Reflexology for pregnancy and birth
Your body will go through the most amazing changes you can imagine while nurturing and growing your new addition to the family! Regular reflexology sessions will support you throughout your pregnancy, encouraging your mind and body to remain in balance, easing minor ailments, aches and pains, and preparing you for a wonderful birth experience.
These are a few examples in which reflexology has demonstrated to be beneficial in pregnancy:
· Anxiety
· Backache
· Constipation or any change in bowel movement pattern
· Hemorrhoids
· Insomnia
· Fatigue
· Muscular tension
· Nausea
· Edema
· Urinary tract infections
· Pubic symphysis pain
· Hip pain
. Carpal tunnel syndrome
Reflexology is complementary to expert medical care. Always inform your health care provider that you are receiving reflexology during pregnancy. More and more health care providers are aware of the benefits of reflexology and other complementary therapies, however, it is necessary that you get the proper assessment on the appearance of any condition that might be serious.
Sessions should be monthly during the first two trimesters, every two weeks for the eighth and ninth month, and then weekly leading up to your due date.
Reflexology can help induce labor, especially if you have being receiving reflexology regularly. If you are past your due date I would love to try to help you ease into labor, with your obstetrician’s blessing.
Watch an amazing clip of the effects of a reflexology session on a woman in her 34th week of pregnancy with severe edema of the ankles carried out by Mauricio (Moshe) Kruchik, who I trained with in early 2009.
Read more about the benefits of maternity reflexology:
Baby world
Yes! There is a baby reflex in the feet. It grows with your baby and can be visible from 8 weeks, but it is more likely to be seen around 12 weeks when the uterus starts to grow out of the pelvic cavity or when you begin to "show". Amazing!
I had my first session with Georgie was when I was 30 weeks pregnant with my first baby. I was suffering with hip pain which, apart from being painful during the day, was disturbing my sleep at night...read more