Many clients have told me they didn’t know they could have massages during pregnancy because when they’d asked at their beauty spa, they were told no. Actually, the answer is they can but not from that particular beauty therapist.
The reason they are saying no is because they’re not trained to work with a pregnant client. They are trained to give facials and wax and only give a very basic relaxation massage. The whole prospect of someone being pregnant in their professional presence is overwhelming. They’d rather say no than take the risk of something going wrong. Chances are nothing will go wrong. They also don’t have the confidence to know what to do. They may not have been shown how to position a pregnant woman or what not to do.
So Yes it’s safe to have a massage during pregnancy, in fact it’s great, just make sure the person you are getting your massage from is trained in pregnancy massage.
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