In the July 2015 issue of American Spa magazine, in the “spa tales” section, there’s an article penned by Lori Shubert regarding an incident she came across back when she was a massage therapist. Currently she is the spa director in Woodlands Spa at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, PA. Here I quote:
Back when I was a massage therapist, i had a client who brought in her sleeping baby. At one point, he woke up and started fussing. She became antsy about the baby and the next thing I knew, she hopped off the table, scooped him up, and brought him back to the massage table. She asked me keep massaging her as she breast-fed the child, and I continued on her neck ans shoulders the best I could. I seemed to be the only one uncomfortable with the situation–mother and son were both content”.
As a therapist who has lots of pre- and postnatal clients, and is active in the local pregnancy care community I am a staunch supported of the movement to lift the stigma associated with breast-feeding in public. At the same time, and especially as a male therapist, I am not really sure how I would and should react if such an incident should happen on my table.
The question is, if you are a previous or current or expecting mom of a toddler, how would you react to your toddler’s impatience in similar situations?
And, if you are a therapist–especially of the male kind, how’d you feel if a similar situation should happen in your practice?
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