Becky Palmer

“I began my journey with Blossom and Berry when I became pregnant with my second child after experiencing the benefits of baby massage with my first child.

My first child, Samuel was not the easiest of babies as he suffered with colic, reflux and we later learned that he had a cow’s milk protein allergy. He refused to go to anybody else but me and also didn’t sleep very well which is unsurprising with all these awful digestive discomforts. When I attended my local baby massage class, I found it really helped my poor baby. I felt empowered as a mother that I could actually do something to help alleviate his symptoms. The support I received from the other mums who also attended the course helped me realise I wasn’t on my own. In fact, one of the mum’s that I met at baby massage is now the godmother of my daughter.

When I became pregnant with my daughter, Trudy, I knew I wanted to spend more time at home as having a full time job with my son, I just felt I didn’t have the right home- work balance and struggled with guilt that I was missing out on so much with him. After experiencing the benefits of baby massage first hand, I knew that I wanted to pass on this skill and offer support to mums who are in a position that I was once in. I began researching different course providers and Blossom and Berry stood out to me because there was something so personal about it and the ethos of the company really resonated with me.

Whilst training, I was absolutely amazed at the benefits of baby massage and I would tell anyone that would listen what I was learning. I am still like this now, over a year on. I also decided to train in baby yoga as it was an activity that I really wanted to do with my son but wasn’t available in my area. Again, whilst learning about it, I was amazed at the benefits and couldn’t wait to practice. Of course, having Trudy meant I had a great time practicing and enjoyed seeing her reactions.

I am now the owner of Happy Sleepy Baby in Scarborough, North Yorkshire which I began in July 2015. I run baby massage courses, private baby massage sessions, baby yoga and began learn, stretch and play sessions so that I could continue to engage with my existing clients. My business continues to grow and I am very excited to see the business develop even further in 2017 with the sleep consultancy course which I intend to study so that I can offer even further benefits to the mums and babies in my area. I feel lucky everyday that I get to work with all these lovely babies and hopefully make a difference to someone, whether their babies sleep an extra hour so they can put their feet up or give relief to a colicky baby. All this, and I still get to spend quality time with my babies too."