Pregnancy massage using body pillows

My client M. is getting a weekly massage from me. She is 36 weeks pregnant with her first child, and really treats our weekly hour as her pamper moment. Usually when I do pregnancy massage, I put the lady on her side, do my whole massage routine, flip her over to her other side and repeat the whole thing.

Women with a pregnant belly can't lie on their stomachs, and later on in the pregnancy lying on the back also becomes problematic. Many women can't breathe while lying on their backs, because the heavy uterus is pressing on the vena cava and causes dizziness and breathing difficulties.
So I always prop pregnant ladies up on their side, supported by lots of pillows. But this time, M. really wanted to try to lie on her belly. I always use this pillow for massages:



So I propped M. up so that her belly was right in the hole of the pillow, and her chest was leaning on the top. And I put lots of pillows under her head. She was comfortable that way, and I could massage the whole back part of her body like that.
Then I flipped her over for another few minutes of chest- and belly massage.

Another great pillow is this one:



I ordered the bigger one with a special cover which is easy to wipe clean. When I put a lady on her side for a massage, which I usually do, she can hug this pillow and put one knee on it so she'll feel supported and it also keeps her hips level. This pillow is perfect for that.

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