Touch is the first sense to develop in the womb and remains the most developed sense at birth.
Positive, nurturing touch is a wonderful way to help your baby feel safe, secure and loved. Baby massage can help you to better understand your baby’s own way of ‘talking’ to you, nurturing this special time during your baby’s early development. Baby Massage promotes good health, deepens bonding and strengthens communication and family relationships.
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Easy to learn, fun and relaxing to do, baby massage provides early positive interaction and strengthens the bond the two of you share. By helping your baby to relax, you are giving him/her life-long tool with long-term benefits.
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Benefits
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There are a number of benefits to baby massage, here are just a few:
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Interaction, enhancing infant-parent bonding
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Stimulation, such as sensory stimulation and also helps waste elimination and digestion.
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Relaxation
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Relief, promoting better sleep,Relief from teething pains,Relief from gas, colic and constipation,Helping the elimination of excess mucus.
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Helps build parents’ and baby’s self-esteem
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Helps you learn more about your baby, their needs and desires
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Relaxes parents
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Reduces isolation, enhancing a feeling of community, meeting with other parents and sharing experiences.
Good To Know
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Classes are baby-led. It is okay for babies to cry, sleep or feed.
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Massage is relaxing and stimulates internal organs. At the same time it can lead to the need for your baby to pee or poop! It is fine for them to do so!
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You will be the only one massaging your baby; as an instructor I use a demonstration doll.
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It is advisable for both you and your baby to wear comfortable clothes, as we will need to be sitting on the floor in a warm room and baby will be undressed.
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At the end of the massage practice, parents and carers can share experiences and learn from each other while relaxing and having fun. I will facilitate the discussion. I will also encourage parents and carers to meet up outside of the group.
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Recommended age for group classes is from 4 weeks to pre- crawling.
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Private lessons for individuals are also available. You can contact me with any questions.
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What To Have During The Lesson
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A spare nappy and wipes.
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A favourite comforter/toy if baby has one.
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Water for you to be hydrated.
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What I Will Bring
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Towels (washed in non-bio persil and comfort, if your baby has any allegies please bring your own towel)
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Changing mats.
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Oils (for you to keep).
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Guides showing the techniques (for you to keep).
The course
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My courses are very thorough and you will find out that massage is a tool for communication, bonding and most of all getting to know your baby’s cues and individuality. Throughout the 5 sessions we will learn about baby development with massage as a tool.
Each course runs for five consecutive weeks.
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At the end of the baby massage course you will be able to give a full body routine, including legs and feet, arms and hands, tummy, chest, face and back (the head is not massaged).
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Complete guides, with all the strokes techniques, will be given to you to keep; together with a small bottle of oil to use while massaging your baby.
Dates, Location and prices
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Tuesday 6th December- St Arvans meeting rooms- 10AM- 5 week course (excludes 27th Decemebr)- £50
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One to one session in your own home- Sundays- £200 for 5 x1 hour sessions
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To book your space, please get in touch via the contact form.
One of the main benefits of baby massage is learning to understand your baby’s cues, body language and confidently communicate nurturing touch.
Baby massage is best introduced in the first few weeks of life. This is why I prefer to run baby massage classes in small groups , to encourage you to bond with your baby from as early as four weeks old.
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The sessions are baby-lead, very informal and friendly.
