Massage and Pregnancy

Pregnancy massage is a technique specifically designed for the childbearing year that is safe and effective for easing common discomforts of pregnancy as well as promoting maternal and fetal well-being.

Pregnancy is a time of changes, some eagerly embraced, and others less welcome. Your entire body adapts to the new life growing within you. You also face important life changes at home or at work, with family or friends. You need and deserve support, especially since two (or more!) lives now depend on your health and vitality.

Massage is a wonderful way to relax, increase your energy, and relieve discomfort during your pregnancy. The caring touch of massage can help you experience your changing body in a positive, accepting way. Massage can also be something special for you at a time when so much of your attention is on the baby to come.

Benefits

• Stress management
• Easing aches and pains
• Increased flexibility
• Ease constipation, gas, and heartburn
• Reduce excess fluid retention
• Slow the progress of varicose veins
• Relieve headaches caused by tension, constipation, or buildup of metabolic waste products

You may also learn ways to make yourself more comfortable at home

• Find ways to use pillows for proper support
• Get feedback from your therapist on improving posture
• Get instruction in gentle exercises and stretches
• Develop relaxation breathing techniques

Massage can help you prepare for the birthing process in several ways

• Releases chronic tension in lower back, abdomen and inner thighs
• Increases your awareness of tension and teaches you to consciously release
• Increases your sense of confidence and self-control
• Practice focus and relaxation breathing techniques during your massage

Just taking time out for a massage can improve your outlook on life, making everything seem easier during this time of so many changes.

Gift certificates are available in our office, or you can now order a Gift Certificate from our web site. Massage does not replace the need for appropriate medical and prenatal care. Consult your primary health care provider before receiving prenatal massage.

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