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Learn Baby Massage In Your Home

Learning how to massage your baby in the comfort of your own home can be a real help when you are a new parent. Two one hour private classes usually give parents enough information and instruction to feel comfortable and confident about their ability to massage their baby. If more instruction time is needed, that can be arranged. I am a Certified Infant Massage Instructor.

Private instruction is also available for massage especially suited to older babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Email me to arrange a suitable time.

Fees:

$100.00 for 2 x 1 hr sessions in your home ( a $10 fee may be added for travel time)

includes massage oil and instruction sheets

Individual instruction makes a wonderful baby shower gift for new parents.

Email me for details

Baby Massage can start as soon as the bay is 2 weeks old with a healed umbilicus

Massaging your baby has many health benefits. It's also fun and provides your baby with a sense of security and physical comfort. Babies who are massaged regularly have been shown to have fewer upper respiratory infections. For more benefits, see below. Generations of parents all over the world have used massage to promote their babies growth and development. Parents find that massaging their baby increases their joy in parenting.

"I was having a really difficult time transforming to motherhood and you, effortlessly, brought me light and hope. "

You'll learn songs, lullabies, and rhymes as to accompany the massage strokes. Singing while you massage your baby helps you to be more rhythmic in your massage. Many parents find that these songs help to soothe their babies at other times - such as while riding in the car.

"My son just loves massage. I’ve been singing the leg massage song to him when we’re in the car and it helps him to calm down."

Baby massage can be learned by anyone interested in having a loving relationship with babies or children. Adoptive parents, foster parents, and grandparents as well as other caretakers often find that massage helps them to build a relationship with a baby. Babies or children with special needs also benefit from massage, and it helps their caretakers to communicate with them.