Is massage good for pregnant women on their 1st trimester?

[Rex L]

My wife has been complaining of muscle pains all over her body. Aside from that, she's also nauseous and is vomiting all the time. Her tummy's painful and she burps a lot -- must be the overly active gastric juices. Is massage good for pregnant women on their 1st trimester? She had bleeding almost a month ago but the doc said it's healing now...

 

[kdr_cmt]

Most places will not treat a woman in her first trimester, for liability reasons. The risk of miscarriage is so much higher in the first three months and no therapist wants to be sued for "causing" one. Also a person experiencing nausea should not be getting on a massage table for obvious reasons, and most women see a substantial reduction in their bouts of morning sickness by the time the first trimester is over.

You can check around and see if anyone in the area will, but you're more likely to be able to book her a massage once she's into the second trimester and beyond.

 

[Ferrochi]

Massages are great for women all through out their pregnancy.

Carrying a baby relaxes a pregnant woman ligaments, causing her pelvic joints to be less stable and all the extra baby weight pulls the pelvis forward, which changes her posture and shifts her center of gravity. All this adds up to a every achy lower back, as well as also putting a lot of stress on her upper back, neck, abdominal muscles, and shoulders.

The therapeutic benefits of massage for pregnant women help their low back pain, chronic headaches, while promoting relaxation by decreasing stress and helping them cope with the discomforts of all the other changes accruing physically as well as mentally with-in them.

There's not much for us guys to do during the pregnancy but to provide the mother & baby all the loving support they need, toward their well-being & comfort. I personally believe that every man should be concerned for the mother & baby's well-being & comfort because whatever effect the mother effects the baby and a regular massage through out a pregnancy is a excellent way to address this concern and show your loving support during the pregnancy.