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My lamaze teacher/labor nurse advised no calf massage at all during
pregnancy...something about the blood being heavier during pregnancy and collecting in the lower body and massage unearthing a clot that could travel to the lungs and.....you know the rest. I ran it by my doctor and he absolutley agreed. I was a bit surprised as no one advised against this during the beginning of my pregnancy (now in week 38) and I had a ton of pedicures with very deep accupressure to my calves. My doctor even went so far as to say that during a Charley Horse or leg cramp not to massage the calf which is so instinctive for me. He said it could be dangerous and I should just flex my foot or stand up. I'm kind of annoyed it wasn't mentioned earlier on. Anyway, thought I 'd share. Lisa |
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![]() "Zucca4" wrote in message ... My lamaze teacher/labor nurse advised no calf massage at all during pregnancy...something about the blood being heavier during pregnancy and collecting in the lower body and massage unearthing a clot that could travel to the lungs and.....you know the rest. I ran it by my doctor and he absolutley agreed. I was a bit surprised as no one advised against this during the beginning of my pregnancy (now in week 38) and I had a ton of pedicures with very deep accupressure to my calves. My doctor even went so far as to say that during a Charley Horse or leg cramp not to massage the calf which is so instinctive for me. He said it could be dangerous and I should just flex my foot or stand up. I'm kind of annoyed it wasn't mentioned earlier on. Anyway, thought I 'd share. Lisa That's silly and there's absolutly no truth that I can find in medical studies to even suggest anything like that. As a matter of fact, all I can find are sites that endorse pregnancy message, including the calves and thighs. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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![]() "Denise" wrote in message ... "Zucca4" wrote in message ... My lamaze teacher/labor nurse advised no calf massage at all during pregnancy...something about the blood being heavier during pregnancy and collecting in the lower body and massage unearthing a clot that could travel to the lungs and.....you know the rest. I ran it by my doctor and he absolutley agreed. I was a bit surprised as no one advised against this during the beginning of my pregnancy (now in week 38) and I had a ton of pedicures with very deep accupressure to my calves. My doctor even went so far as to say that during a Charley Horse or leg cramp not to massage the calf which is so instinctive for me. He said it could be dangerous and I should just flex my foot or stand up. I'm kind of annoyed it wasn't mentioned earlier on. Anyway, thought I 'd share. Lisa That's silly and there's absolutly no truth that I can find in medical studies to even suggest anything like that. As a matter of fact, all I can find are sites that endorse pregnancy message, including the calves and thighs. Well my pedicure before I had Lewis felt *fabulous* and I'd totally recommend it to any pregnant woman. I've never heard of such a thing before. |
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Sounds a bit strange to me!
My pregnancy book also advises massaging the affected area for leg cramps (In addition to standing up or flexing the muscles up). "Zucca4" wrote in message ... My lamaze teacher/labor nurse advised no calf massage at all during pregnancy...something about the blood being heavier during pregnancy and collecting in the lower body and massage unearthing a clot that could travel to the lungs and.....you know the rest. I ran it by my doctor and he absolutley agreed. I was a bit surprised as no one advised against this during the beginning of my pregnancy (now in week 38) and I had a ton of pedicures with very deep accupressure to my calves. My doctor even went so far as to say that during a Charley Horse or leg cramp not to massage the calf which is so instinctive for me. He said it could be dangerous and I should just flex my foot or stand up. I'm kind of annoyed it wasn't mentioned earlier on. Anyway, thought I 'd share. Lisa |
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![]() Zucca4 wrote: My lamaze teacher/labor nurse advised no calf massage at all during pregnancy...something about the blood being heavier during pregnancy and collecting in the lower body and massage unearthing a clot that could travel to the lungs and.....you know the rest. I ran it by my doctor and he absolutley agreed. I was a bit surprised as no one advised against this during the beginning of my pregnancy (now in week 38) and I had a ton of pedicures with very deep accupressure to my calves. My doctor even went so far as to say that during a Charley Horse or leg cramp not to massage the calf which is so instinctive for me. He said it could be dangerous and I should just flex my foot or stand up. I'm kind of annoyed it wasn't mentioned earlier on. Anyway, thought I 'd share. Lisa I absolutely did not know that. That is exactly what I did when I was pregnant with my DD! Thanks for sharing that. -- Vidya mom to Vandu(4) EDD May 6th '04 |
