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| Prenatal and Postpartum Massage |
Massage during your pregnancy or after can bring comfort, relief, and support to you and baby during all the changes that go along with a growing family.
Our massage therapist is located in NW Portland near 19th and Lovejoy. If you have other children at home or are on bed rest it may not be easy or allowed for you to travel; our massage therapist is willing to come to you!
She uses only 100% organic, non petrochemical creams and oils during your massage. These oils can help to re-balance your chaotic hormones helping to bring you into a more peaceful state, adding to the benefits of the massage.
**Prenatal clients; commit to scheduling a massage once a month or more during your pregnancy and receive a $10 discount on each massage you receive.
Prenatal massage has the potential to:
Ease backaches, headaches, shoulder and neck aches that may be caused by muscle tension and shifts in posture to accommodate increasing weight
Decrease pain in the pelvic/hip area
Increase circulation
An increase in oxygen and nutrients to the cells of mother and fetus; which means mom has more energy and fetus receives better nourishment
Improve digestion
Reduce fatigue
Improve skin elasticity that can help reduce stretch marks
Help reduce swelling in such places as hands and lower legs
Can alleviate the stress on weight-bearing joints, like the knees, which are impacted by the extra weight of a growing baby
Promote relaxation and deep breathing
Help stabilize hormone levels by lessening anxiety
Post partum massage can:
Elimination of waste products through the lymphatic & circulatory system, which combats fatigue
Increased circulation and reduced stress on the heart which will keep blood pressure in check
Alleviation of muscle tightness, stiffness, tension, and cramping
Relief from headaches, stiff neck, backaches, sciatica, edema, and sore feet
Stabilization of hormone levels
Increased flexibility of muscles
Relaxation and better sleep; which means a healthier and happier mom
Relaxation of muscles to improve rotation of breech presentation
Preparation and loosening of the pelvis before birth
An easier childbirth
Easier breastfeeding and better milk production due to reduction in tension
Speedier healing during postpartum recovery
Realignment of pelvis after birth
Relief from soreness and stiffness after childbirth
Speedier recovery after a cesarean birth |
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