A Touch of Honey

***This is a small and intimate class. Participants with babees only.***

Hey, Honey!!

How does tension rest for you and your babee with a boost in milk supply sound?!

Then this workshop is for you. Soothe and boost your breast milk supply in this 3 Day infant massage series. Throughout the journey of postpartum recovery, touch becomes a healing balm, soothing the physical and emotional strains of childbirth too. But did you know infant massage has been shown to give you a boost in milk supply and the confidence in learning your babee. Massage has been shown to stimuli the milk making hormone prolactin and the milk ejector hormone oxytocin.

Class Schedule:

8/28 Smiley Faces

8/29 Belly Bliss

8/30 Sleepy Time

Each stroke is infused with tenderness and compassion, a testament to the profound beauty of the maternal journey beginning with skin to skin and breastfeeding.

Supports bonding between babee and parent

Development of body awareness

Builds trust and communication skills between your and your babee

Display boundaries through cues and feedback which gives your babee their first voice 

Calms and relaxes the body of the child and caregiver(s)

Supports babee's nervous system development

Relieves body tension for a better latch experience 

Induces oxytocin for a boost in milk supply

Can relieve colic and help with upset stomach

Can improve sleep for babee and the whole family

Can help with postpartum depression

Help honeys connect after a cesarean birth 

Promotes weight gain in NICU babee's 

Supports relief from constipation 

Join us on Google Meet for live instruction, demonstrations, and the opportunity to practice with your own newborn. This 3 Day class involves two-way communication between the instructor and participants. I will observe your massage techniques and make suggestions accordingly, so it is expected that all participants have their cameras on for the majority of the class.

Class Length: One session, 1.5 hours

What you will learn:

• Benefits of infant massage for both parents and babees
• Varying uses of infant massage
• Bonding and attachment
• Specific massage strokes
• Babee's non-verbal cues: engaging and disengaging

Materials needed: A bed-sized pillow, a towel or blanket, and massage oil. Any food-based oil will be sufficient. (e.g. coconut oil, almond oil, grapeseed oil) Please wear comfortable clothing.

When to take this class:

All participants and their babees are welcome. Taking this class is safe after the birth of your babee. Ideally this class is for babees 6 weeks or more before crawling.

***This class will be used to obtain certification requirements for IAIM Infant Massage Instructor.***