I have a great belief in fate.  I believe you are meant to meet the people need to meet at exactly the right moments.  Why? I hear you ask.

Today, Little Miss and I, went to costco.  I usually try to avoid the place as I get a bit overwhelmed and confused.  Anyway, as I was trying to find a  car park, I passed another car with the number plate “doula”.  I decided I would head over to this car and leave a note under the wipers with my card as for the last couple of weeks I’ve been on the look out for doulas*.  (No I’m not pregnant.  My clients are.)  By the time I got a park, got little miss out and walked over to the doula car, the driver was loading up her shopping.  EVEN BETTER!  I introduced myself and asked her about her business and her details.  I briefly told her why I needed doula services and she told me she was one of the original doulas in Australia and her network was fairly vast.  Yay.

After we’d left and headed to the gigantic lift with the jumbo sized trolley, we found a pregnant mummy in the lift with us.  I asked when she was due and how her back was given she also had a toddler.  Painful.  When I gave her my card, it turns out she lives in the next suburb.  See, right person, right time.

So, into the massive warehouse we went.  Little Miss wanted everything and became very tired and grumpy.  We eventually left with the standard bulk load of loo paper and a few other essentials and Little Miss fell asleep on the way home.

Now to make myself a cuppa and eat one of the biscuits I purchased.

*What’s a doula?  A doula is a non-medical birth attendant who supports the mother through labour and new motherhood.

I need some help.  I’m looking to put together a bit of a ”what you can do for your pain until you get in for a massage” type guide and I was wanting some suggestions of pain that you’ve experienced.

So far on my list I have neck pain, aching shoulders, low back pain and sore feet.  What else should be on the list?

Em.

Big announcement on it’s way.  Will tell you more later today!!!!

In other news, I was chatting to a fellow practitioner yesterday about how I seemed to have become an expert in buttock massage. 

Sciatic nerve pain is nasty.  It’s a sharp, burning, aching pain that starts at your buttock and runs all the way down to your knee and possibly your foot.  Makes getting in and out of the car difficult and sometimes even walking is a challenge.  The majority of my pregnant clients have sciatic nerve pain from postural changes, relaxin (pregnancy hormone) flowing and just the weight of the uterus but also my non pregnant clients seems to have this pain too.  Is it because we sit at the computer far too long?  Do we not stretch and walk around as much as we should?

The techniques I use are really effective, a little painful during treatment, but worth it.  I know this because they’re the same techniques used on me when I have sciatic nerve pain (whilst pregnant and now).  Other options for when you can’t get a massage quickly are heat packs, very gentle stretching, and laying flat with your leg straight.  Maintaining your pelvic floor muscle exercises is a great preventative measure and all women should do this anyway. 

It’s always a good idea to have any long lasting pain checked by your doctor.

So until the big announcement.  Have fun.

Em.