Pregnancy & Oils
This class will share tips and tricks on how to support your body during pregnancy and post-delivery.
Seed To Seal
As mothers, we all want the very best for our kids. That means we want high-quality products that are safe and effective. Young Living has a seed to seal guarantee and promise. The company abides by very strict guidelines to fulfill this promise to us.
YL owns its own farms, which no other major company does. It has partner farms that have to abide by the same standards.
YL won’t plant on soil that has had been in contact with ANY chemicals within 50 years (Organic standards are only five years).
YL picks the absolute best seeds from strong thriving plants.
YL hand weeds and uses its own oils on plants for pest control to avoid harmful chemicals.
YL harvests at peak times.
YL distills on site without chemicals.
YL tests every batch multiple times throughout the process with state of the art equipment.
All of these factors make a huge difference in quality and effectiveness. If a batch doesn’t meet YL standards for any reason, it doesn't get bottled up to distribute. YL would rather have something go out of stock than let an inferior product slip through to us. It's rare to find a company with such high standards.
Check out the Seed to Seal process HERE!
Safety & Usage
Let's start off by looking at the ways you can use Young Living essential oils and supplements.
AROMATICALLY: Put 6-8 drops of an essential oil or a combo in your diffuser. The diffuser will send the oil into the air and fill the room with the scent and beneficial properties of the oils.
TOPICALLY: Apply essential oils to your skin. Dilute your oils with a carrier oil if using topically, especially if you’ve never used them before. It is recommended that you use one drop of essential oil with 10-15 drops of coconut, olive, or almond oil and then apply it to your skin. Citrus oils like Lemon are photosensitive. Please avoid sun exposure for 12 hours after application to areas where you have applied citrus oils topically. Avoid putting essentials oils in the eyes or ears directly.
INTERNALLY: Young Living oils are pure and are labeled as Generally Regarded as Safe by the Food and Drug Administration. Because of their purity, some people like to ingest their oils to avoid "smelling" like an oil, or to support their body from the inside out. Oils that are safe for ingestion carry our Vitality Oil label.
SUPPLEMENTS: Follow the directions on each individual supplement package for proper safety and usage.
Oils to Avoid
Some women choose to avoid excessive use of a few specific oils. However, there are no hard and fast rules. As with use in non-pregnant individuals, essential oil usage is individualized— just be sure you’re following label directions.
During Pregnancy:
Basil, Birch, Calamus, Cassia, Cinnamon Bark, Clary Sage (can be used during labor), Hyssop, Idaho Tansy, Lavindin (this is different than Lavender), Rosemary, Sage, Tarragon, and Wintergreen
For Babies:
Eucalyptus, Basil, Juniper, Peppermint, Hyssop, and Wintergreen.
For Toddlers and Young Children 2-5:
Please dilute and start slow! Be particularly careful of “hot” oils such as Clove, Oregano, and Thieves. Hot oils cause a warm tingly sensation to the skin. Applying without dilution can cause redness and irritation to the skin, which can be uncomfortable.
Emotions
During pregnancy you experience a lot of different emotions: fear, anxiety, worry, love, joy, and so many others. Breathing in essential oils is a safe and effective way to help turn unwanted negative emotions into positive, uplifting ones!
DIY PERFUME
4 oz. glass spray bottle
4 oz. 100 proof vodka* or Witch Hazel to emulsify the essential oils
40-60 drops of your favorite essential oil combination
Shake well and spritz. Most vodkas are 80 proof. If you cannot find 100 proof and use 80 proof, you will need to shake your perfume before each use.
Emotional Support Oils:
Fear - Valor, Bergamot, Geranium, Present Time
Occasional Stress - Lavender, Stress Away, Frankincense, Peace & Calming, Bergamot
Occasional Anxiety - Lavender, Lemon, Copaiba, Orange
Occasional Sadness - Joy, Orange
Worry - Bergamot
Love - Joy, Rose
Know Your Body
Alignment
Your body goes through so many changes during pregnancy. Your growing baby is pushing on all kinds of organs. Your round ligaments stretch and thicken, and your hormones are causing your cartilage to loosen up as it prepares your body to stretch and open up for delivery. Rub Valor daily on hips, spine, and along the inside of each foot. This oil is known as a "chiropractor in a bottle." Make weekly chiropractor visits. Apply Valor beforehand. Sleep with a wedge pillow or a pregnancy pillow between your knees and under your belly.
