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Baby massage in wakefield
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What is Baby massage?
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Baby massage is a beautiful baby class that allows you to slow down and spend some quality time with your baby without the stresses of daily life.
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You will deepen your amazing bond whilst learning a range of massage strokes designed to calm, soothe, and bring relief to any ailments your baby might have.
It also gives you time to connect with other new parents to gain advice or ask questions.
BENEFITS OF BABY MASSAGE
There are so many amazing benefits of baby massage, for both you and your baby.
Read on to learn about a few of them.
Relief
Baby massage gives you a tool kit of massage strokes that can bring relief to a range of ailments that your baby may face including colic, teething and colds.
Massaging your baby also boosts their endorphins, which are compared to a natural form of morphine so the relief it provides can be long lasting.
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Relaxation
As you massage your baby your will both release oxytocin, the love hormone which will make you both feel relaxed and calm by lowering you heart rate and blood pressure. Baby massage also brings relief to tense muscles.
development
Massage improves your baby’s circulation and sends nutrients and oxygen to their developing systems throughout their body for example their digestive system.
It also helps them to make connections between their body parts which can help in their milestone developments such as rolling, crawling and walking.
Bonding
Touch is one of the first senses that we develop. Babies are to feel and respond to our touch in the womb and so baby massage is a great way to continue and deepen your bond with your baby.
Baby massage give you a dedicated time for just the both of you with no distractions. You are able to tune in to your baby’s cues, allows for lots of eye contact and further familiarises them with your voice.
Do you have any questions?
I had tonnes of questions before I joined a baby class!
If you have a question, you may find the answer below. If not, please get in touch and i will answer them as soon as I can.
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