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Reflexology support for Pregnancy

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A pregnant woman shares her personal experience using reflexology to manage pregnancy-related discomfort, particularly pelvic joint pain, and improve sleep quality.

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if I was pregnant again I'd definitely have reflexology again I've used it for my first two pregnancies and I've recommended it to other people um and I know they're they're quite Keen to to keep using it you know with fut pregnancies they plan as well well I came to reflexology um after initially trying massage therapy um which I used to deal with workplace or of stress and tension sitting down for long periods of time um when I felt pregnant with my first child I found massage was becoming quite uncomfortable with lying down for long periods of time so I um I tried reflexology and it seemed to work really well for me I was comfortable um and you know I felt quite relaxed and it certainly helped with sleeping during both pregnancies I had um a specific pregnancy related problem which was pelvic joint pain um it made it very uncomfortable for me to walk long distances getting up and down off the floor um and I found it woke me up a lot at night when I was rolling over um so I had reflexology which focused very much on that area and it made it much more comfortable for me doing normal Day activities and especially sleeping you want to make sure that whoever's treating you knows exactly what they're doing you know it's it's your body and you've got to take care of it I think a referral is really important because I mean especially at the times when you're working and stuff you know you want to make sure that the time you spend is spent um with someone that knows what they're doing and you don't want to have to keep walking around trying to find find different people um I've never used a um a therapist that isn't qualified I've not tried it on you holiday in different places where you perhaps might be seeing someone that isn't qualified my husband certainly noticed the difference cuz I was a lot happier you know when you're in pain with something physical it's really quite uncomfortable and the pelvic joint pain certainly affected you know every part of my life so um it was definitely you know something that was supported by friends and family um and I've recommended lots of other people to to use Reflex on ology especially in pregnancy um not just to treat specific issues like the pelvic joint pain but also just to help you with sleeping and and generally preparing for for for giving birth as well I mean life from my family changed um yeah quite significantly after I had the reflexology and the and the pelvic joint pain was was resolved because I was able to walk longer distances I was sleeping better which made my life running after my toddler a lot easier CU I had a lot more um ability to you know Chase around after him and and do the things that I have to do in normal daily life

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