PT/prenatal massage

a friend told me about this prenatal massage place in the upper east side that takes medical insurance. the medical massage group is a combo of PT and massage. during my first visit, it was mostly PT and only about 15 minutes of massage. i had a slight discomfort on my left hip and i'm always tight on my mid-back by the shoulder blades so she showed me stretches to help with the discomfort. the 15-min massage, although short, was heavenly since it was deep tissue. oh how i've missed those! i used to go to chinatown for a $45/hr deep tissue but mik doesn't trust them to work on pregnant women. all the spas here don't offer deep tissue to pregos. :( so even if it's only 15 min, i'll gladly take it!!! fortunately, the following visits should be less PT with 40-min massages. last tuesday i went for my 2nd session. the massage was only 30 min so of course i complained. she said she'll make a note for my next visit. but during that half hour, she went to town on my neck, shoulders and back. i was sore for a day. i loved it! i haven't received my bill yet and i know my insurance won't cover the full amount. eek! will prob try to go every other week... well, guess i'll wait to see how much i have to pay out of pocket first!

my refill of mama mio tummy stretch mark oil finally came in. also ordered the butter. my first bottle only lasted a little over a month. i guess you can say i'm really paranoid and scared that i would get stretch marks. already have a little on my butt from before (gained a lot of weight in HS when i got on the pill) so I def don't want to get more and most def not on my belly! but I heard stretch marks are genetic? i know women in my family have them. so even if i lather myself up twice a day, i may still get it? i'm willing to put in the work to be preventative anyway. i lather myself up in the morning and at night... and walk around the apt looking all oily with my belly hanging out - like it got dipped in a tub of cooking oil. mik doesn't even notice it anymore.

i jinxed myself. discharge is back and with a vengeance.