Nurture By Massage &
Heavenly Hands Doula Service
Providing professionally taught baby massage classes & postpartum doula services
Make A Difference With Your Nurturing Touch!
We offer comprehensive infant massage classes that teach caregivers about the valuable and nurturing gift of massage, including all of the techniques required to provide the most beneficial massage.
Our mission is to promote nurturing touch and communication through education, training and research so that caregivers and children can experience the wide variety of benefits that massage brings to enhance their relationships. The value of one-on-one interaction is highlighted through massage as it promotes a healthy attachment between the caregiver and child.
Our mission is to promote nurturing touch and communication through education, training and research so that caregivers and children can experience the wide variety of benefits that massage brings to enhance their relationships. The value of one-on-one interaction is highlighted through massage as it promotes a healthy attachment between the caregiver and child.
What Are The Benefits of Infant Massage?
Benefits for the Baby:
Infant massage offers many amazing benefits for newborns, infants, toddlers and beyond.
Once you learn the fundamentals of baby massage, your child can continue to reap the benefits as they grow.
Here are some of the ways that your baby can benefit from the gift of infant massage:
Aids in the bonding process
which helps to build trust,
love, respect and self-esteem
Helps to increase and improve sleep patterns
Stimulates the release
of oxytocin
("the blissful hormone")
Helps to relieve tension and may increase the baby’s ability to self-soothe
May increase IQ and help
reach milestones faster
Skin to skin contact and eye contact send soothing messages to the infant’s system
Aids in neurological development including cognitive, motor & sensory functions
Massaging your baby may help to decrease colic
Helps to reduce cortisol (stress hormone) levels
Aids in communication and
nurturing interaction by providing
skin to skin contact, eye contact & tactile (touch) stimulation
Aids in proprioception (awareness of their entire body and how it fits together)
Benefits for the Caregiver:
Infant massage not only offers benefits for your baby, it offers many wonderful benefits for the baby's caregivers too (caregivers can include mothers, fathers, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles and more).
Here are some of the ways that you can benefit from the gift of infant massage:
Infant massage not only offers benefits for your baby, it offers many wonderful benefits for the baby's caregivers too (caregivers can include mothers, fathers, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles and more).
Here are some of the ways that you can benefit from the gift of infant massage:
Facilitates bonding between the baby and the caregiver
Helps caregivers to relax & stimulates the release of oxytocin
(“the blissful hormone”) and prolactin which regulates immune and endocrine functions
Helps caregivers feel more
confident, which promotes
following their intuition and
meeting baby’s needs effectively
Helps develop trust and enhance caregiver’s respect
for their child
Can help to decrease stress levels associated with caring for baby
Improves the ability to be in
tune with baby’s needs and
enhances the ability to interpret verbal & non-verbal cues
Allows focused, quality time with the baby which provides nurturing interaction
Can reduce blood pressure
and improve sense
of well-being
What is a Certified Postpartum Doula?
A certified postpartum doula is a caring and experienced person who is professionally trained to assist families as they welcome a new baby into their lives.
A doula understands the challenges which a parent may face following the addition of a new baby, so their priority is to "mother the postpartum family" by offering physical and emotional support in order to make the transitional period as smooth as possible. The doula recognizes the needs of the entire postpartum family (including the partner and any children) and implements them in ways that accommodate each member so that they can feel included, prepared and confident during the postpartum period and beyond.
A certified postpartum doula is a caring and experienced person who is professionally trained to assist families as they welcome a new baby into their lives.
A doula understands the challenges which a parent may face following the addition of a new baby, so their priority is to "mother the postpartum family" by offering physical and emotional support in order to make the transitional period as smooth as possible. The doula recognizes the needs of the entire postpartum family (including the partner and any children) and implements them in ways that accommodate each member so that they can feel included, prepared and confident during the postpartum period and beyond.
When a new baby is brought home, most new parents appreciate the support of other experienced parents, however, friends and family members are not always available to help, and even if they are, they may not have the knowledge and experience required to support certain aspects of parenthood (such as breastfeeding or chestfeeding). Certified postpartum doulas are professionally trained in many aspects of caring for newborns and infants -- many are parents themselves. In addition, a part of the doula's role is to keep up to date with current trends in child rearing including: various parenting methods, baby wearing, feeding, safety standards, new and innovative products and much more.
What are the benefits of hiring a Certified Postpartum Doula?
Studies have shown that the quality of emotional care received by a parent during the postpartum period is a vital factor that can strengthen the emotional connection between the parent and child; when a parent’s needs are supported during the postpartum period, they will have the best possible outcome regarding adjustment. In addition, when a parent feels confident, content and prepared, then that helps their family to share those feelings as well. Parents who receive caring support are more successful with adapting to parenthood and developing feelings of security during the postpartum period.
Research shows that those who experience postpartum doula support may have:
* Increased success with breastfeeding and chestfeeding
* Increased self-confidence
* Decreased likelihood of suffering from postpartum depression
* Increased baby-soothing skills
* Better coping skills
* Increased bonding and improved communication with their infant
* Timely referrals to a variety of resources such as relevant professionals and support groups
* Increased feeling of preparedness due to having a greater education on what to expect from a newborn
* Easier overall transition to parenthood
* Greater feelings of support between the parents, which also positively impacts their perception of the postpartum experience
*Other involved family members may also experience increased confidence, increased bonding and improved communication as they also receive education and support during the postpartum period
