How can pregnancy massage can help you to bond with your child prior to birth and following ?




 How can pregnancy massage can help you to bond with your child prior to birth and following ?

Pregnancy Massage offers so many benefits but how specifically can it help with the bonding process? Prior to the birth of a child it is only natural to feel incredibly excited but also apprehensive, which can lead to the Stress hormone cortisol being produced .
The soothing effects of Pregnancy massage help to lower the amount of Cortisol produced through the relaxing effects of the massage. As your mind relaxes, the body naturally produces more of the feel good hormones including oxytocin and dopamine which make us feel happy and content. In this state of mind we are able to connect better within our own mind and body which then makes us more present and self aware to connect with the new life growing within us.
In addition to this , due to the relaxation benefits of massage, including the release of soreness and discomfort from tight muscles and joints , the apprehension of labour can be reduced reducing Anxiety and making it a more manageable experience . Therefore mums to be will not associate the birth as being as traumatic as it could have been.
The relaxing setting and nurturing environment that the Pregnancy massage provides allows both mum to be and child to enhance the awareness, emotional bond and connection between them prior to birth and following birth symptoms of post Natel Depression and insomnia can be reduced therefore improving mood and overall wellbeing .

Elizabeth Lock      Holistic Therapist 
www.yourcuddletherapy.co.uk   heal@yourcuddletherapy.co.ukwww.yourinnerglow.co.uk         heal@yourinnerglow.co.ukwww.yourtantrictouch.co.uk      heal@yourtantrictouch.co.uk

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