Table warmer ON during third trimester pregnancy massage?

[if only]

Hi folks:

Just a quick question -- I know pregnant women tend to run warmer in temperature because of the extra blood in their bodies during pregnancy.

Do you continue to use your table warmer during winter months when pregnant clients are in their second or third trimesters? Or is it better to skip it all together?

Thanks for any input!

Sherry

 

[sexy uk indian girl]

My recommendation would be to turn it on before the client arrives to warm the table up and then turn if off when starting the massage. As with most things though it goes with client comfort and good communication. If your client complains of being cold during the massage it would be ok to turn it back on for a while.

Angie

 

[Nicole_x]

I agree with Angie.

I was pregnant in the summer and my body felt very hot all the time - not sure how it would have been through the winter.

As long as it isn't hot enough to raise body temp. Although, if it got that hot, I would guess they would say something.

 

[Phil G]

My recommendation would be don't even bother to warm up the table before they get there, don't bother with the warmer at all. If the room is comfortable enough for you to work in, it will be comfortable enough for a pregnant client to lie down without feeling cold. There will be a very rare exception to the rule, but 99% of pregnant clients have no interest in lying on a pre-warmed table.

I find most of my pregnany clients want their legs and arms uncovered while the room is a cool working temp for me, I'm still amazed they always say they are warm enough. If they do say they've cooled down, covering up the legs and arms makes them warmer immediately without having to turn on the table warmer and wait for it to warm up. (they'll sometimes cool down after they've been on the table a while, but it's usually just to a comfortable temp, not to a too cool temp)

 

[Dragon]

i was pregnant during the winter with my first child and always felt hot. i was pregnant with my second child during the summer and, once again, always felt hot.

If it's really cold outside, i would say it would be nice to lay on a prewarmed table, but i wouldn't want it on the whole time.

 

[sc4bbedwing]

I am 9 months pregnant and actually due on the 31st of this month. While I don't like my arms, legs and feet to be covered, I would love the heat on my back. While driving I always turn on my seat warmers and it brings such relief! So maybe a small heating pad under the small of the back but I would also be fine with just a table warmer too. Guess it just depends on the person.

 

[Roman Legion]

You might just ask each client? I was pregnant in the winter and if the table warmer had been on I probably would have thrown off the drape!

 

[Miss Smith]

While I don't like my arms, legs and feet to be covered, I would love the heat on my back. While driving I always turn on my seat warmers and it brings such relief! So maybe a small heating pad under the small of the back but I would also be fine with just a table warmer too.

A pPregnant client should NOT be lying on their back on a massage table, even if starting face up, the client should be elevated, so the only area of the body in direct contact with the table warmer or pre-warmed table would be the legs if starting face up, or one side if starting on the side.

As for heat on the back, for a pregnant client, I refuse to use it, basically because it never made sense (and no demand, I don't get request for hot stones, I get requests for cold sotnes). I have had 3 clients where their baby was nicely positioned head down, not engaged, but in the right direction, all 3 clients self admisistered heat packs to their lower back and had the baby turn within 24hrs, one did turn back, the other 2 had breech births. Considering heat packs and ice packs are a method for getting a baby to turn, I'd be more than cautious with heat, I would NOT use it.

 

[soccerangel922]

A pPregnant client should NOT be lying on their back on a massage table, even if starting face up, the client should be elevated, so the only area of the body in direct contact with the table warmer or pre-warmed table would be the legs if starting face up, or one side if starting on the side.

I've always been side lying when receiving bodywork through this pregnancy. But in my response it may have been confusing that I said I would like heat on my back in a massage...I've never had it during a massage. only using the heated seat option in my car. I forgot that the client would be on their side so thanks for pointing it out!