Benefits of Infant Massage
The benefits of infant massage, positive touch and skin-to-skin are widely documented. All of the blissful bebe courses include positive touch and massage strokes which offer wonderful benefits, for both you as a parent, and of course, for your baby.
The benefits of baby massage include:
- bonding between you and baby
- improving mood in you and baby
- increasing levels of oxytocin (love hormone) in you and baby
- decreasing levels of cortisol (stress hormone) in you and baby
- increasing your confidence in handling baby
- promoting secure attachment between you and baby
- improved sleep for baby
- helping baby feel loved
- reduced crying and emotional distress for baby
- aiding digestion for baby
- relieving pain for baby eg. teething, colic, wind
- positive interaction between you and baby
- a supportive circle to share amongst parents
- increased parental awareness of baby’s cues
- developing baby’s body awareness and coordination
- regulating baby’s heart rate, blood sugar and temperature with skin-to-skin
Benefits of Baby Yoga
Birthlight offer an extensive list of the many benefits of Baby Yoga for you and for baby. As a Certified Infant Massage Instructor I include some gentle baby massage strokes as an intro to each session of Baby Yoga too, thus increasing the benefits even further!
The benefits of blissful bebe yoga include:
- the physical benefits of gentle exercise for you both
- the physiological benefits of stimulating all of baby’s bodily systems
- the developmental benefits of helping babies progress from one stage to another
- the psychological benefits of positive active interactions between you and baby
- the spiritual benefits of connecting with your breath, your body and your baby
- the benefits to mental health of joint relaxation for you and baby
- the benefits of community in joining a circle to meet like-minded friends
Blissful Bébé 