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That's silly and there's absolutly no truth that I can find in medical studies to even suggest anything like that. As a matter of fact, all I can find are sites that endorse pregnancy message, including the calves and thighs. It certainly is a medical fact or at least it was when I was in school. I learned this through medical training I recieved as as a nursing assistant. We were not allowed to massage calf muscles because of blood clots that could be there and it can loosen up and move to the lungs. However, I don't think all people are at risk, but certainly a pregnant woman would be with more blood flow. Certain people who are bedridden, but if you are an active pregnant woman, than I am sure the risks are very low. But, it is true. ![]() -- Sue (mom to three girls) I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World... |
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interesting...I never gave it much thought either, but after reading today's
posts I decided to ask a totally different doctor, the one who performs my Bio-physical profiles and he wasn't surprised at all. Definitley said "death" would be a rare instance but said calf massage was NOT advisable during pregnancy although a pedicure with a FOOT massage would be A-ok. He said no one in his present practice ever suffered a clot to the lungs but when he had started out 20 years ago at his NYC office a young mother had died from what they finally attributed to a deep massage not performed by a maternal-massage expert. Whatever.....for the next two weeks I can do without any calf massage I guess ![]() I've always been one to err on the side of caution. Lisa |
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Zucca4 wrote:
My lamaze teacher/labor nurse advised no calf massage at all during pregnancy...something about the blood being heavier during pregnancy and collecting in the lower body and massage unearthing a clot that could travel to the lungs and.....you know the rest. I ran it by my doctor and he absolutley agreed. I had loads of calf massages when pregnant, especially towards the end of pregnancy when I would get really bad cramps. The cramps indicate a build-up of muscle waste products in the muscles, which are normally removed by the blood stream. In pregnancy this is less effective, but I honestly have never heard *not* to massage, quite the contrary. The midwife recommended a calf massage when going to bed and putting the legs up a bit, to improve circulation. It did help a lot. But then again, I'm no doctor... -- -- I mommy to DS (15m) guardian of DH (32) War doesn't decide who's right, only who's left |
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It certainly is a medical fact or at least it was when I was in school. I learned this through medical training I recieved as as a nursing assistant. We were not allowed to massage calf muscles because of blood clots that could be there and it can loosen up and move to the lungs. However, I don't think all people are at risk, but certainly a pregnant woman would be with more blood flow. Certain people who are bedridden, but if you are an active pregnant woman, than I am sure the risks are very low. But, it is true. ![]() When I was pregnant with the twins, I was Medivac-ed to a hospital because the local doctor thought a clot travelled from my leg to my lungs. I was having leg cramps (a common occurrence during pregnancy) but I also had trouble breathing and had started to hyper-ventilate (later attributed to altitude sickness plus tiredness/anxiety). They took a bunch of low-level x-rays and everything was fine. -- Brigitte aa #2145 edd #3 February 15, 2004 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." ~ Harriet Martineau |
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Zucca4 wrote:
interesting...I never gave it much thought either, but after reading today's posts I decided to ask a totally different doctor, the one who performs my Bio-physical profiles and he wasn't surprised at all. Definitley said "death" would be a rare instance but said calf massage was NOT advisable during pregnancy although a pedicure with a FOOT massage would be A-ok. He said no one in his present practice ever suffered a clot to the lungs but when he had started out 20 years ago at his NYC office a young mother had died from what they finally attributed to a deep massage not performed by a maternal-massage expert. Whatever.....for the next two weeks I can do without any calf massage I guess This is surprising to me. The prenatal massage I had was seemed deep and she worked my legs as well as arms and back. It seemed to be standard. What would an expert do that's so special? Carolyn -- Carolyn Fairman http://www.stanford.edu/~cfairman/ |
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