Baby Massage Classes
Nurturing Baby Massage and 4th Trimester Support Course
This course combined baby massage led by a fully qualified baby massage teacher with talks and open discussion led by a qualified midwife and IBCLC consultant.
BENEFITS FOR BABIES:
Aids digestion
Helps to calm and relax
Encourages secure attachment
Promotes sleep
Says "I LOVE YOU"
BENEFITS FOR PARENTS:
Increases confidence with your newborn
Aids postnatal recovery
Tones and strengthens your body and mind
Encourages positive parent / baby interaction
Provides opportunity to meet with other parents and babies
Advice on feeding, weaning, development and more
This course combines baby massage led by a fully qualified baby massage teacher with talks and open discussion led by a qualified midwife and IBCLC lactation consultant.
The Nurturing Baby Massages Classes follow the Birthlight training. They include gentle exercises for parents and babies, often including little rhymes and songs. The group classes bring parents of newborns together in a safe and friendly environment, encouraging parents to share their feelings, emotions and experiences without judgement or criticism. In these classes parents are taught how to understand and recognise their baby’s needs and desires by simply playing with and observing their individual baby. The classes are relaxed and fun. Parents gain confidence in their parenting skills as they help, and support each other. The classes develop over the course to include the following:
Relaxed holds
Active bonding through infant feeding
Baby massage (clothed massage, dry massage, full body massage, therapeutic touch)
Positive holds (for crying babies or babies who do not sleep)
Emotional awareness and positive use of voice in mother baby talk
Napping techniques to compensate for mother’s lack of sleep
Access to deep rest to overcome fatigue
Walking relaxation steps with baby
The discussion section offers advice on feeding, weaning, stages of development, self-care and postnatal recovery led by a midwife and IBCLC consultant Emma of MorethanMilk.
The aim of the course is to help you bond with your baby, provide you with information to help you through the 4th trimester and to create a community who can help and support you.
“I just wanted to say thank you for being a big part of my journey through pregnancy and into motherhood. Never underestimate your loveliness. I can’t tell you how much I needed a familiar face after having my baby. It was so lovely coming to baby massage. It really helped me and as a result I finally found the mum friends I needed! You are magic!”
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11.15am - 12.30pm Tuesday
St John’s Memorial Hall, St Johns Lye, Woking GU21 7SQ (Map)Classes run all year round with the exception of the occasional holiday of which you will be notified.
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£70 for 6 week course
Classes run all year round with the exception of the occasional holiday of which you will be notified.
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• Notice of 24 hours must be given if cancelling a class. If cancelling less than 24 hours before the class it will be at my discretion as to whether a refund or other class can be offered.
• Full payment will be required if notice is given later than this.
• Classes can be cancelled via the online booking system 24 hours before a class. After this time you will need to contact me with regards to a refund or another class.
• Course fees cannot be reduced or refunded if you miss or cannot make any classes but you are welcome to join another class, availability permitting, to make up your total for the course. Please contact me if you have any issues during a course.
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Please arrive 10 – 15 minutes before the start of class to allow for traffic, parking etc.
Wear comfortable, loose fitting clothing that you can move easily in. We practice bare foot, however socks can be worn for certain parts of the practise.
If you have one please bring your yoga mat, I have some to borrow if you don’t have one or forget.
Bring a blanket for the final relaxation, especially in winter and a bottle of water.
