Getting Ready For Changes

Pregnancy is a time of many changes some you may eagerly embrace while others are less welcome. While your body adapts to the new life growing in you, you will be faced with many important life changes both at home and work, involving your family and friends. You not only need support, you deserve it, especially since two people are now depending on your health, vitality and well-being. A massage is a wonderful way to relax, increase your energy, and relieve many of your discomforts during pregnancy. The caring touch of massage from one of our Certified Massage Therapist can help you experience your charging body in a special way. Massage can also become that relaxing quite time for you, when so much of your attention is focused on your new baby.

Coping With Stress and Fatigue

Tension, caused by stress, coupled with the physical changes of pregnancy, can drain your energy for coping with day-to-day activities. A soothing massage can relieve physical and emotional tension, help you sleep better, and boost your energy level. Massage will loosen tight muscles and calm the nervous system. Massage will also increase blood circulation, bringing energy-producing nutrients to your cells and help carry away metabolic waste products that make you feel listless. During a massage, you may become more aware of your body, helping you recognize tension as it builds during the day and consciously release it.  In your quest for comfort you may ask your therapist for feedback on your posture or to suggest exercises and stretches to help relieve tension. You may also learn proper breathing techniques to help you relax quicker. Learning to use pillows as support can be a beneficial aid in relieving discomfort in your back and legs, allowing you to rest more comfortably.

Preparing for Labor                                                                                                                                                  

You will probably be very busy prior to your delivery date, and massage can be that time when you can slow down and enjoy the prospect of being a new mother. Massage will prepare you for that birthing process by releasing the inner tension in the lower back, inner thighs, hips, and abdomen. The more you are aware of the tension in your body, the better you will be able to consciously release it. This in turn will allow you to be in control by increasing your confidence level.

Massage During Labor                                                                                                             

Around the world in nearly every culture, massage is being used. It has a number of benefits such as reducing pain from tight muscles, helping you to relax between contractions, and providing encouragement and emotional support. There is new evidence that massage may speed up the birthing process by increasing labor-induced hormones. It is a rare luxury to have your massage therapist with you in the labor room. Consider as an alternative, sharing with your birthing partner some of the massage techniques you find the most relaxing. Ask your therapist if they would be willing to meet with you and your partner for a private session

Postpartum  Massage                                                                                                     

Massage during the postpartum period has been shown to be very beneficial. In that time, mother nature sets about correcting what it took nine months to create. Now is the time to take care of yourself as when you where pregnant taking care of your unborn child. The demands of a newborn can take its toll on your physical well-being, by adding stress and tension to your life. Massage has been shown to help reduce hemorrhoids by increasing circulation. a relaxing massage can help a nursing mother by reducing tension which may interfere with milk letdown. Postpartum “blues” may softened by having someone nurture and comfort you for a change. When should you receive your first postpartum massage? It will depend on how your delivery went, how your health is and when your doctor advises. Talk to your massage therapist about what is best for you.

Is Massage Appropriate for Me                                                                

Massage will not relieve the discomfort of pregnancy entirely. You will still weigh the same, your hormones will still be changing, and the stress of everyday life will be right where you left it. However, by receiving regular massage throughout your pregnancy and after the baby is born, your ability to cope with stress will be enhanced. Because massage supports your physical health and vitality, you may be able to adjust to the many demands and changes in your life more readily. Remember, taking time out for a massage can improve your outlook on life, making it easier to accept all the changes taking place. The more information given to your therapist about your pregnancy, the better they will be informed in taking care of you and your unborn child. Some health conditions may limit your therapist ability to work with you. Communication is crucial. The state of your wellness affects you and your babies well-being.