Baby Strokes - Infant / Child Massage

Baby Strokes - Infant / Child Massage Infant and Pediatric Massage and topics around maternity, newborns and Pediatrics.Classes and courses She then became a Pediatric Massage Therapist.

Baby Strokes Infant /Child Massage is here to help you as an expectant parent, new parent or experienced parent of a baby and or growing child. Melanie Wattles RN started the company with one mission to educate and empower all parents. Children are our most priceless asset and by nurturing them from an early age Parents and Families can provide a good foundation and help shape their future. Melanie is an RN with over 25 years of experience in Pediatric and Neonatal Nursing and Case Management. Back in 2000 she did a course in Infant Massage Instruction and became a Certified Infant Massage Instructor. Melanie is passionate about sharing the many benefits of massage and nurturing touch and teaching parents and families the strokes and techniques they can easily use with their newborn baby, baby and growing child. Babystrokes will help you understand and experience the many benefits of providing massage to your baby and growing child. Babystrokes will show you how to quiet your fussy baby with patience and love through the power of infant massage. You will learn simple techniques to help reduce your baby's discomfort from teething, colic and gas, nasal congestion and even stress. You will better understand the infant cues your baby uses to communicate his/her needs. For those looking for a unique gift that will last forever Babystrokes offers Gift Certificates for in home massage classes and custom New Parent / Grandparent and Baby Gift Baskets. Give new Grandparents a tool to help them get to know and bond with their new Grandchild. For more information please take a look at the Babystrokes web page www.babystrokes.com and reach out to Melanie to learn more about Infant / Child Massage. Baby Strokes can help you.....

Learn to quiet your fussy baby with patience and love through the power of infant massage. Discover simple techniques to help reduce your baby's discomfort from teething, colic and gas, nasal congestion and stress. Better understand the infant cues your baby uses to communicate his/her needs. Experience the many benefits of providing massage to your baby and growing child. Babystrokes also offers in home Pediatric massage for your baby and growing child. Looking for a unique gift? Babystrokes offers gift cards and custom gift baskets.

Join Babystrokes and Atelier Preescolar next Saturday April 18th for Baby Day 2026 hosted by First3Years
12/04/2026

Join Babystrokes and Atelier Preescolar next Saturday April 18th for Baby Day 2026 hosted by First3Years

Interesting as we love Oxytocin!
10/04/2026

Interesting as we love Oxytocin!

Oxytocin is often referred to as the ‘bonding hormone’, but through a neuroscience lens, it is central to how children experience safety, trust and connection.

When a child feels seen, soothed and understood, oxytocin is released. This has a direct impact on the nervous system, helping to reduce stress responses and support a shift from survival states into connection and engagement.

Oxytocin supports:

• The development of secure attachment relationships
• Emotional regulation through co-regulation
• A reduction in fear and threat responses
• Increased capacity for trust, curiosity and social connection

When early attachment experiences have been inconsistent or disrupted, children may not easily access these states of safety. Instead, their nervous system may remain primed for protection, showing up as hypervigilance, withdrawal or controlling behaviours.

Play Therapy offers a relational, neuroscience-informed space to gently shift this.

Through consistent, attuned interactions, the therapist provides repeated experiences of safety. Over time, this can support oxytocin release and help reshape the child’s internal working model of relationships, as described by John Bowlby.

In the playroom:

• Attuned responses communicate safety at a nervous system level
• Predictable sessions build trust and reduce uncertainty
• Play enables connection without reliance on verbal processing
• The therapeutic relationship becomes the foundation for change

This is not just emotional support. It is biological.

It is .

It is the brain and body learning, through experience, that connection can be safe.

09/04/2026
08/04/2026

Expectant Parents, New parents and Parents with babies under 6 months. Join us this Saturday April 11 at 10am for our group class. It’s a great way to bond and connect with your baby and to meet other parents and babies.

The class is relaxed and baby focused… you will learn why massage is so beneficial for you and your baby. Discover gentle but effective massage strokes that can help your gassy baby.

Questions? I am ready to answer them all.

