I'm a Massage Therapist, is it safe for me to give hot stone massages...

[Jessica H]

...while pregnant? MTs or Drs Plz? I have been reading alot on overheating your body while pregnant and I know taking very hot baths and showers can be dangerous if you raise your body temp, how do you know if you have raised your temp to a dangerous level? I give hot stone massages at work which involves me holding stone that are well over 100 degrees and massaging them all over the client for an hour a half session, I normally sweat during these, I figured since I was sweating my body was cooling itself down and I drink a BUNCH of water but I have ready that even if you sweat your body is not necessarily cooled down, any help am I putting my unborn at risk?

 

[Alyssaa]

I do not think that you are putting your fetus at risk doing hot rock massages, but you could hold the stones with a towel or wash cloth and have a damp cloth at the back of your neck, if you feel that you are overheating, eat a pear or drink pear nectar this will really help, pears are a cooling food. Some foods are cooling and some are heating.