Baby massage
Baby massage is much more than a simple touch: it's an affectionate exchange that mobilizes our body's largest sensory organ, the skin. Through this gentle, enveloping gesture, baby massage offers an experience rich in contact, communication, joy and intimacy between parent and child.
It's also a privileged opportunity to reinforce bonds of attachment, develop deep interaction and create unique moments of complicity. It's not only a moment of relaxation and well-being for the baby, but also for the parent giving the massage, enabling everyone to connect and relax together.
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Our baby massage sessions last around an hour, and are offered after the first month of life.
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In addition, to respect your baby's rhythm, I offer massageable dolls. This makes it possible to adapt the session if your baby is sleeping or shows signs of not wanting to be massaged at that moment. In this way, each session remains a moment of gentleness and connection, even when baby prefers to rest.
Discover with us the soothing and enriching benefits of baby massage, an experience that promotes not only the physical, but also the emotional development of your child, from the very first days of life.
Massage and skin
The tactile sense is essential for all babies, being the first of the five senses to develop in utero. As early as the second month of pregnancy, the baby begins to experience tactile sensations through movement, contact with amniotic fluid and maternal caresses. This sense is perfected as the foetus grows, allowing the baby to generate its own tactile sensations by bringing its hands to its face, mouth and reacting to caresses on the belly. After birth, babies actively seek out physical contact, crucial to their optimal physiological and psychological development.
Benefits for babies
The benefits of baby massage are many:
- Provides well-being and serenity, relieving stress, tension and fatigue.
- Promotes peaceful sleep by regulating the child's sleep cycle.
- Softens, nourishes and smoothes baby's delicate skin.
- Strengthens the bond between baby and parents through loving physical contact.
- Stimulates baby, improving vitality and receptivity to external stimuli.
- Helps baby define body boundaries, promoting early body awareness.
- Activates metabolism, promoting healthy growth.
- Aids digestion and eliminates gas and digestive discomfort in infants.
- Stimulates the immune response to reinforce the child's natural defenses.
In fact, baby massage positively influences all bodily systems, including the musculoskeletal, circulatory, lymphatic, nervous and digestive systems. These combined benefits make baby massage an invaluable practice for your baby's overall well-being and harmonious development from the very first days of life.
By taking care of these practical tasks, I offer valuable support by freeing up time and energy for parents. This enables mothers to recover after childbirth and allows parents to rest and fully dedicate themselves to their physical and emotional well-being. It also allows parents to establish a close bond with their baby.
Benefits for parents
For the parent or masseur, baby massage is much more than just a moment of relaxation; it's a wonderful way to connect with your child in a special, natural way. By being emotionally receptive, massage enables us to understand, respond to and respect the needs expressed by the child's body language and signals. Even if a toddler seems speechless, he communicates his needs in a variety of ways through his non-verbal language. Through massage, parents become increasingly familiar with this language, reinforcing a sense of security, safety and mutual trust. This promotes enriching interaction and emotional closeness in the parent-child relationship. What's more, massage is a skill that both parents can develop, strengthening their connection with their baby in a participatory and rewarding way.
How the session works?
The 1-hour baby massage session begins with a warm welcome and a discussion of your needs and expectations for this special moment with your little one.
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The space is carefully prepared to create a soft, soothing atmosphere, including subdued lighting and relaxing music.
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Warmed sweet almond oil is used for its nourishing and soothing properties, ideal for your baby's delicate skin.
I demonstrate massage techniques on a doll, emphasizing that there is no strict "protocol" to follow. It's essential to follow your intuition and adapt movements according to your baby's reactions and needs.
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During the massage, I encourage you to communicate gently with your baby, explaining what you're doing and reinforcing the emotional bond.
At the end of the session, you'll receive a detailed guide to the massage movements you've learned. These movements are only suggestions, allowing you to practice them at your own pace and according to your baby's preferences.
Each session is designed to offer a moment of relaxation and deep connection between you and your baby, supporting his or her physical and emotional development from the very first months of life.
Prix: 450 sek*
*For in-home session, I move around Göteborg and the surrounding area. For distances over 15km around örgryte, an additional 10 kr per km will be charged.