Register at

https://www.eventzilla.net/e/southwest-pediatrics-introduction-to-infant-massage-2138677221?resp=on&dateid=213829771

08/04/2026

Wonderful new mom support

08/04/2026

New mamas check out this wonderful support network

There are 30+ Baby Day locations across Texas!Bring your little one to explore our caregiver-and-me play stations, learn...
08/04/2026

There are 30+ Baby Day locations across Texas!
Bring your little one to explore our caregiver-and-me play stations, learn more about your child's development during our expert-led sessions, and connect with community partners in your area!
At First3Years, we believe that relationships are at the center of healthy child development. Baby Day is our way of supporting the relational ecosystems around children and their caregivers, providing them with a strong foundation to help them thrive in early childhood and beyond!
FIND a Baby Day near you and join us for a FREE, one-of-a-kind, statewide celebration of the first 3 years of life
Register for Baby Day through the link in our bio or visit our Baby Day webpage: https:// www.first3yearstx.org/baby-day

Babystrokes will be joining Atelier Preescolar for Baby Day 2026. Join us if you can

Reposting from First3YearsI will be joining Atelier Preescolar on Baby Day April 18th 9-12 so come and see us if you can...
08/04/2026

Reposting from First3Years

I will be joining Atelier Preescolar on Baby Day April 18th 9-12 so come and see us if you can.

There are 30+ Baby Day locations across Texas!
Bring your little one to explore our caregiver-and-me play stations, learn more about your child's development during our expert-led sessions, and connect with community partners in your area!
At First3Years, we believe that relationships are at the center of healthy child development. Baby Day is our way of supporting the relational ecosystems around children and their caregivers, providing them with a strong foundation to help them thrive in early childhood and beyond!
FIND a Baby Day near you and join us for a FREE, one-of-a-kind, statewide celebration of the first 3 years of life
Register for Baby Day through the link in our bio or visit our Baby Day webpage: https:// www.first3yearstx.org/baby-day

Check out the Baby Day events here in Austin and around Texas. Babystrokes will be offering a virtual class this year so...
23/03/2026

Check out the Baby Day events here in Austin and around Texas.
Babystrokes will be offering a virtual class this year so join us if you can .

First3Years

United Way for Greater Austin

Get • You’re invited to Baby Day! Bring your kids, your family, anyone who loves the little ones in their life. 🎉This ...
23/03/2026

Get • You’re invited to Baby Day! Bring your kids, your family, anyone who loves the little ones in their life. 🎉

This special morning celebrates the first three years and shows how simple, everyday moments can support a child’s growth and development. 💛

We’re closing out Week of the Young Child with a morning of connection, play, and resources for families with young children, alongside , , and Help Me Grow Central Texas.

Scan the QR code or register for free with the link in bio. Don’t forget to share, and we can’t wait to see you there!

This class teaches “Head to Toe” massage strokes and techniques. You’ll learn about the many benefits of infant massage and which oils are best to use.

Suitable for expectant parents and those with newborns and older babies.

✅ Don’t miss our LIVE event!

📆 Tuesday, March 24, 1:00 pm ET

Sign up in our app or on our website 📝

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
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Baby Strokes Infant /Child Massage is here to help you as an expectant parent, new parent or experienced parent of a baby and or growing child. Melanie Wattles RN started the company with one mission to educate and empower all parents. Children are our most priceless asset and by nurturing them from an early age Parents and Families can provide a good foundation and help shape their future.

Melanie is an RN with over 25 years of experience in Pediatric and Neonatal Nursing and Case Management. Back in 2000 she did a course in Infant Massage Instruction and became a Certified Infant Massage Instructor. She then became a Pediatric Massage Therapist. Melanie is passionate about sharing the many benefits of massage and nurturing touch and teaching parents and families the strokes and techniques they can easily use with their newborn baby, baby and growing child.

Babystrokes will help you understand and experience the many benefits of providing massage to your baby and growing child.

Babystrokes will show you how to quiet your fussy baby with patience and love through the power of infant massage.