Traditional Massage

A friend of mine here had repeatedly suggested that I try a traditional massage to help with my chances of conceiving. This is a massage of the abdomen to re-align the womb, in case of it being tilted as a result of heavy work, past injuries etc. I kid you not, there is such a thing as a tilted womb. This is when the uterus is tilted to the back or towards the belly.

So this makcik (malay aunty) started off with a massage of my head, face etc... all the way down to my toes. When she said 'urut seluruh badan' (whole body massage) she really meant that word by word. Even my neck, boobs and butt were in the list. Apparently she said for first timers, good to do the whole body to 'buang angin' (get rid of wind).

She massaged the abdomen by going in circles and then pushing inwards as if centering the womb. It did not hurt or anything but she took quite a while.

After an hour, I was done and covered in coconut oil. Hubby picked me up, we went for dinner and I am not to shower for the next 2 hours. Which is why I am here now.

Hmm an additional thing though, when she was massaging my boobs, she told me there's a small lump. I have had a history of lumps, but got it checked out and confirmed to be just breast tissue. But I am still going in to my doctor for a scan next Monday because it did hurt a slight bit when makcik applied some pressure on it. I pray that it isn't anything serious.