I did my first pre-natal massage today. I trained a whole night in massage school for that. So, I was really ready. Uhh, yeah. Right.
We watched a video on pre-natal massage one evening in school. We watched it then worked on each other along with the video. Lots of training, huh?
Actually, what was shown was very interesting. With a pregnant person, there are obviously certain concerns. There are so many things that can go wrong that simply touching a pregnant body is very scary. They can't lay on their back as that cuts off air to the baby. They can't lay on their stomachs for obvious reasons.
This video showed the client sitting in a chair, leaning on the massage (or any other) table. This allows massage of the back while the client is in a comfortable, yet safe position. Then they got on the table on their side for massage of the legs and feet. By no means was the stomach to be touched.
I had remembered the basics at the most remedial level, but not any details. I had purchased a video and was expecting it to be similar, but was I ever wrong.
This was an entirely different approach which, in some instances, contradicted the ones I had initially seen. But this was interesting too. This one started with the client on their back, but partially sitting up, propped by four pillows. This allows massage of the shoulders, arms, legs, and stomach. In this method, the stomach is rubbed very lightly as it feels good, and brings the baby into the massage. Then the client lays on one side while the back and legs are done.
I watched this video four times before going to see my client. And the best part is that I remembered most of it.
The massage went well, although it did run a little long. I think that she enjoyed it. At least she said she did. After all, she couldn't argue with the price. I did it for my standard rate with the standard first time discount. I had the feeling that all the other quotes she got were upwards of a hundred dollars, and that was without the outcall charge.
So, I guess it was very good.