Baby Massage
The need for touch is essential for everyone and infant massage allows a special contact between parent and child. Baby massage provides positive, nurturing touch that helps your baby feel safe, secure and loved. It can easily fit into your daily routine with your baby and you can share the techniques with baby's dad, brother, sister or grandparents - it can be enjoyed by the whole family!
Benefits for Baby Benefits for Parent
- Develops baby's first language, touch - Increased confidence in handling your baby
- Reduces levels of cortisol, the 'stress hormone' in the blood stream - Nurtures a feeling of closeness with your baby
- Regulates and strengthens respiratory and immune system - Can help mums who are experiencing postnatal depression
- Stimulates circulation - Helps you to understand your baby's non-verbal communication
- Aids digestion and elimination, helps to relieve colic and constipation - Great way for Dads to feel involved and bond with baby
- Improves quality of sleep - 'Time out' for you to relax and have special time with your baby
- Encourages bonding and secure attachment - Knowledge that you are benefiting your and your baby's health
What to expect from the course
It is best to start from as early as possible following birth, but it's not too late if your baby is older. You will learn about the benefits, when and when not to massage, oils to use, baby cues and much more. The massage strokes are easy to learn and include arms & legs massage, chest & stomach massage, back massage, colic routine and face massage. I will demonstrate the massage strokes on a baby doll and so you will be the only person massaging your baby.
Age
The earlier you can massage your baby, the better and there is no upper age limit - your child will decide. As your baby grows, you can adapt massage to incorporate it in games and stories and even teenagers will appreciate a shoulder and neck massage to relieve a headache or ease tension from sports activities. It can also be useful during times of stress such as changing classes or sitting exams.
What to bring
Included for free as part of the course
A booklet of all information covered during the session
A 30ml bottle of rich nourishing massage oil
Demonstrations of all massage techniques
Practical experience using the massage strokes
Babies with special needs are very welcome. Twins are welcome, one set of twins with your helper per course can be accommodated at no extra charge.
One-to-one intensive course with your baby £30 - Taught over 2 sessions. This gives you the information tailored to you and your baby's
individual needs. If you live locally in Bangor I can come to you or you can come to me.
One-to-one intensive course with you alone £25 - Taught over one session. This option is ideal if you are pregnant and want to learn the
techniques so you can use them with your baby from birth.
- This is also a perfect option if your baby or child is too old for a class environment and/or you
would prefer to learn the techniques on your own and then go home and introduce them to your
baby.
A great Gift Voucher idea for the new baby in the family
or for Mum-to-be from family, friends or even as a leaving gift from work!
(Gift Vouchers are beautifully presented with a rose or cup cake made from baby socks or wash cloth)