Essential Oils for Child Birth

Essential oils are the extracted bi-product of a plant after it’s been through a distilling process, which separates and retains the highly potent chemical compounds. Aromatherapy is a traditional practice in which these beautiful oils are inhaled. It is believed the oils’ scent and their natural chemical properties can encourage psychological and/or physical changes, and enhance overall wellbeing.

In the world of midwifery, essential oils can be used to:

Relieve pregnancy discomforts
Calm anxiety during labour
Decrease perceived pain
Enhance the birthing experience
Balance hormones postnatally

Essential Oils for Child Birth

Essential oils were used in this recent study (click to read) on a combination of first time mamas & not first time mamas, medicalised & non-medicalised births, induced labours and non-induced labours and births. More than 50% of mothers felt the use of essentials oils were helpful, while only 14% did not.

When caring for labouring mothers I find their favourite oils for calming and grounding are lavender, frankincense and cypress. When they are needing a bit of an energy boost cranking the citrus oils such as orange, lemongrass & bergamot work beautifully.

Essential Oils Postnatally

The use of aromatherapy postnatally to decrease maternity blues and anxiety, and increase feelings of connection from Mum towards Bub, is widely accepted.

Essential Oils for Child Birth

Aromatherapy and the use of essential oils is an affordable, non-invasive, low- risk treatment of intervention. Worst case scenario: you feel no effect or don’t like the smell and stop using the oils. Best case scenario: It gives you comfort and sleep in pregnancy, changes the course of your labour, and enables you to have a calm and stable mind for your family postnatally. In other words: it’s worth a shot.

Appetence Families offers Aroma Touch massage using Certified Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils from doTerra. This massage is designed to help you descend into a parasympathetic (rest) state, support your immunity, improve your sleep, and reduce aches and pains. But best of all, it is a way for you to treat yourself during pregnancy.

If you wish to purchase the beautiful DoTerra essential oils without out any contract or continued orders, or membership- follow these steps.

1. Follow this link

2. Click ‘Shop’

3. Select ‘English’ and ‘Australia’- ‘Start Shopping’

4. Select the top option- (OTG)- ‘Continue’

5. Shop away! Choose from a selection of single oils and blends, health care & beauty products and get it sent straight to your door!