Nutrition
During pregnancy, your body is pulling vitamins and minerals from you to give to your baby. That's why it is important that you replenish the vitamins and minerals in your body with healthy food and supplements. Whole food supplements (nothing synthetic) are a great way to help your body and therefore your baby gets the nutrients you both need.
NingXia Red (NR)
NingXia Red helps maintain healthy blood glucose levels, provides extra nutrients your body needs and helps keep energy levels up! Did you know morning sickness can often happen because of irregular blood sugar levels? Don't skip your NingXia!
Life 9 Probiotic
This high-potency probiotic combines 17 billion live cultures from 9 beneficial bacteria strains to promote healthy digestion, support gut health, and help maintain normal intestinal function. A healthy gut helps keep our immune systems strong, allows us to absorb the proper nutrients, and keeps things flowing regularly when we have that little one growing and pushing everything around.
Daily Oils
Young Living also has a dietary line of oils called The Vitality Line. Ingesting a drop or two of both Thieves Vitality and Lemon Vitality with NingXia Red, your favorite tea, or water can help support your immune system throughout pregnancy. Adding a drop of Lemon or Peppermint Vitality into your water to give it a little flavor may be the extra incentive you need to get the quantity of water you need.
Daily Supplements
Take whatever supplements your doctor, midwife, or chiropractor suggest to support your immune system and keep you energized and healthy. This is likely to include a prenatal vitamin, vitamin D, and natural folate, like the Orgen-FA® found in Young Living's Super B! Making sure you're getting enough calcium and magnesium can also be very helpful.
If you plan to breastfeed and are nervous about milk production, discontinue regular use of Peppermint a month or two before your due date. Some people are sensitive to mint and have reported decreased milk production when using it regularly while nursing.
Make the Switch
Skin Care
Many skin care and makeup products contain harmful ingredients that can affect your reproductive system, human development, organs, and much more. Some even contain carcinogens that are linked to cancer. These harmful chemicals get absorbed into your skin as you wear them.
In Young Living products, you will find no petrochemicals, no talc, no parabens, and especially no phthalates, which are toxic to the reproductive system and can affect development. Young Living Savvy Minerals makeup contains no gluten, no nanoparticles, no metals, no synthetic dyes, no synthetic fragrances, and no bismuth, a popular filler found in makeup that causes skin irritation.
Home Care Products
Use the Thieves line to swap out every cleaner you own, including laundry detergent, hand and dishwasher soap, hand purifier, toothpaste, mouthwash and more. The Thieves line is formulated with natural plant-based ingredients for the safest way to clean your house, your mouth, and your clothes!
Relax
Bath Salts
1-2 cups Epsom salt
10 drops Lavender or any other calming oil
Add the essential oil to the bath salts; shake or stir. Pour into a warm bath.
Affirmations
"I am relaxed."
"I am letting go of all my worries."
"I release my concerns for the time being."
"My body is relaxed and at peace."
"My mind is calm."
Three Weeks Before Delivery
Start massaging the perineum with this oil blend for soft expandable skin at least three weeks before your due date. Start earlier if you think you will deliver early.
Perineum Massage Oil
8 drops Geranium
5 drops Lavender
1-oz V6 carrier oil
Massage your perineum with this blend along with a spray or two of CLARADERM SPRAY three times a day. One week before delivery add 5 drops Fennel to above recipe. Apply to and massage your perineum with this oil blend and ClaraDerm spray three times a day.
Non-Oily Recommendations
Deliver your baby while in a hands and knees (tabletop) position. This takes the pressure of baby off the rectum and makes it less likely for you to tear.
Deliver in the water. More hospitals are warming up to the idea of water births. If you have a tub in your room and are not allowed to deliver in the water, stay in that tub as long as possible. Many women report that water helps decrease pain during labor.
Both of these techniques can only be done if you are not receiving an epidural. If you chose to receive an epidural you will deliver your baby on your back so definitely be doing your perineum massage prior to delivery!
