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Dawn2820 · 08/08/2007 20:52

is it safe to have back and shoulder massages when you are 27 - 28 weeks pregnant?

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nickytwotimes · 08/08/2007 20:53

ooooh, yes - should be obligatory. Make sure any oils they put on are safe though!

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Dawn2820 · 08/08/2007 20:55

how do they do this though usually before pregnancy i would lie on my front, i cant do that now?

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thomcat · 08/08/2007 20:56

It's finding someone that does pregnancy massage.

Where are you based?

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Dawn2820 · 08/08/2007 20:58

walsall midlands

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thomcat · 08/08/2007 21:02

I'm in the wrong game. These jokers are selling a bleedin plastic egg for hoooow much and saying it'll give you energy. Is that a money back offer per chance??!!

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thomcat · 08/08/2007 21:03

Oh so sorry, last post was put onto wrong thread! Sorry!

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PutThatInYourPipeandSmokeIt · 08/08/2007 21:22

Thy can massage you with you on your side. Just ask for the carrier oil with nothing added (i.e. fragrance free) and you'll be fine.

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Mellin · 08/08/2007 21:30

I had massages all through my pregnancy and it was bliss!

My therapist was trained in pregnancy massage and she had a special body cushion with a belly hole. You lay face down on top of the cushion and your bump was supported the whole time. So it was a proper back massage.

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PurpleLostPrincess · 08/08/2007 23:22

A friend of mine is a trained masseur (sp!?) and she did mine at about 27 weeks. I sat facing forward on a chair with cusions and it was bliss!! She had been trained in pg massaging and was careful about what oils to use...

hth