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Pregnancy massage
For this pregnancy, i had a craving to ‘pamper’ myself. Probably i shouldn’t call it a craving, because at 2nd trimester, i actually felt that that the baby already pushing my pelvic bone till i find it hard to lie down & get up *tsk tsk*. FYI, i had the same experience when carrying Sarah but it started only at mid of 3rd trimester! And this time around, it began during my honeymoon trimester *gaaahhh*! It would get worse if during the day i had a site work - got to walk & climb in those heavy safety boots. So, obviously I really DO need that massage!! [UPDATED: it’s called Pelvic Girdle Pain. Do i need to be prepared for giving birth in kneeling/upright position? *whoaaa*!]
[unrelated photo: spot my feet! ;P]
Fellow friends suggested several spas that have therapist specializing in massage during pregnancy (bukan mak bidan yang urut betulkan position baby/uri whatsoever tu ya. Just a relaxing massage to calm the mommy. Mommy feels good, so do will the baby! *wink*). Tried to go to Nona Roguy TTDI on a Sunday but they were closed that time, heard about Urban Retreat in The Curve but that was during the H1N1 superpanic period which i tried to limit myself from going to shopping complexes. And apparently Clearwater Sanctuary not so far from my kampung in Perak offer the same service too! But balik kampung pun setahun sekali (and for 2.5 days only *sigh*), so i don’t think that would be a good idea. (owh, just discoverd Vila Manja too has massage therapy for preggers, niceee! *wink*wink*WINK* to mr.Daddy ;)))) )
Luckily, at the Parenthood Expo last August, i came accross Mother2Baby by Rustic Nirvana. Asked them about prenatal massage service… and guess what, they have that + the massage centre is sooo near to my PIL’s place which is in Jaya One + they had a trial offer for RM28/hour. Read again: Twenty Eight Ringgit ONLY Per Hour! What a deal! Foot massage at Thai Odyssey (not when i’m preg of course) pun cost me errr, about RM55/hour if i’m not mistaken. Or if i would have to bribe mr.Daddy to massage me for an hour, i bet it would cost me at least RM100 *haha*.
So i scheduled the massage session at Mother2Baby spa during the week long raya holiday, that was in my 28th week gestation. The period allowed for the massage is between 20 to 32 weeks of pregnancy. So, the timing was just nice. What can i say, it felt so gooooooood and i like the smell of the massage oil they use in spas….so soothing! I’m so glad i got the chance to pamper myself :), I’m one happy mommy!
[unrelated photo: one of the non-18SX pics from our honeymoon. Bali is synonym to spas don’t u think so? ;)]
—-Self note for massage during pregnancy: Massage at legs except the feet (i guess that’s because there’s a reflexology point that can trigger preterm contraction *o_O*), gentle stroke at lower back, bantai hardcore massage at the shoulder *aaaa…best best…*. oh, and of course, as my obgyn said “as long as the therapist don’t touch the tummy area..!”, hehe, yes of course the therapist didn’t touch my tummy. Let the obgyn handle that if necessary, yah?—-
Have you had a massage during pregnancy? Where did you go?
