By Pinky on Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 09:45 pm:

I am starting a new baby massage class on Friday evenings at Knox Private hospital -(7pm 20 Jan - course is 3 weeks/ $100 includes organic jojoba massage oils/ course notes and lots of helpful info covering massage/ infant communication/ settling) I did a couple late last year and it's fabulous to see the dads mixing and talkng about babies too.


If you know anybody with little bubs who may be interested, I still have a couple of spaces.

Bookings - phone me on (03)98011997

Pinky

By anon on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 07:58 am:

waht's the ideal age,Pinky

By Pinky on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 10:43 am:

anywhere after you feel settled enough to be out and about to a class, although massage class is a really supportive 'first outing' with a new baby - generally around 6 weeks up to when your baby is mobile -I have done private sessions with parents of bubs as young as 2 or 3 weeks and the babies have responded well. Once they are mobile, most babies wriggle so much/ have such an urge to practise their new mobility skills that you can only do small massages for a while -I deal with how you can do this in classes so you can continue massage as they grow. If babies have been massaged as little bubs, they soon come back to massage as they get a bit bigger again. Had a lovely story told to me by a mum who came to classes and massaged her baby til she was a wriggly rascal toddler. Then one day at about 18 months, her little one had started throwing massive tantrums. Mum sat on the floor at child's level and in despair asked "would you like a massage?"
Toddler crawled into mums lap and lay there as mum stroked her back. Mum now had a lovely tool to help ease the development of her toddler.

Can you tell Im just a little bit enthusiastic about massage?? A Sikh woman taught me with my own babies and I found it such a special connecting time - now the kids return the favour!
Pinky

By Kimberley on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 09:36 pm:

Sounds great Pinky, wish you were in my neck of the woods, though Elsbeth's probably too old. Interestingly, of late she's gotten a lot more cuddly and will face into me when I carry her and give me a big hug and pat my back, sort of like she does to the dog lol!! As an aside, I have found when she gets upset or hurts herself, I offer her a bfeed and it instantly pacifies her and refocuses her and in the last week I've been able to just offer her the boob for about 10 seconds, with no liquid and she's happy as larry, and last night she bumped her head and I gave her a big hug and spoke soothingly and no tears!!! The close contact is enough and I'm glad 'cos it beats racing for a sweet or toy. cheers Kimberley

By julie on Monday, January 8, 2007 - 12:58 pm:

hi girls wondering if you's could help me with my problem my 7 month old has just started wakeing up during the night she has tea around 6 then her bottle at 7.30 then another bottle at 11.30 pm i just don't understand i used to put her dummy straight back in her mouth now she want's to play i do try and rub her head for a couple of seconds then just when i think she is asleep i walk out then go back to bed then 5 mins after that she starts to cry a little again this go's on somtimes 4 times of the night sooo, i get back up then make her a bottle as change her then she go's back to sleep 2 hrs later she wakes with a smile on her face wants to play again miss cutie is driveing me banannas what do i do she dose not scream or anything just gives a little cry or talks my partner works and my 3 yr old wakes if i let her talk she is teething shure but i have no clue what to do i have slept with her but she wont cuddle for long i had to get her out of her room yesterday because i seen no joke at least 30 tiny little spiders again dont know why they are in the house because i am a tidy person i did fumeagate her room now she still wakes and has been for at least 4 weeks any suggestions would love for any ones advice thank you cheers julie.

By julie on Tuesday, January 9, 2007 - 09:16 am:

hi to all oh dear i was so scared last night as my 7 month old was a sleep in her cot she woke and stired and then screamed i went in there to see what was up and could see a thing next to her i turned the light on my hubby woke and asked if she was all right i said i just seen something next to her i picked her up my hubby then removed the blankets would you belive it,it was a huntsmen with a nest in her cot i don't understand as i washed her blankets 2 days before why didn't i see it i was so angery with my self so i am taking her to the doctors today to see if she is all right it's so horrible i really don't like them at all. cheers julie

By Michelle on Tuesday, January 9, 2007 - 03:47 pm:

How scary for you! I hope she's okay, though I think that huntsman aren't venomous to humans.
It explains why there were so many baby spiders in her room the other day. Hope that means her sleep settles a bit for you.
Take Care
michelle

By julie on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 02:18 pm:

thanks michelle, she slept well last night she used to wake offten so it explains alright any way cheers julie