High quality essential oils are beneficial to our overall health and wellness- mind, body and spirit. One of the most popular essential oils today is Lavender. It\u2019s so popular because it has a very pleasant smell, it\u2019s inexpensive and is one of the safest oils to use. It is considered safe to use during pregnancy*, labor, delivery and post-partum. The main prosperities and effects of this oil include, antiseptic, antibiotic, anti-fungal, healing, soothing, relaxing and many more.<\/p>\n
Lavender oil can be used in a warm bath or in a massage oil. It a wonderful tool to use to help you to relax both mentally and physically. It can encourage a restful sleep. For this reason, I place a drop on each foot and massage it in to the soles of my feet every night before bed.<\/p>\n
*Many mothers use this oil on their babies to help them to relax and to soothe colic.
\n*Many sources recommend avoiding essential oil use in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve talked about the benefits of coconut oil. You can take it up a notch and super charge your coconut oil by adding a few drops of essential oil.<\/p>\n
Anti-Stretch Mark Oil (From Aromatherapy for Mother and Baby by Allison England)<\/p>\n
To 4 tablespoons of almond oil and 1 tablespoon of avocado oil, add either 7 drops of lavender.<\/p>\n
*You could use 5 tablespoons of coconut oil instead if you prefer.<\/p>\n
For more information about aromatherapy, essential oils and their uses and benefits during pregnancy, check out these sites: *Not all essential oils are created equal. I recommend buying from a trusted company offering high quality essential oils. Doterra, Young Living and NYR Organic are 3 trusted sources.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" High quality essential oils are beneficial to our overall health and wellness- mind, body and spirit. One of the most popular essential oils today is Lavender. It\u2019s so popular because it has a very pleasant smell, it\u2019s inexpensive and is one of the safest oils to use. It is considered safe to use during pregnancy*,… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":359,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[8,5,6,7],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.purenurture.com\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.purenurture.com\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.purenurture.com\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.purenurture.com\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.purenurture.com\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.purenurture.com\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":548,"href":"http:\/\/www.purenurture.com\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357\/revisions\/548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.purenurture.com\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.purenurture.com\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.purenurture.com\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.purenurture.com\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nEssential Oils to avoid during pregnancy<\/a>
\nMore uses for Lavender Essential Oil<\/a>
\nMore on Lavender oil and stretch marks<\/a><\/p>\n