Specialised Postpartum Massage Therapy
Soothe, release, & reconnect with your body in a way that feels safe, supported & nurtured
Your body has just done an incredible job of growing, birthing, and now caring for your precious baby. Yet, these amazing milestones can sometimes bring physical strain, tension, and discomfort.
Postpartum massage, also known as postnatal massage is specially designed to soothe post pregnancy back pain, ease joint stiffness, and release tension from “feeding shoulders.” Beyond relieving the common aches and pains of childbirth, it offers a dedicated space to promote deep relaxation and restore your overall wellbeing.
When you book a session with Phillipa, you receive specialist postpartum massage therapy to help new mums feel cared for and supported.
Postpartum massage is an effective and holistic approach for the many adjustments to motherhood
- Relieves Muscle & Joint Pain: Carrying a newborn, feeding, and frequent bending take a toll on your upper back, shoulders, neck, and lower back. Massage directly targets these tense areas to release tight muscles and improve posture.
- Reduces Swelling: Gentle bodywork and manual lymphatic drainage encourage healthy fluid balance and increase circulation to help flush excess water retention.
- Eases Headaches & Nerve Discomfort: By releasing deep tension in the neck and shoulders, massage helps alleviate tension headaches and compressed nerve discomfort.
- Supports Milk Production: For mums seeking an increase in their breast milk supply, massage can enhance circulation and boosts the necessary hormones to help facilitate flow.
- Balances Hormones: The postpartum body experiences constant hormonal fluctuations. Massage therapy supports your body’s natural effort to regulate and balance these changes.
- Reduces Anxiety & Depression: Many new parents experience the “baby blues” or postpartum depression. Massage helps decrease stress markers, helping to soothe anxious feelings and elevate your mood.
- Promotes Better Sleep: Postpartum fatigue is intense. Massage increases deep (delta) brain waves, helping you fall asleep faster and achieve higher-quality rest during those brief sleep windows.
When Is It Safe to Have a Postpartum Massage
Following childbirth, your body needs dedicated time to heal and adapt to physiological and hormonal changes.
- General Guidance: Current guidelines recommend waiting 6 weeks before receiving a massage. However, as every recovery journey is unique, timing depends on individual circumstances. If you are unsure, please consult your midwife or GP for personalised advice.
- C-Section Deliveries: In the case of a C-section birth, physical recovery may take a little longer. It is generally recommended waiting until you have completed your official postpartum checkup before booking your session.
- C-Section Scar Treatment: It is advised to wait until 8-10 weeks postpartum, or until your incision is fully closed and cleared by your postpartum check.
Benefits of C-Section Scar Release
- Adhesion reduction: Frees up tight fascia and tissue layers stuck to underlying muscle.
- Symptom relief: Eases numbness, hypersensitivity, pulling, and localised back or hip pain.
- Appearance: Reduces raised areas and softens lumpy or puckered tissue.
Gentle, expert care tailored to you
Phillipa is highly experienced in supporting postpartum recovery. She provides safe, professional, and compassionate care tailored specifically to address your unique needs as a new mother.
Postpartum massage can improve post delivery recovery and wellbeing for many women. Supplement the guidance and advice of your medical care provider with postpartum massage to support the transition to your new maternal role.
Give your body the care and nurturing it deserves. Book Your Postpartum Massage Today.
Recover, Relax, and Restore
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Enjoy the luxury of specialist Massage Therapy at your holiday location or home.
To book, call or text 021 956 691.
FAQs
Phillipa works from a beautiful room in the Whangārei Wellbeing Clinic on 14 Davies Street, Kensington, Whangārei.
Phillipa has created an effective professional blend of client specific customised treatments which honour the complexity of the individual body. She is passionate about the art of holistic health and wellbeing and enjoys improving chronic and acute conditions by combining multiple therapies from around the world by embracing ancient healing traditions with the latest therapies and technology, enabling you to achieve maximum benefit from each session.
Massage Therapy creates ease of movement, the experience of enhanced relaxation, and it reduces stress and tension. It relaxes tired, sore or tight muscles, improves muscle tone and strength, encourages your natural healing ability, improves sleep, increases energy levels, and helps achieve and maintain optimum health and wellbeing.
This is an individual assessment determined at the end of the first session. Phillipa will advise if further treatments are required, or if a referral to an allied health practitioner maybe required at some point.
Massage Therapy is an effective treatment to relieve stress and anxiety, and many studies demonstrate its proven benefits. Massage has immediate and beneficial effects on anxiety and stress levels and taking time to care for yourself with regular Massage Therapy can make your daily life more balanced.
Phillipa offers a mobile Massage Therapy service in Northland and the Bay of Islands. Delivering on location Mobile Massage Therapy exclusively to you, enabling you to enjoy the luxury of specialist Massage Therapy at your holiday location or home.
Many of us have so many responsibilities that we forget to take care of ourselves. Self-care is an important aspect of physical and emotional care. Taking time out to care for yourself with Massage Therapy can remind others that you and your needs are important, too.
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