Infant Massage Classes

Infant massage is the best class choice for newborn babies. Courses start at birth and continue until about six months of age (there are also advanced toddler courses for older children).

Positive skin-to-skin touch tells your baby’s brain to release digestive hormones such as insulin. “Even if there is no change in diet, a newborn will gain significantly more weight when massaged regularly,” says Jill Vyse, founder of Infant Massage in Canada. Massage also relaxes babies and decreases circulating stress hormones, such as cortisol. The result? Longer and deeper sleep, which is beneficial for you both!

Regular touch for just 10 minutes a day is also important developmentally. “Massage allows a baby to be more attuned to external stimuli,” says Vyse.

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