Massage During the Second Trimester

Yes!  Let the good times roll! Many women find the second trimester of pregnancy to be easy going compared to the first and third trimesters.

Those early pregnancy symptoms are subsiding, and your belly is growing. You’re looking like you just ate a large meal, and you’re feeling adorable little elbow pokes and kicks inside you.

Massage therapy is excellent to help relieve calf cramps

However, there are still many reasons to begin (or continue) a routine of prenatal massage during the second trimester. As your belly grows and your ligaments begin to soften and stretch, your posture will change as your center of gravity shifts.  Back pain, sciatica, and calf cramps are the most common complaints I begin to hear during this trimester.

Those frequent short jogs to and from the bathroom, you may have noticed, can leave you out of breath. By increasing circulation (and therefore oxygenation of tissues), a prenatal massage will help ensure that your body’s tissues remain healthy.

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