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On a recent trip to Pittsburg I couldn’t help but notice how many people were on their phones in the airport. What shocked me the most was how young some of these people were. I noticed an almost 2 year old holding her parent’s phone and watching something. As a massage therapist and infant massage…

I’ve noticed that every year around this time, a multitude of babies are born. I like to think of these as the “Holiday Babies”. Beginning with last Thanksgiving, moving into last Christmas and New Year’s 2015, is when these little ones came into being. All this new life is exciting and life changing for the…

Sometimes new fathers have a limited amount of interaction with their newborn and infant child.  If baby is nursing exclusively they spend the majority of their time with momma.  This can cause first time fathers to feel left out or even as though they have lost their wife/partner to this new little person.  Since they…

Baby Bodywork recently had the special opportunity to contribute our Sleep Massage Oil to the Moms Brunch in Chicago.  The theme was sleep, How to get more of it for you and your baby. Massage for your baby can improve sleep by calming the nervous system and therefore baby sleeps deeper and longer.  A win for…

I was reading an old copy of  Massage Magazine, August 2014, and found this article that I wanted to share. “Lemon essential oil could mitigate two of the most challenging aspects of pregnancy – nausea and vomiting – according to new research published in the Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. Lemon essential oil was given…

Back massage is very helpful and relaxing when your baby is doing a lot of tummy time and learning how to crawl. There are 7 layers of muscles on either side of the spine that help to stabilize the spine. These can be seen when your baby is on their tummy and they do the…

With all the activities happening during the summer, getting your little one to sleep can be a challenge. They can be over stimulated or over tired or both! Neither of these helps with having an easy nap or nighttime sleep. As we all know sleep begets sleep and if they don’t sleep then they don’t…

Did you know the body has a sleep cycle that lasts about 45 minutes?  At about 45 minutes, the body can either come out of sleep or go into deeper REM sleep. Massage and specifically baby massage will help calm your little ones nervous system down, so they will go into that deeper REM sleep.…

Sometimes when I am at a family’s home to teach them infant massage, it’s not only the baby who is excited when I show up.  It has always amazed me that animals seem to know when good energetic healing is around.  It’s very similar to the energy of yoga.  If you have ever done yoga…