Reflexology during labour

[Raju]

Hello There,
Just found this website today, its wonderful! I'm just strating out by doing A&P and start Reflexology in April, so no where near as experienced as you lot!
I'm pregnant, my due date is the 20th of Feb and I've been having reflex. since half way through my pregnancy and found it helped me keep on an even keel emontionally and physically too. I've come to the end of my treatments now and they've shown my partner where to massage during labour which are lung area,pitruatory and spine.I'm going to ask him to cover the adreanal points now too after reading one of the discussions on starting off the labour.
They told him to keep away from the uterus area as there's so much going on there already and that the pitruatory will get things moving enough, what are your opionions on this? I'd be really interested to hear and any other advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

Gail

 

[Coma White (jsts22)]

Hi Gail

Hope all is well with you and baby arrives reasonably on time. I dont stimulate the uterus much at this stage, just hold it. Probably best to leave it alone during labour. . As you say the pituary and hypothalamus regulate the hormones which stimulate contractions.


Let us know how you are, just relax and 'go with the flow' as they say.

Good luck

Jan x