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Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a remarkable natural process, and the body is designed to grow, nurture and deliver your baby. Many women feel wonderful during pregnancy, while for others it sometimes can be tiring. At Bodyflow, we support you from conception through labour and into postpartum.

First Trimester

The early weeks are exciting and can also bring slight uncertainty, morning sickness, food cravings, acidity, exhaustion and mood swings. Reflexology can help ease these symptoms and leave you feeling calmer and more balanced. We also offer gentle support from conception for anyone who has experienced miscarriage.

Second Trimester

Many women feel a lift in energy at this stage finding they have more energy to start gently exercising again and feel more positive.  Some ladies do experience aches and pains, constipation, tiredness, acidity and heartburn. A Bodyflow treatment helps create space in the body and gives you the boost you need to feel energised and ready for your day.

Third Trimester

As your body prepares for labour, nature asks us to slow down and listen to our bodies, doing as they ask, so the body can finish the growing of your wonderful baby. The baby descends and the body softens and opens, which can bring lower back, hip and pubic bone pain, SPD, swelling, digestive issues, breathlessness and tight ribs. Our treatments are designed to:

  • Open and create space in the ribs and hips
  • Ease swelling by supporting the lymphatic system
  • Support healthy blood pressure
  • Prepare the body and perineum for birth
  • Encourage your baby into the best position for labour, including breech babies
  • Gently encourage labour to begin naturally when you are ready

Birth Preparation

After a few birth preparation sessions, you’ll feel better prepared for labour and well placed for a smooth postpartum recovery.

If labour starts around your appointment: If you go into active labour in hospital at the time of your booked treatment, we’ll carry the session into a postpartum healing and recovery treatment. Please let us know if you’ve gone to hospital. If you’re experiencing slow, niggling contractions, we can still visit you to support your contractions, ease discomfort and give you a boost of positive energy.

Postpartum, the Fourth Trimester

The weeks after birth are often when we forget about ourselves and are expected to carry on with no rest. This is one of the most important times to listen to your body: feed, eat and sleep, for you and your newborn, especially after a C-section.

Bodyflow postpartum reflexology can:

  • Help your body and organs return to balance
  • Support the lymphatic system and the release of excess fluids
  • Ease constipation and digestive sluggishness
  • Relieve back and neck pain
  • Support breastfeeding, including positioning advice to help reduce engorgement and mastitis

If you’ve had an epidural, spinal block, stitches, an episiotomy, ventouse or forceps, your body needs more time to recover, so please be gentle and kind on yourselves. Bodyflow Reflexology is designed to support you and then you’ll heal quickly, your milk will flow easily, and you and your baby will feel the difference.

Have questions? Get in touch, or book online. You can also read kind words from our clients on our Testimonials and Press page.

We are here to help and heal

“Don't really know what to say, I have never felt so looked after before. My first ever reflexology and now I’m hooked, Gemma is the loveliest person with years of knowledge, I just can’t express how amazing that was. Bodyflow is in London and comes to your home!”

Rhiannon Lambert, Rhitrition Nutritionist

“Gemma saw me throughout my whole pregnancy and post my birth, helping me with nausea, stress aches and pains whilst pregnant and getting the drugs out of my system and adjusting me after the birth. She is heaven and worked wonders rebalancing me. Her treatments always left me feeling so happy and zen. She's a reason to get pregnant again!”

Alex Eagle, Director of Alex Eagle Boutiques

“I used Gemma's reflexology sessions in the lead up to giving birth and not only were my treatments incredibly relaxing, but they WORK! I have no doubt that because of them my birth was much quicker and easier and then afterwards she helped my body recover. I cannot recommend them enough!”

Madeleine Thompson, Madeleine Thompson Cashmere

“BODYFLOW NATURAL INDUCTION - I treated my sister-in-law to a Bodyflow Reflexology Treatment around the time of her due date as this humid weather was making her hot, bothered and very uncomfortable. The therapist was just lovely to her and the massage was of very high standard. Amazingly she went into labour that night, so it must have got things moving! Wonderful treatment, wonderful service.”

Alice Manning, Feel Unique