Baby Massage

“More serene children, more relaxed parents”

Baby massage is more than just a technique, it is a touch-based way of communicating, which can be performed from the first days of a baby’s life, and can continue throughout the years.
It creates well-being with touch, protects health, but also strengthens the bond between parents and children, because it is easy to learn for parents who can continue treatment at home.

I am certified for Baby massage, as well as for pregnancy massage.
This means that I have had special training and know what is safe practice for a mother and her baby.

There are dozens of scientific articles that demonstrate the benefits on the child that are mainly of three types. First of all, there are psychological effects, due to the greater attachment that is created between parents and children, the greater exchange of affective messages and the help it gives the child to form an image of himself.
Then those stimulants for the correct development of the musculoskeletal system, the nervous system and its contribution to the proper functioning of many organs and systems, such as the circulatory, respiratory, gastro-intestinal and strengthening of the immune system.
Finally, the relaxing effects: the massage helps with sleep-wake rhythm disturbances and helps the child to relax and face situations that cause stress and restlessness more safely.

Infant Massage is the result of the fusion of different techniques: relaxing Indian massage, Swedish massage, reflexology, yoga. These are simple gestures that evoke the sensations to which the newborn was already subjected during pregnancy, when he was still suspended in the amniotic fluid of the mother’s womb.

Other benefits:

• stimulates vital functions
• helps overcome sleep problems
• relieves the pain of colic and intestinal disorders
• spreads a state of well-being and relaxation
• facilitates the regular functioning of the intestine
• it is also a precious gift for parents to listen to their child
• the child’s feeling of being welcomed, respected and loved
• strengthens the immune system
• it strengthen the parent-child bond
• promote the production of breast milk (in contact with mother and baby)
• help prevent post-partum depression (in contact with mother and baby)
• establish a peaceful relationship with older brothers or sisters, reducing any jealousy
• creates a more peaceful and serene family environmentReceiving loving care during infancy allows the child to grow in a peaceful and harmonious way, gaining confidence in himself and in the people with whom he enters into a relationship.

Vimala Schneider McClure codified sequential techniques in the 1970s, but since each child is unique, these techniques can be adapted from case to case.

Infant massage is a wonderful tool, painless, effective and easy to learn for parents who can continue their treatment at home, prolonging its effectiveness.