How the Acupuncture Channels Govern Fetal Development

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How Acupuncture Channels Govern Fetal Development

By Lan Miles邱雪兰 Ph.D

The energy of the body focuses on different channels and organs throughout the day similar to circadian rhythms, the Ancient Chinese found that the same flow happen during the months of pregnancy.  By understanding this flow you can work with natures rhythms to better strengthen your child and make pregnancy as easy as possible.

Month 1: The first month is ruled by the liver channels and embryonic growth begins.  Avoid exertion, standing on your head, asprin or circulating blood too quickly.  You want clotting to happen so the egg will remain in place.  Blood moving substances prevent the egg from sticking and cause abortion.  Avoid heat, eat more cooked greens, and avoid raw food.

Month 2. The second month is ruled by the gallbladder channels.  Avoid hot pungent foods and sexual intercourse, stay happy and hydrated.

Month 3. The third month is ruled by the Pericardium and heart channel.  At this stage sex of the fetus can be influenced and determined.  The heartbeat can be detected.  This is a very important month hormonally.  Much of the child's personality and hormonal tendencies can be determined in this month.  Milk, hormone stimulating herbs and emotional states should be regulated and administered wisely.  If you have  a sore back, take the herbal formula liu wei di huang wan.  For a boy, take yang boosting herbs, for a girl, take yin boosting herbs. 

Month 4. The fourth month is ruled by the san jiao or interstitium and the small intestine channel takes charge.  Eat fish, wild geese and moderate the timing of eating so that the intestines stay clear.  Keep the kidneys warm by using a heating pad on the lower back.  Eat less sugar, but if you must use brown sugar because it has more iron.  Take some calcium and avoid raw foods and foods cold in nature and temperature such as tofu and sushi.  If you get constipated do not use strong purgatives.  These are also used for abortion, instead use honey in water or take aloe to moisten the intestines. 

Month 5.  The fifth month is ruled by the spleen.  The child's ability to focus and remain calm is based on the mothers emotions durring this month. The potential for theirm limbs and musculature can also be effected durring this month. Don't overthink, stay calm with a relaxed focused.  Sleep more, stay warm and get plenty of sunlight.  Eat warming foods such as beef, wheat and lamb.

Month 6.  The sixth month is controleld by the stomach and influended by the lungs.  Women sometimes get edema durring this month.  Its good to eat winter melon to avoid this.  Sinews and connective tissue are nourished.  Durring this month the child's capacity for emotional attatchment is affected.  Many cases of autism and personality disorders come from trauma or upset durring this month.  The eyelids seperate and eyelashes form.

Month 7.  The seventh month is controlled by the lung.  Moderate exercise is good, its now safe to extend and flex the joints to stimulate circulation.  Stay warm, take calcium to promote bone development, avoid heavy lifting, sudden movement, lifting the arms over head or bouncing.  Durring this month the fetus's emotional spiritual potential is developed.  Any problems in this month can result in psychological problems.

Month 8.  During the 8th month the large intestine channels complete the skin, regulate the heart and determine the child's emotional bonding and boundaries.  Problems can lead to schizophrenia or bipolar disorder later in life.  During this month the child turns upside down.  Quiet meditative breathing is best and will produce a baby with radiant skin.  Avoid anger, the whole family must set this as a priority and put up with any mood swing from the mother and not take them seriously for the sake of the developing child.

Month 9. The 9th month is controlled by the kidney channels.  Eat naturally sweet foods and avoid damp environments, wear loose clothing and speak softly to the baby.  Tell the baby to speak with you rather than to cry.  Instruct the baby on certain commands.  When the baby is born they will cry less and make sounds according to the agreed upon language.  I have personally seen this work in China.  Having some basic communication leads to a less frustrated child.

Month 10.  Now turn your attention to the dan tian an area 3 fingers below the navel.  They have done studies by having people focus on certain acupuncture points and they light up different regions of the brain.  Focusing on the dan tian will light up the whole brain and can help to move the baby out into the world.

After birth take 100 days to recover completely.  Society is wrong in rushing a woman back to work.  It takes more time than you know to recover.  The same rule applies for abortion and miscarriage.