Healthy Mama

By Azura

Post-pregnancy massage is a must for every new mom! Your muscles have worked so hard and will most likely be very sore and tight. The muscles are working to get back to pre-pregnancy state and massage can help by reducing tension. Massage causes a flow of new blood and oxygen to go through the muscles, thereby releasing lactic acid, and toxins that have a tendency to sit and become sore. The process of kneading and stroking of muscles is very relaxing, tones over-stretched areas, can assist the new mother in restoring the abdominal muscle wall, and it feels so wonderful!

Postpartum massage is designed to help restore your body to its pre-pregnancy condition and to address the stress of carrying and caring for a newborn. In the postpartum period, you may suffer from fatigue, soreness from overused birthing muscles, and may be in need of attention and pampering. Massage can help with both the physical and psychological recuperation process. Just some of the benefits of postpartum massage include:

• Help in returning the body to the pre-pregnancy state,
• Assists in restoring the abdominal muscle wall,
• Realigns the body to reflect non-pregnant weight distribution,
• Reduces and alleviates muscle tension and stress associated with mothering tasks,
• Provides emotional support,
• Aids in the recovery of Cesarean delivery .

If you have delivered vaginally, it is recommended to wait at least one week for a massage. The reason for this wait is that after birth, there will usually be a bloody discharge and possibly a passing of blood clots. Massage can stimulate blood flow, and this could increase the passing of blood. If you are just spotting and using a panty liner, massage is usually fine at that time.

According to writer Caroll Dunham, in her book Mamatoto: A Celebration of Birth, woman all around the world has had massages after their babies were born. Malaysian women received daily abdominal massage from specially trained masseuses while inEurope and north had kneading treatments that were popular until the 20^th century. At Tim BodyCare Training Centre we offer an exciting new approach to natural performance enhancement for post pregnancy massage training. This treatment is performed in the privacy of your home by professionally trained female therapists.

This is the right time to feel the most wonderful means of treating yourself like a queen and giving yourself a chance to be comforted, so act now to share new found of experiences for training by calling 019-3323038 (PJ), 03-7960 0018 (PJ), 03-2161 0200 (KL), for service: 03-7710 8100 (TTDI) or visit us at http://post-pregnancy.com.my