Labor
Oils for Early Labor
Use V6 and Gentle Baby & ClaraDerm for perineal massage
Apply Gentle Baby to your ankles and hands when labor starts
Diffuse Present Time or apply it to your wrists to focus on giving birth (use Focus roll-on)
Diffuse Valor and apply it along the spine and inside of each foot (use Courage roll-on)
Rub Lavender on hips, the bottoms of your feet, or on your abdomen
Rub Nutmeg on hips, the bottoms of your feet, or on your abdomen (calming to the nervous system)
Take NingXia Red, NingXia Nitro, NingXia Zyng, Mind Wise, En-R-Gee essential oil as needed for energy and focus
As soon as you realize you're in labor, take some Ningxia Red for nutrition and energy and Mindwise to support your heart and brain
Add 1 drop of Peppermint in the toilet and sit above it or smell peppermint while on the toilet. It's also great to inhale in between contractions for focus.
Use DiGize (on feet), Spearmint, or Peppermint for nausea if needed (use Tummy roll-on)
Put 1-3 drops Clary Sage around the ankles to kick labor into gear. You can also add Dragon time, Fennel, and Gathering.
Oils for Transition
Dilute Basil and add 1-2 drops on temples and abdomen or vita flex points on feet
Use Peppermint and/or RC in between contractions to help with breathing
Use more Valor/Courage Roll and peak positive affirmations
Any-Time Oils
Massage Panaway, Deep Relief, OrthoEase on lower back for discomfort. These all contain Wintergreen, so use with caution.
Use Marjoram, Lemongrass, or Lavender on muscles and joints for aches.
Rub Harmony, Peace & Calming, or Clary Sage over the uterus area to minimize discomfort during contractions.
Roll-On Recipes for Labor
Combine the following oils in a 10 mL container, top off with Young Living V6 Carrier Oil, and put on your roller top! Amount of EO drops can be adjusted to your liking.
CALM
10 drops Clary Sage
3 drops Peace & Calming
5-10 drops Frankincense
2 drops Stress Away
2 drops Lavender
FOCUS
5 drops Highest Potential
5 drops Present Time
5 drops Brain Power
5 drops Clary Sage
LABOR
10 drops Clary Sage
10 drops Gentle Baby
5 drops Geranium
TUMMY
8 drops Peppermint (may omit if breastfeeding)
15 drops Spearmint
5 drops DiGize
COURAGE
25 drops Valor
Post Partum
For comfort during postpartum uterine contractions use Geranium & Lavender diluted over uterus, ankles, or bottoms of feet.
Apply diluted Clary Sage above breasts and lymph area to bring in milk supply. To increase supply, use Fennel or Basil over breasts. To decrease supply, use Peppermint or Jasmine over breasts.
For DIY Rectal Pads, combine 3 drops of each of these oils into 1 oz. witch hazel: Cypress, Clary Sage, Patchouli, Peppermint, Sandalwood, Basil, Frankincense, Helichrysum, Myrrh. Soak up with cotton pads. Place one pad on rectum as needed a few times a day for several days. If you don't have all of the above oils, use what you have.
Use Lavender and Frankincense and/or Rose to keep a c-section incision healthy. Mix 5 drops each in 1 oz. carrier oil. At one week postpartum, start to massage the incision with your mixture for five minutes three times a day.
Add 20 drops of Clarity, Dragon Time, Geranium, Gentle Baby to a bottle of Lavender lotion for a postpartum belly balm. Apply to belly 24 hours postpartum and thereafter daily for skin elasticity. Do not use until after delivery.
Apply one drop of Lavender and Citrus Fresh to any tender or hot areas on tender breasts. Couple with frequent nursing or pumping.
Diffuse or apply any of the following oils or blends to help with baby blues: Joy, Lavender, Lemon, Peace & Calming, Valor, Clary Sage, Bergamot, Frankincense, Gentle Baby, Geranium, Basil. For night sweats restart your Progessence Plus regimen.
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Additional Notes
Information obtained here is meant for educational and informational purposes ONLY, and to motivate and empower you to make your own wellness journey based on your own research and partnership with your healthcare provider.
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