PREGNANCY AND MOTHERHOOD

PREGNANCY MASSAGE
Bringing a new life into the world is a wonderful and challenging experience for both expectant partners.  During pregnancy, your body goes through major changes. Pregnancy massage can help with these changes by reducing stress, decreasing arm and leg swelling, and relieving muscle and joint pain and promote general well-being:

• massage can help to eliminate waste products through the lymphatic and circulatory systems, which combat fatigue and helps you to feel more energetic;
  
  
• by aiding circulation;
  
  
• muscular discomforts, such as cramping, tightening, stiffness, tension, and knots, can all be alleviated;
  
  
• massage can help relieve depression or anxiety caused by hormonal changes mum is experiencing;
  
  
• massage relieves many of the normal discomforts during pregnancy, such as backaches, a stiff neck, leg cramps, headaches, oedema, and sore, swollen ankles and feet;
  
  
• massage increases local and general blood circulation, which brings more oxygen and nutrients to the cells of both the mother and foetus. This means greater vitality and less fatigue for mom and better nourishment for her baby;
  
  
• massage stimulates glandular secretions, which helps stabilize hormone levels;
  
  
• Can help to increase flexibility of muscles will be most helpful during the last trimester and during the birth itself massage helps to soothe and relax nervous tension, which helps you sleep more easily and more deeply;
  
• A relaxed mother will have a happier, healthier pregnancy and possibly an easier childbirth experience, too.

BABY MASSAGE TUITION
WHY MASSAGE YOUR BABY!

One of the first senses developed within the womb is that of touch. Touch is a newborns first language, their instinctive way to communicate to mother or father.  Touch through massage can also alleviate the effects of postnatal depression and helps parents have a positive interaction with their baby.

Benefits of Infant Massage

• Stimulates circulation;
• releases stress;
• improves muscle tone;
• improves sleeping patterns;
• reduces discomfort from colic, gas, and constipation;
• strengthens digestive, circulatory, and intestinal systems;
• improves body awareness;
• stimulates right/left brain development and coordination;
• increases sense of being loved and accepted.

Courses run for 4 weeks for about an hour. They can be held as a group in the privacy of your own home or at a venue. Great way to make friends or keeping in touch with mothers / NCT groups.

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