Esssential Oils During Pregnancy {5 Days of Essential Oils}

While being pregnant is without a doubt a beautiful and wonderful time in a woman’s life, it can also be one of the hardest times with the nausea, back-aches, sleep deprivation, and many other ailments that we are blessed with while carrying our precious gifts.

I am currently pregnant with blessing number eight and unfortunately, each pregnancy I have has gotten harder. There are a few essential oils and essential oil products that I have found have helped throughout my pregnancy. These are a few of my favorite…

{Please keep in mind that all the oils I am will refer to are Young Living brand as these are the ONLY ones I would feel comfortable recommending for use on skin or ingesting – all of the recommended oils and more description can be found here: Young Living}.

For nausea/morning sickness {or what I always have… all day sickness}, I have found a  few different things that have helped:

Peppermint Oil – The is a FANTASTIC oil because you can use it for so many different ailments (definitely a staple oil to have!). It’s great for nausea/morning sickness, headaches and constipation. For nausea or morning sickness, apply one drop directly on the tongue. This is considered a “hot oil” and some might be sensitive to it, so you can also put one drop in a few ounces of water (in a glass only – don’t ever use plastic when mixing oils as they will react with petrochemical products) and drink it. Another way to use the peppermint is to put a drop in the hands and cup over your mouth and nose and inhale, or put the oil in a diffuser to breathe it in. Any of these techniques you can do as often as you feel the nausea coming on.

For other ailments like headaches or constipation, I would recommend diluting the peppermint oil in a 1:1 ratio with a good vegetable oil before rubbing on to your skin. I personally can handle straight peppermint oil on my skin, but a lot of people can’t. I have to dilute it when I use it on a couple of my kiddos.

Lemon Oil – Another oil that is good for nausea. Mix five or so drops (to taste) with a quart of water in a glass container and sip on it throughout the day

Di-Gize – This is another great all-in-one oil with many uses. It is great for nausea, heartburn, and constipation {fun stuff!}. Rub this over your belly and put a drop on your finger and the rub on the inside of your cheeks for nausea and heartburn. For constipation apply to your lower abdomen and the bottom of your feet.

When I am pregnant, I also find I have a harder time sleeping, or getting back to sleep after several middle-of-the-night bathroom trips. There are two oils I have found that really aid in getting back to sleep: Peace & Calming and Lavender. These are great in a diffuser, applied to the bottom of your feet, or a few drops on your pillow!

Back aches and sciatica pain are also major problems for many pregnant women, especially towards the end of the pregnancy. The Deep Relief Roll-On works GREAT for this and so does another one I like called Aroma Siez. Both of these can be applied directly to the area you are feeling the pain.

The great thing about all the oils mentioned above is that they have so many more uses than even mentioned above, so they can really go a long way.

There are several other things I have found useful during my pregnancy. I’ll just briefly list them, but if you have any questions about them or want further information, just leave me a comment and let me know! (To see a further description off all that I have mentioned, just click here: Young Living and go over to Product Line and just type in the name of the one you want to look up.)

For Prenatal Vitamins I use Master Hers.

For extra energy and to also help with the nausea I take NingXia Red.

I suffer from Pubis Diastasis during pregnancy. This is an abnormally wide gap between the two pubic bones and is VERY painful – especially walking the further along you get in your pregnancy. To combat this I take BLM capsules (for strengthening the bones and muscles) and use Rose Ointment and Idaho Balsam Fir with I apply directly over the pubic area.

What about you? Do you have any pregnancy ailments that I haven’t mentioned? Let me know and I’ll do my best to answer your questions!

Disclaimer: I am NOT a medical doctor and am purely giving advice based off my own experiences and opinions. All information is intended for your general knowledge only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions.

Note: I am a distributor for Young Living Essential Oils.

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