If you are intending to include home massage into your pregnancy, then you will be hoping to ensure that it is the most comfortable and enjoyable experience possible - for you, your baby and your partner. Following the 3 simple tips below will help to enhance your experience and make you feel at ease whilst you enjoy your pregnant massage in the comfort of your own home.
1. Position
If you are planning to lie down when your partner gives you a massage, then you should try to lie on your side, with a pillow between your knees if necessary to help you feel more relaxed and comfortable (the days of laying on your stomach may be long gone for a while!). Positioning is very important as pressure on your abdomen can be dangerous. Even if your abdomen is dangling through a specially made massage table, or off the edge of your bed at home, it can cause ligaments to stretch, which can cause discomfort.
As an alternative idea, maybe make the massage a part of your pregnancy bath time routine, while you are seated in the bath. Just make sure that you take your time getting in and out and that you have a non-slip surface. It also goes without saying that you should make your partner go at the tap end if you are lucky enough to have a bath big enough for the both of you!
2. Products
Massaging on dry skin can cause friction or pulling, which can be both uncomfortable and unpleasant. To make sure that your massage is as comfortable and enjoyable as possible you can buy suitable oils or lotions to use during your pregnancy massage. There are products on the market especially formulated for pregnant women, that help to soften the skin, and prevent stretch marks, and that are completely safe to use throughout your pregnancy. If you have any existing skin conditions which you feel may become inflamed or irritated by massage oils or lotions then it is always best to test products you haven't used before on a small area first or consult a doctor or skin expert if necessary.
3. Atmosphere
Finally, to make your massage as comfortable and relaxing as possible, make sure that the atmosphere you create is just right. This will be a very personal thing for you and your partner and of course everyone will be different. Not everyone likes the same music or scents or else the world would be a monotonous and strange smelling place (probably smelling like lavender!!) Choose a quiet stress free time of day, when you and your partner are both relaxed, and make sure that the room temperature is just right like the bowl of porridge Goldilocks eventually chose after some tough deliberating - "Just Right". Basically set the mood for relaxing and rejuvenating!
Following these 3 simple tips will help your massage to relax, refresh and rejuvenate you and will continue to strengthen the bond between you and your impending bundle of joy.
There is a guide written by a midwife with over 20 years of experience in the miracle of pregnancy and motherhood. She finds joy in helping mothers transform the story of their pregnancy into a fairytale. The magic of Home Pregnancy Massage is the first step to taking the pains and aches away, to helping mothers enjoy the most out of their pregnancy and also alleviating some of the aches pains and problems associated with natures greatest miracle. More details of her specifically designed course can be found by following the link; Pregnant Massage Course.
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