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The benefits of baby massage for mother and baby

When a baby or a child cries, or if a friend or loved one is upset, there’s no greater comfort than a hug. Touch is a powerful therapeutic tool that we all have at our fingertips – literally. Because the skin is the first organ to develop, a baby’s most powerful sense, even when in…

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MamaBabyBliss celebrates National Baby Massage Week

MamaBabyBliss are celebrating National Baby Massage Week this year by running events and promotions to raise money for Bliss – the UK charity providing care for premature and sick babies and their families.  Baby Massage Week, running from 13th – 18th May, promotes the benefits of baby and infant massage and the resources on offer…

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Baby massage

When your baby was born, one of the first things you did was to touch him. Perhaps he was born onto your stomach, or brought straight into your arms. Even if he was whisked off for tests or to Special Care, you probably stole a few precious seconds to stroke his face, or hold his…

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When and how to do baby massage

Baby Massage Massage is an extension of our instinct to nurture and touch and so it is appropriate to begin massage from birth using gentle strokes. Babies younger than six weeks would benefit from a shorter sessions of 5-10 minutes as they may be sensitive to stimulation however, some babies may not like being naked for very…

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Baby Massage : New Stork Times

From Money to Massage Helen Pritchard worked in finance at Social Services at the time of the birth of her first child. Like most first-time mothers, Helen would never have been able to guess how the life-changing act of birth would transform her whole life. Suddenly, the nine to five didn’t fit in with family life. Her pre-baby life…

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