31/01/2022
A lovely post on Pregnancy reflexology…. Soooooo good 🤰💖💙💖💙
Reflexology during pregnancy-what can it do for you? by Dr M***a (Obstetrician)
'Reflexology is one of the most powerful tools in my programme. You may find as you have more treatments, it helps to identify areas within your body that need cleansing. Many of my mothers find that their feet are indicators of their internal health and enjoy finding out how the reflex areas are improving with reflexology as the weeks go by.
As mothers progress through their pregnancies, they are quick to point out areas of tenderness in their feet that correspond to a physical weakness elsewhere, such as a tender sciatic nerve.Reflexology is very safe during pregnancy and is instrumental in helping mothers give birth at the optimum gestation of 40 weeks. At term, it can be effective ininitiating contractions and labour.
🔸️it can reduce and normalise high blood pressure.
🔸️Weekly treatments of 45 minutes can reduce high blood pressure.
Normailse low blood pressure
🔸️Eliminate oedema and reduce swelling in feet and ankles
🔸️Prevent heartburn
Improve sleep quality
🔸️Clear Headaches/migraines
🔸️Relieve varicose veins
🔸️Clear pelvic congestion
🔸️Improve lymphatic drainage
🔸️Aid digestion by boosting the pancreatic sectretionof digestive hormones-the pancreas can become sluggish during pregnancy due to the effect of the placental hormones
🔸️Oxygenate the baby by improving blood flow winthin your whole body, your uterus and the babys' placenta
🔸️Help you to carry your baby to full term
🔸️Can be used to initiate labour if you are overdue, tehreby reducing the need for medical induction at hospital
🔸️Intesify contractions during labour and shorten labour as a result"
- Dr Gowri M***a (Obstetrician)
Extract taken from Dr Gowri M***as 'Gentle Birth Method-the month by month programme to help you '
