Baby Massage

[Nat]

We took Gabriel to the baby clinic today and the HV asked how he was sleeping. We told her that he only sleeps 2-3 hours at a time and very badly after 3am, so she suggested baby massage. She's coming round next Tuesday to start a five week course with us in the hope it will help his sleeping patterns. She offered to come round at 6am. I politely declined that appointment.

Has anyone else tried this and how successful was it?

 

[moomin_troll]

ive heard great things about baby massage but havent tried it myself yet Zane doesnt sleep well after 12am so anything to help him sleep more would be great

 

[Nat]

I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[1st_baby]

I give one to max everytime after his bath with the johnson bedtime cream ..it really dose help

 

[clairebear]

i give jack baby massage i did a course through work and he really loves it and sleeps 8 hours a night xx

 

[Sarah88]

Let us know how it goes! I'd love some tips too.

 

[leedsforever]

Im hoping to get to a baby massage class too.... let us know

 

[clairebear]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A880670

i found this site has great tips on baby massage xx

 

[Nat]

We had our first session today and Gabriel squirmed the whole way through. We concentrated on the legs/feet and his face. He loved the foot massage and he's now snoozing away.
We're going to try it tonight after his bath and hope it helps him sleep better.

 

[nikky0907]

Hey,I only did a tummy massage for Lola-Rose.
She was having a gassy couple of days and it worked wonders! She LOVES it and I now massage her daily even though she doesn't have the problem anymore...

Hope it goes well for you guys!xxx

 

[Emmea12uk]

I have done a five week course in baby massage and Tom loves it!! i do it everynight after a bath, but i think teething/hernia/needing to wean is preventing him from sleeping all night. But he certainly used to.

I love doing it and it has so many benefits! Tom loves it too and drifts off to sleep nicely. A word of warning tho, use unscented oils as I just read a study that concuded that lavender and/or tea tree oil causes breast growth in boys!! That includes johnsons night time oils, lotions and bath creme.

 

[Nat]

A word of warning tho, use unscented oils as I just read a study that concuded that lavender and/or tea tree oil causes breast growth in boys!! That includes johnsons night time oils, lotions and bath creme.

I'm glad you posted this before I bought oils as I would have bought a scented one.