~Infant Massage~

Parents are always looking for beautiful ways to connect with their newborns. Particularly Dads are finding that Infant Massage with ‘junior’ or ‘princess is quite nurturing & very rewarding -it’s a tactile way for them to express love & connection since only Moms are ‘gifted’ for breastfeeding!

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Improve relaxation & reduce stress
Brush up on parenting skills
Enjoy quality bonding time
Increase ‘communication’ & eye contact between baby & parent
Better decipher various baby cries and sounds
Enjoy a calmer, happier baby

Baby Benefits
Increases sense of being loved, accepted, and cared-for
Improves body awareness
Releases stress
Stimulates delicate circulatory system
Strengthens digestive & intestinal systems
Improves muscle tone
Stimulates right/left brain development & coordination
Improves sleeping patterns

“Massaging can thus help to cement a bond of affection between parents and their baby right from birth.” Awake! Magazine, July 2006
Doula clients receive a complementary
Infant Massage instruction session at time of postpartum visit.