Baby massage is easy to learn and can provide mutual enjoyment for both parent and baby, providing a special time for bonding..... and its fun!   "I have found the classes relaxing, it was very helpful to learn the massage that helps relieve my baby's wind pain"  ~Dad.

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Massage can benefit Babies (and children) of any age, in classes babies are usually between the ages of three weeks to 8-9 months (or mobile).

Key Benefits

Baby massage can:

	Help promote bonding
	Enhance your ability to understand your baby’s needs
	Help aid baby's digestion
	Relieve wind, colic & constipation
	Improve skin condition
	Help with teething pains
	Help parents and baby to relax
	Improve sleep
	Strengthen baby's immune system
	Develop baby's muscle tone and co-ordination

Small courses are offered at  home, which provides a friendly, personal, relaxed  private and comfortable location, with ample  free parking.

Each course is usually held over a six week period, (shorter courses can be arranged if preferred). The massage sequence is taught a little each week so parents/caregivers get used to giving and babies get used to receiving the massage.

Plenty of time (2hrs)  allows for learning the massage, sharing of any problems  and questions if wished. Some babies may need to feed or be changed, or sleep during the sessions.  Crying is perfectly acceptable. Spare baby dolls are available to practice the massage on, if your baby is asleep.

Taster sessions are available,  before committing to a course.

Fathers or Grandparents are very welcome to bring the baby. 

Rosie will travel to groups or individuals if preferred - please phone to discuss this.

Follow on sessions bringing in more songs rhymes and games suitable for the babies ages are available.

A gift voucher for a baby massage course can make a wonderful 'new baby' present.

Experience

Rosie is a fully qualified and experienced instructor in infant massage, having trained with the International Association for Infant Massage (I.A.I.M.) in 2004. 

Rosie has run many private courses for small groups both at home and at other locations in the area.  She has also run taster sessions at postnatal classes in local health clinics, and taken many larger classes for Dorset Adult Education (Family Learning) at the Somerford children's centre in the past.