my pinky toe with it. It hurt! Now, I'm a baby when it comes to pain and the burning sensation only lasted a second or two but, I just wasn't expecting that until she described the procedure to me. She did each pinky toe 20 times with the incense. I've got a little bit of a blister on each toe. I was trying to practice my labor breething during the procedure so it wouldn't hurt so much but, she kept talking to me which made it hard. She finally got the point though halfway through the first toe.
After, she gave me a bigger moxi stick to take home that I am supposed to hold one 1/2 inch from each toe until it hurts, take it away and then put it back. I am supposed to do this 2 times a day for 5 - 10 minutes each pinky toe. I have an appointment for an external version next Thursday so I will keep up with the Moxi sticks until then unless I know for sure she has turned. I have a mw appointment on Wednesday and she will be able to let me know. I've tried feeling myself but, can't really tell.
So, that's about it. Just wanted to share in case anyone found the info helpful. I hope though that no one else needs to do this.
Have a great weekend!!!
