After over a decade in women's health I can safely say that on the path to healing perfectionism is the biggest obstacle. It blocks everything; fertility, sexuality, creating healthy attachments with your kids, your connection with your friends and the divine. Here at Mama Lounge San Francisco it is also one of the most commonly [...]
Do you feel like giving up and stopping treatment to get pregnant? Are you discouraged and wondering if you will be able to get pregnant and have a baby? Hang onto your hope… even if it feels like you are hanging on a cliff by your fingernails. We at Mama Lounge, know this is your dream to be [...]
Dear Friends at Mama Lounge, I want to share a brief testimonial, aka. my acupuncture love story. I wanted the opportunity to put into words why I’m willing to rearrange my schedule every few weeks to lie on a table to be poked with needles, and I hope it can help other women out there, like [...]
Here at Mama Lounge we LOVE acupuncture, but we realize it remains very mysterious to most of the population. So we decided to address a few common acupuncture FAQ's that come up in the clinic: The number one question is, “Does it hurt?” But in the process of answering that, we should also consider this common declaration, “I'm scared [...]
Time spent at Mama Lounge, receiving an acupuncture treatment, massage or transformative counseling, may be the only time most of our clients take to observe their own mind. Life is full for our mamas and mamas-to-be and often there is a lot of noise with that fullness. Whether you’re a mama, an aspiring mama, or simply [...]
While most patients who visit Mama Lounge expect to discuss birth stories, hormonal fluctuations, sleep deprivation and the side effects of breastfeeding during postpartum visits, they may be surprised to learn that the acupuncturists regard pelvic floor strengthening as an important element to recovery from pregnancy and delivery. Kegel exercises, named after Dr. Arnold Kegel, [...]
Similar to how acupuncture helps with hormonal changes and side effects during pregnancy and postpartum, it's very effective during the often unexpected swings of weaning as well. There are many reasons why women come to us at Mama Lounge postpartum such as lactation problems, decreased energy, or mastitis to name a few. Weaning may not be [...]
Anne Chiaramonte is a focused and experienced acupuncturist who has been practicing for over 12 years. We receive plenty of calls from women who have PCOS and are currently trying to get pregnant; the feedback we receive from these women who are being treated by Anne is great appreciation for her wholehearted concentration on solving [...]
Meet Rachel Schaefer, acupuncturist here at Mama Lounge. Rachel has a wealth of eastern knowledge rounded out by a firm grasp of functional western medicine. She has also done a two-year certificate program with a focus on Nutrition to support her belief that FOOD is MEDICINE. We asked Rachel how she stays so mentally sharp and vivacious [...]
When trying to get pregnant, one of the very first things we are told is to track our ovulation. We become obsessed with ovulation. We learn all the different ways we can track it. We buy expensive equipment to help us track it. We call our husband/partner home from work to help us catch it- whatever [...]
