Having been suffering from some pretty bad headaches and horrible hip pain for the last few days, a friend of mine saw my posts on Facebook and offered to help. She is a licensed Reflexologist and informed me that an hour long session could help relieve some of the pain I'm experiencing. Given that I have barely slept lately because of the pain I didn't have anything to lose, so I booked an appointment.
I did some research before the appointment and actually found out that sometimes reflexology can help naturally induce labour. I'm not trying to rush the baby out but definitely wouldn't mind meeting her sooner rather than later. I was excited.
The session was fantastic. An hour of someone rubbing and pressing on my sore feet felt amazing. It was very interesting when she explained which areas of the foot corresponded to the different parts of the body. Anywhere that was sore when she pressed on it, was because there is a blockage of energy or just general stress. I was pretty relaxed overall but the painful spots according to my feet were my hips, my shoulders and my uterus. How accurate! Results (pain relief) generally happen fairly quickly but can take up to 24-48 hrs.
I felt better almost instantly and had the best night of sleep that I have had in awhile. My hips are a lot less painful, and although I still have headaches (hormone related) they are to a lesser degree than before.
As for inducing labour, nothing. Or at least nothing yet. It was of interest to me that while she was pressing on areas like tummy, ribs, uterus, etc, (through my feet), the baby's movement did increase. She was kicking up a storm.
Even though it didn't induce labour it was nice to get out of the house and pamper myself. I know my days of "taking alone time" are numbered, at least for awhile, so I'm taking advantage. Only 3 more weeks to go!
