Prenatal Massage

Re: Prenatal Massage

• amabarne member

  March 2015

  I love getting prenatal massages. Every two weeks I go in for 60 min. But I've never had a male do it. He may be great but it just makes more sense to me to have someone who understands my problem areas to be the one working on them.

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• FloGirl82 member

  March 2015

  Ok, yeah, I actually just called and rescheduled it to be on April 4th with a female. I'll be 32 weeks or so by then, and I will just feel more comfortable. Didn't mean to waste anyone's time with my original inquiry! But, if you have had one done by a dude, it'd be interesting to hear your experience!

  

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• Redlipz member

  March 2015

  Massage therapist** not masseuse.
  
  I have 2 male friends who are amazing with prenatal massage. I specialize in prenatal but since I can't work on myself, I go to them. You'd be surprised how little some therapists know about prenatal massage, hope you don't get one that just pets you.

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• FloGirl82 member

  March 2015

  Redlipz said:

  Massage therapist** not masseuse.
  
  I have 2 male friends who are amazing with prenatal massage. I specialize in prenatal but since I can't work on myself, I go to them. You'd be surprised how little some therapists know about prenatal massage, hope you don't get one that just pets you.

  Thanks for the response-and I will refer to them as massage therapists from now on! I haven't had many professional massages so I'm not too familiar with the correct terms. But, like I said, the salon/spa is very reputable like I said, so I'm sure they are going to place me with someone who has training with the prenatal massage. Hopefully!

  

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• KonaCoffeeBean member

  March 2015

  I haven't, but I don't think it would bother me at all.

  Coffee Bean Born 6/13/15.
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• Redlipz member

  March 2015

  I work for a few high in spas and I've worked for many other places before and I've said this before but just because they are trained in it doesn't mean they are good at it. A lot of therapists are afraid of what they can possibly do to a pregnant woman because there are some areas that shouldn't be stimulated even though it takes a lot to stimulate those areas. They are also afraid to do any stretching because you are a little more "elastic/flexible" since all those hormones are allowing ligaments to stretch a little more for all the growing and for labor (hence the body pains) and its some what easy to over stretch and pull something. Another thing they are afraid of if they don't have further training or much experience in prenatal is the amount of pressure. At this point you could, without any problem, receive a deep tissue if you wish but many therapists refrain from that.
  
  Just make sure that you let them know what hurts/you need work on and let them know what kind of pressure you usually like.
  
  Ps. A "masseuse" is someone who has little to no education and/or someone who does "happy endings"

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• FloGirl82 member

  March 2015

  Thanks for the clarification and the tips! I will definitely keep all of this mind. I appreciate it.
  

  

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• walshbunnie member

  March 2015 edited March 2015

  Redlipz said:

  I work for a few high in spas and I've worked for many other places before and I've said this before but just because they are trained in it doesn't mean they are good at it. A lot of therapists are afraid of what they can possibly do to a pregnant woman because there are some areas that shouldn't be stimulated even though it takes a lot to stimulate those areas. They are also afraid to do any stretching because you are a little more "elastic/flexible" since all those hormones are allowing ligaments to stretch a little more for all the growing and for labor (hence the body pains) and its some what easy to over stretch and pull something. Another thing they are afraid of if they don't have further training or much experience in prenatal is the amount of pressure. At this point you could, without any problem, receive a deep tissue if you wish but many therapists refrain from that.
  
  Just make sure that you let them know what hurts/you need work on and let them know what kind of pressure you usually like.
  
  Ps. A "masseuse" is someone who has little to no education and/or someone who does "happy endings"

  Exactly what she said. I used to be a licensed massage therapist and no longer practice, but my practitioner is a male and he is awesome. I've seen him every 3-4 weeks throughout this pregnancy and he just completed additional pre-natal massage training over the weekend because he is so passionate about everything related to massage. I wouldn't want to go to anyone else.
  ETA Be sure to drink plenty of water after your massage. Most of the complaints I've seen on this board about pre-natal massage are related to not drinking enough water post massage to flush out toxins.
  

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• peggy630 member

  March 2015

  I just had a prenatal massage by a male massage therapist last Sat. He's a registered therapist and did a good job. Wasn't overly concerned. I get massages regularly even before I was pregnant, I just enjoy the relaxation and serenity - doesn't really have a preference in terms of therapist gender.

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• DaveandKim08 member

  March 2015

  I say, trust your intuition. It's all about how comfortable you will be in that room. Men can do an excellent job but you need to feel comfortable, that's what matters. I am a massage therapist and that is priority #1, that my clients trust me and feel comfortable. That is when true relaxation occurs. :-) Enjoy.
  

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