Benefits of Infant Massage

Benefits of Infant Massage:

• Promotes bonding and attachment (through skin contact and eye contact)
• Improves sleeping patterns for babies
• Reduces discomfort due to teething, colic, gas, and congestion
• Increases elimination, circulation, and respiration
• Improves hormonal activity
• Strengthens immune system
• Increases confidence in parenting skills
• Develops security and confidence in child, trusting/knowing they can be loved.
• Improves sense of well-being for parent, reduces stress and blood pressure and improves overall health.
• Strengthens digestive, circulatory, and gastrointestinal systems, which can lead to healthier.

Infant massage has also shown to help children with Special Needs:*

• Autism Spectrum including pervasive developmental disorder
• Cerebral Palsy
• Chronic Lung Disease
• Cleft Lip and Palate
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Down Syndrome
• Feeding problems
• Fetal Alcohol
• “Floppy Infant”
• Low Birth Weight
• Pre-Natal Exposure
• Seizure Disorder
• Spina Bifida

  *Your Infant Massage instructor will show you how to modify the massage so your infant with special needs will receive the benefits from the massage without jeopardizing their health.

Frequently Asked Questions