Pregnancy massage
Experiencing aches and pains as your pregnancy progresses and your bump grows? A change in hormones during pregnancy cause ligaments around your pelvis and lower back to relax to facilitate your growing bump. This can make daily tasks such as getting out the car, bending down or turning over in bed more difficult and uncomfortable.
Pregnancy massage helps to alleviate many of the symptoms and conditions associated with the physical changes your body goes through during pregnancy. As well as a tailored massage to suit your needs, you will be given advice and guidance to help prepare your body for the changes during pregnancy. Regular massage helps to make you more aware of your own body and provides the increased ability to relax during the first stage of labour which often results in shorter, easier and less painful birth.
Other common benefits of pregnancy massage include;
Boosts circulation
Improves lymphatic drainage
Reduces sluggish bowel movement
Releases muscular tension
Releases compression of nerves
Helps to avoid varicose veins
Aids breathing mechanics
Induces deep relaxation
Helps to reduce emotional stress
Helps to balance blood pressure
Encourages the release of oxytocin (pain reducing hormone)
Pregnancy massage is suitable from 12 weeks of pregnancy and are performed with you laying on your side, so it is comfortable and safe for you and your baby.
Postnatal massage
Your body goes through a lot of changes during pregnancy and this doesn’t stop postpartum. It is not uncommon to have aches and pains as your hormones continue to change and postnatal massage can really help!
Postnatal massage helps to alleviate many of the aches and pains you may experience. Altered sleep patterns, feeding positions and lots of lifting your baby can all impact your posture and it is common to experience an achy neck, shoulders and back. Alternatively you might find your hips and pelvis are sore as your body adapts to postnatal changes with your hormones. As well as a tailored massage to suit your needs, you will be given advice and guidance to help your postnatal recovery.
Common benefits of postnatal massage include;
Improves lymphatic drainage
Boosts circulation to support healing and recovery
Reduces sluggish bowel movement
Releases muscular tension
Induces deep relaxation
Helps to reduce emotional stress
Helps to balance blood pressure
Encourages the release of oxytocin (pain reducing hormone)
Improves posture
Postnatal massage is suitable from 6 weeks postpartum and when you are comfortable to lie on your front.
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What our clients say….
“Having had a monthly pregnancy massage since 5 months pregnant and weekly since hitting 36 weeks, I cannot recommend Katie enough. With her knowledge she has helped me outside of the studio too giving advise on stretches/movements to help with the aches (and to help turn the baby!) My massages in the last few weeks have honestly been the one day of the week that I have felt comfortable and been able to sleep.”