How and why Baby Massage works? ♡Massage helps in a number of ways. ♡It helps to eliminate wind from baby’s body. ♡It can help to produce ‘feel good hormones’ helping baby to relax and reducing the level of stress hormones in the body. ♡It can help to mature the digestive tract and nervous systems by …
Working with babies with colic or unsettled babies with colic or baby’s prone to overstimulation may appear tense, difficult to console and cry excessively. It is important to reassure parents that in the majority of cases this is a temporary situation that subsides as the baby develops. Our Colic Massage Workshop or Soothe, Settle and …
Massage can bring relief to a number of conditions suffered by babies which can cause them to be uncomfortable during the first months of life and beyond. Relief from colic and wind is an important benefit of baby massage. Massage helps to tone the digestive tract, expel wind from the body, break down large air …
The stomach can be quite a sensitive area to massage. Massaging the tummy can aid the passage of any trapped air bubbles in your baby’s tummy and intestines towards the bowel. Tummy massage can have huge benefits for babies that suffer from excessive or trapped wind or constipation as massage supports the movement of their …
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Colic is no fun for either baby or their parents. The constant cries, the uncomfortable, squirming and grunting baby and the overwhelming feelings that parents often feel make this part of a child’s infancy one that you eagerly wish is over rather than cherishing every moment. However, the magic of baby massage could help many …
This is very important. Let your baby cry. Let her express herself. Let her be heard. Let her express her needs. The more work I do with women (and on my self) I learn that from birth we are programmed to be quiet. To fit in and to be convenient. From birth babies are hushed …
Tummy Time as a Position for Play Tummy time is an all too often misunderstand phenomena. Often when we talk of tummy time the image that comes to mind is us as parents simply placing baby, our baby on their tummy on the floor, or other hard surface and then expecting them to love it, …
Crying and fussing are just some of the ways that babies and children communicate. With their emotions still developing, their understanding of the world growing and expanding and having new experiences that are challenging and overwhelming, being able to self regulate is hard. Let’s face it a lot of adults have the same challenges but …
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The expression “It takes a whole village to raise a child” is one I completely believe to be true. In my work in Malawi teaching infant massage, I have seen how women work together to support each other after birth; sharing practical tasks and chores, helping with childcare and even nursing each other’s babies. Despite …
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