Your Baby Massage and Relaxation Toolkit

The course you and your baby need for calm beginnings

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From Ancient Cultures to our non-stop Modern World, Baby Massage has been treasured for centuries as a special bonding experience and way to soothe our babies.

Quite wonderfully it helps you to relax too.

A relaxed parent = a calm baby.

Easier said than done I know…

Would you like to help your baby to relax and sleep?

Would you love a toolkit to help relieve your baby’s tummy troubles?

(Including wind, colic, constipation)

Do you need to catch your breath on the rollercoaster of being a new parent?
Are you finding it hard to relax and have any time for yourself?
Would you like to learn Baby Massage step by step in the comfort of your home?
Would you like a way to spend special time with your baby and make memories?
Have you loved Baby Massage classes and would love a partner, grandparent or family to enjoy it with your baby too?
Would you like to be able to help with teething and colds?
Would you like to feel more confident and reassured?

Yes?

Then this course is for you!

Baby Massage is so much more than Baby Massage.

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THIS COURSE WILL GIVE YOU A WONDERFUL TOOLKIT

Covering a range of proven relaxation methods to calm fussy moments, promote better sleep, and ease common discomforts for your baby. From tummy troubles to teething, you'll have the tools to provide comfort and relief.

And here’s the extra special thing about this course. It isn’t just for your baby. It’s for you too. Relaxation is essential to cope with the demands of caring for a newborn. It’s not a luxury but a necessity. Importantly you being relaxed will help your baby to relax and sleep. In fact it's the single biggest way to help your baby sleep. This course will give you the opportunity to relax and unwind with scientifically proven techniques to reduce stress and anxiety and help you sleep too.

Suitable from birth* Baby Massage creates truly wonderful times with your baby that you will always remember. It is renowned and scientifically proven to help promote bonding. Beautiful eye contact, smiles, sweet noises and funny faces, cuddles ……….magic.

*unless medically advised otherwise
Step by step you will learn about the incredible lifelong benefits of Baby Massage with easy to follow videos guiding you when and how to give the Massage and explaining the strokes. You can enjoy this with your baby in the comfort of your home time and time again.
This may be your first experience of Baby Massage. Or you might have already attended classes and would love to enjoy more at home.
The perfect gift - Perhaps you would like your partner, grandparent or family to enjoy Baby Massage with your baby. Or you are giving the course to a friend or family member who is a new parent.
The benefits will last a lifetime.

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WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?

This unique and pioneering course is unlike any Baby Massage course. It is a toolkit to give you and your baby the calm you need

It draws on 20 years experience as a Certified Infant Massage Instructor and massaging my own two babies Plus supporting and caring for families for 30 years as a Paediatric Nurse and Health Visitor. I wish I could’ bottle up’ all the incredible things I have seen happen with Baby Massage!

This is the course you need and the support you deserve

Gorgeous relaxation stretches and meditations to enable you to feel peaceful and revitalised. Feel calmer as a parent, partner and in your day to day life with these and easy, gentle, self care ideas.
This course is your ‘go to’ to refer back to when you or your little one needs comfort and calm or to ‘reset’. It will be game changing on your journey as a new parent
Relieve your baby’s discomfort in their tummy, teething, digestive issues, colds and more!
Promote calm and sleep for you and your baby
Feel confident and reassured as you learn the many benefits of Baby Massage so you can help soothe your baby’s discomforts or agitation.
Treasure special moments with your baby as you enjoy the time together
Benefit and enjoy Baby Massage at your baby’s different ages and stages from newborn right through to them sitting, rolling, crawling and chatting to you (and hopefully giving you some massage back one day!) Enjoy happy and fun times with your little one
Clear guidance with videos demonstrating and explaining, learn step by step
You can go back to enjoy Relaxation and Baby Massage time and time again
Enjoy in the comfort of your own home, at a time to suit you. The Relaxation module is tailored to your life as a parent and your baby can be there with you.
In addition to the videos there are special Guides for you refer to again and again
Advice from a trusted, reassuring, expert Certified Infant Massage Instructor, Paediatric Nurse and Health Visitor who has 30 years experience, over 20 of those as a Certified Infant Massage Instructor and is a parent of two herself

I will never forget this course. As a new parent it is such a special experience & perfect when we were first finding our feet and has given us a ‘toolkit’ to use to

help him. Thank you so, so much

Laura

With baby Joshua

This is so much more than a Baby Massage course for me, it is a chance to check in, a chance to reflect, relax & unwind. I urge anyone considering this to choose this course

Claire

With baby Rose

This course has been a lifesaver for me and my baby. Katherine not only taught me baby massage which has massively helped my baby (he sleeps very well afterwards!), she has helped me to relax when it’s difficult to switch off. I highly recommend this!

Abbey

With baby Arlo

The information within this course has ensured…

Parents feel relieved, calmer and happier they have gained knowledge and confidence through having the Relaxation techniques and Baby Massage ‘toolkit’ to turn to whenever you need or would like to.
Babies and children are happier as their parents are able to relieve symptoms of discomfort plus enjoy special bonding time with the joy Baby Massage brings. Research has shown the power of touch creates more confident, secure children.
The course is also popular with grandparents who may be caring or spending time with their grandchild

This is the course you need and the support you deserve

Why am I best placed to help you? Here's a bit about me...

I have supported parents and their little ones for 30 years and I have two children myself… so I have been there.

