Some of the most joyful clients who walk into my treatment room are the women who have recently learned they are pregnant. What an exciting time in their lives! Everyone around them is cheering for them. Cheering for the health of the baby. For the health of the mom. For the health of the family.
Once she has settled in to the knowledge that new life has come to her, she often takes a deep breath and wonders, “What next?” That is where my services become important. I am there to help ease the physical, emotional, and psychological roller coaster ride that she will be experiencing for the next several months.
If she has morning sickness in her first 14 weeks, I can help. In an optimal situation, I would see my client once every one to two weeks, depending on the intensity of her symptoms. After two to four treatments, as the symptoms subside, she can reduce her appointments to one per month through her 26th week.
As the pregnancy progresses and her body begins to make more adjustments for the coming birth, I encourage my client to come every two weeks during weeks 27 to 34. Moving into weeks 35 to 40, I try to schedule her once a week for her final six weeks, letting she and the baby relax during those final days prior to delivery.
From time to time, new mothers share very private concerns with me about their own health, the health of the fetus, and their concerns about giving birth and parenting. These are times for reflection and reassurance. Pregnancy, delivery, and those first nervous months of mothering are all part of a common bond that so many women share, but we each make the journey in our own way, in an experience that is both familiar and unique.
Reflexology is one of the most comforting therapies I know of for a woman transitioning through pregnancy. The tired back, the sore feet, along with the many other changes, are eased and supported as a pregnancy makes way for a life.
Integrative Reflexology treatments can offer specific help for: morning sickness, retaining fluids, hormone fluctuations, emotional swings, low back discomfort, pelvic structure changes, muscle relaxation, anxiety, bladder pressure, and post-partum rebalancing. A woman should always consult her physician for any serious concerns she has regarding her pregnancy, but for sheer body comfort and transitional support, Integrative Reflexology is a helpful, nurturing therapy.