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Pregnancy Massage
in Sheffield

What is Pregnancy Massage

Pregnancy has a profound effect on a woman's body, and many changes occur both on the outside and inside.

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The journey through pregnancy can be a wonderful experience, though at times, stressful, demanding and emotional in many ways depending on each individual's circumstances. Maternity massage is designed to help to calm anxieties as well as easing the strain on the body and providing relaxation and some often much needed rest.

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We offer maternity massage throughout all trimesters of pregnancy from conception to birth. So whether you are in the very early stages of pregnancy or beyond your due date, you can still benefit from a massage.

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Many changes occur in the body throughout pregnancy and maternity massage is designed to provide relaxation but also to relieve aches and pains that are specific to pregnancy as your body changes to accommodate your baby. Our practitioners are knowledgeable about which areas are commonly prone to tension and discomfort during the different stages of pregnancy. Our sessions may include focus on relieving headaches, back neck and shoulder tension, pain in the lower back and hips and techniques to improve circulation and reduce swelling in arms, hands, legs and feet.

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As well as working on any physical discomfort, our sessions aim to provide relaxation to reduce stress, balance emotions and improve your general sense of well-being.

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You’ll be welcomed to our peaceful, cosy therapy room, filled with twinkling lights. We offer hot and cold refreshments including a selection of yogi teas. Each session begins with an online consultation where you can describe an issues you're dealing with and what you'd like to get out of your session. During your massage session you'll be given privacy to change before laying on our comfortable therapy table. You’ll be given lots of fluffy pillows, including  specially shaped maternity pillow, to get comfortable. Depending on the stage of your pregnancy you may be receive your massage in a  side-lying, semi-reclined or seated position so that you and baby can be comfortable throughout.

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For pregnancies from  37 weeks onwards, you can choose to include labour focused acupressure points in your massage. The points have roots in traditional Chinese medicine and are located in your shoulders, hands, ankles and feet. During the massage the points are pressed for a few seconds whilst you take deep breaths.

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Don’t worry – the points are not designed to bring on labour but instead to bring balance to your system, removing any physical or emotional blockages, to assist your body in preparing for labour whenever  it naturally occurs  for you.  Use of the points is optional. Many women find they bring a sense of control, calm and balance in the last few weeks of pregnancy.

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Your massage therapists, Claire and Lauren are some of the most experienced pregnancy massage therapists in Sheffield. We are sensitive to issues such as surrogacy or pregnancy loss and  pre-natal depression which may affect your experience of your current pregnancy and welcome you with compassion whatever your experience. Claire has over 9 years experience in working with pregnant clients and now teaches one of the only comprehensive long courses in pregnancy massage in the north of the UK. Click here to read more about Claire and Lauren. Gift vouchers are available here

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