This course draws on nearly 20 years experience as a Certified Infant Massage Instructor. I qualified in 2006 while working as a Health Visitor in London. I had seen how Baby Massage was used in Neonatal Units and heard about benefits for Postnatal Depression so was keen to be able to offer this. During my training, I was absolutely blown away by the many benefits Baby Massage gives not only the baby but the person giving the Massage too. Since then, I have been privileged to witness how it has taken parents from being tearful, exhausted, overwhelmed and struggling to calm, smiling, confident. Ensuring they enjoy being with their baby.

Being a Mummy of two myself saw how the many ways it helped me and my babies. As they have grown older, having established comfort and communication through touch has been invaluable as we ride the different stages and phases of childhood, and now teens. Being familiar with the stroke of a hand, rub of the back, a hand or foot massage has helped so much to keep a strong connection even with the mood swings and teenage angst.

I’ve wanted to look after babies for as long as I can remember. My dream was fulfilled when I trained as a Paediatric Nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital. I later moved to Paediatric A&E, where I still work. I have had various Nursing roles and as a Health Visitor in the community & hospital. I am also an Infant Massage Instructor and am passionate about the lifelong benefits Baby Massage can bring.

Parents are under pressure like never before. Juggling their new role alongside their partner, family, friends, work and being bombarded with expectations from social media and society. As a Health Visitor and Paediatric Nurse I have endless stories about how Baby Massage has helped both parents and babies’ emotional, metal and physical wellbeing. Renowned for helping new parents who are feeling low, overwhelmed and with postnatal depression. As well as amazing stories of how the strokes have helped physically. Including how parents have been so happy their baby has done a big poo after being uncomfortable!

In 2006, while working in London, I recognised the need for a relaxed, friendly service addressing common parental concerns. Baby Steps was born offering courses to parents in their home in First Aid, Weaning & Baby Massage & Relaxation. After running Baby Steps in London for 13 years, we moved to Hampshire. Here I have a beautiful studio in the woods which is a calm cocoon for new parents and babies, as well as courses in your home and online.

My mission is “To give reassurance and confidence to parents and babies everyday”. I have had the privilege to care for the most amazing families. I feel I have the best job in the world & the testimonies I receive make my heart sing!

I am Mummy to Isabella and William. Being a parent has exceeded all I could have wished for but I know how hard it can be. I’ve been there and can’t wait to support you.

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About the course...

Introduction to Your Baby Massage & Relaxation Toolkit

Module 1 Why Relaxation for you is so important and how it can help your baby

We start with relaxation, so you unwind and have the relaxation you need and deserve, but also, so you are relaxed when you massage your baby. This way they get the full benefit. This module has been created with the understanding that you may need your baby with you during this time to comfort or feed them.

Module 2 Stretches and Meditation

Next up we'll go through some gorgeous stretches to help your muscles relax after all the carrying and rocking! Followed by breathwork and 4 beautiful meditations for you to choose from. These will help to calm your busy mind. Appreciating throughout that your baby may be with you during this time, just as in a class, you may need to feed or cuddle your little one. This section is for you. Use it daily or as often as you would like in order to feel refreshed and revitalised.

Module 3 Self Care

Looking at lovely Self-Care ideas for you to choose from to weave in time for yourself as a busy parent each day with pockets of joy and peace. You also get a lovely downloadable self-care toolkit.

Module4 Baby Massage

In readiness for Baby Massage I set the scene and explain how to create a wonderful environment for you and your baby. As well as promoting the ‘ad hoc’ opportunities that might arise for Massage at nappy changes, play time, cuddles on the sofa.

>> The Power of Nurturing Touch
>> Setting the Scene
>> When to Massage your Baby
>> The Best Positions for Baby Massage

Module 5 The Strokes

In this module I cover the legs and feet, tummy, arms, chest, face and back. Each video explains the benefits of each group of strokes and I demonstrate how to do them. Pause, rewind, go back as much as you need or would like to enjoy again and again!

Module 6 The Next Steps

Here we will look at how you can continue to share the joys and benefits of Baby Massage as your baby, toddler and child move through their developmental milestones and become more active and enjoy stories. Baby Massage can last a lifetime…

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Easy to follow bite size modules

Nearly 3 hours of videos - watch at your own pace, in your own time

Downloadable Guides to accompany the videos
Lifetime access
The beauty of this course is you can go back to the course time and time again
Dip into the Relaxation module everyday or as you need it.
Enjoy Baby Massage in different ways as your baby reaches their developmental stages
Watch in the comfort of your own home, in your comfys or pjs, with a cuppa or glass of something!

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How long can I access the course?

>> You will have lifetime access

Come back to it as often as you need and at different stages through your little one’s childhood.

It’s been great to have been able to enjoy this with my son when I haven’t been able to get to a class. And just to say the tummy strokes really do work!

Matt

With baby Asha

It has been a real joy to see my parents enjoy this with my daughter. I knew how amazing it was myself but I will always remember them sharing it with her too, thank you

Emma

With baby Clara

It's great how you watch bits again. Fantastic information and stuff put into action straight away like for teething, tummy and colds. Thanks

Jonny

With baby Lucas

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Disclaimer

Any information provided here in the course or by Katherine Whitby is intended for educational/ training purposes and should not be used as a substitute for medical or health advice. Baby Steps is not responsible or liable for any diagnosis made or actions taken later by a user based on this information.