Wind Down Wednesdays

Infants use touch as their first line of communication. They need the reassurance of love and touch just as much as you do. Bonding is an important part of your infant’s wellness and development. Infant massage has evidence based many benefits to build your confidence in caring and soothing your babee. This oxytocin inducing practice has benefits in healing and milk production. Don’t be surprised if you begin to leak milk.. it was designed that way.

Material needed:

Baby Blanket

Large pillow or Boppy

Food Grade oil (you can purchase our Belly & Babee oil here)

Material Provided:

• Google Drive IAIM Strokes Handouts

Benefits of infant massage for babee:

• Bonding between babee and parent
• Development of body awareness
• Promotes relaxation from tension or oral dysfunction 
• Builds trust and communication skills between your and your babee
• First step to gentle parenting teaching babee how display boundaries through cues and gives your babee their first voice 
• Calms and relaxes the body of the child and caregiver(s)
• Supports babee's nervous system development
• 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 
• Promtoes digestion and improved immunity
• Supports relief from constipation 

This series will teach you and your babee whole body massage techniques to aid in digestion, relaxation, feeding, sleep and most importantly bonding. Connect with your babee on a higher level today!!