I'm 7 weeks pregnant and very happy 🙂 One thing I was wondering is how long can/should I work for? Right now I do about8 FBMs over2 days with reflexology, holistic facials thrown inbetween. How far should I push my body? I'm very tired and the moment but I know this is because my body is doing a lot of internal work right now.
I'd be interested to hear how far other massage therapists have worked during their pregnancy.
My fear is when I get a bigbump that people will be uncomfortable getting a massage from a pregnant woman.
RE: I'm Pregnant 🙂 How long should I work?
Something tells me, JanAnn, that your body will let you know exactly when it has had enough!
RE: I'm Pregnant 🙂 How long should I work?
as Supersub says, your body will let you know -
whilst you may find massage a bit difficult physically once baby starts to grow you should be able to carry out reflex and facials until such time you either feel too tired to do it or have decided to start your maternity leave
the other factor is - do you work for a salon or for yourself?
if you work for a salon will they be able to find less taxing jobs for you to do
dont forget to be the client sometimes during your pregnancy
HG:D
RE: I'm Pregnant 🙂 How long should I work?
JanAnn, congratulations 🙂
I agree with Supersub, listen to your body and it will tell you what work it is happy with. Most important though, as your body changes, is to be even more careful of your own posture and body mechanics.
As Hemelgirl suggestsmake sure to receive some massage in pregnancy - this will help you to listen and adapt to the huge changes that are going on.
Also important to consider how/if you will work after baby is born?
All the best
InTouch
RE: I'm Pregnant 🙂 How long should I work?
Congratulations JanAnn!!!!
I've read of people that worked up to quite close to due date, but with a very reduced workload, and a stool on wheels to move around the table. It really depends on your technique, how you feel and how flexible you can be with your scheduling.You've also got to consider your clients' responses to you - new ones will almost always be surprised once your belly is obvious, regular clients could be concerned and cut back on appointments. You might only be able to manage 2 appointments a day towards the end, or maybe at the start, everyone is different, anything is normal!
If you use essential oils, it's probably worth considering cutting them down - the exposure to the therapist using oils all dayis much higher than a client having an occassional treatment - definitions of "safe during pregnancy" are for the client exposurelevels.