Baby Massage Information and Location

Located in our beautiful bespoke Gymboree Play & Learn Facilities with Free Parking.
Gymboree Lanarkshire, 6 Albion Way, Kelvin North Industrial Estate, East Kilbride, G75 0YN. Tel 07866 488710

Week One: "Meet and Greet" After introduction the instructor will outline the 4 week programme. Classes are very relaxed and will allow for mums to feed babies or change nappy as required. We are baby led in our teaching. Course literature with massage sequence will be handed out along with massage oil. Parents will receive instruction on pressure required and the do’s and don’ts of massaging babies. Breathing and stretching exercises Teach Strokes – Legs and feet only on Day 1. Lots of time for talking and becoming comfortable with other members. Social class that is great for meeting friends for both babies and parents. * Time for Tea/coffee water all provided free of charge.		Week Two: "Legs and Feet" Reflect over last weeks class teaching. Review the leg and feet strokes. Learn abdomen and colic routine. ** Introduce fun time with signing and eye tracking. Tea/Coffee
Week Three: "Chest and Arms" Undress baby completely for first time (leave nappy on if preferred) Learn how to massage chest and arms, concentrating on lymph nodes Go back over previous strokes on abdomen and legs. Tea/Coffee		Week Four: "Reflection" Review all strokes learnt so far Learn Head face and back strokes Review and practice all strokes learnt and give full body massage Fun time with baby Tea/Coffee

* Supporting and sharing with others who have recently undergone such a life changing experience is wonderfully helpful for parents and can be a major boost in alleviating post- partum depression. Who better to understand and empathise, than others who face similar challenges, joys and pressures. This is why we encourage an environment of social interaction with lots of time to hold discussion. There is Never any pressure though to share your stories with anyone and classes are baby and mum led.

** Colic is a distressing condition for baby and parent and during our teaching we will introduce techniques to help alleviate the symptoms for baby. We will also share our knowledge of ways in which parents can help to avoid the severity or even the onset of colic by use of preventative measures.