Little Acorns Infant Massage

26/05/2022

Nurture is preventative medicine to create mental wellness

When we understand babies and take part in their positive emotions and distress we shape their developing brain towards lifelong nervous system health.

Nurture shapes every brain area involved in lifelong mental health towards regulation and resilience.

The HPA axis- hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus prefrontal cortex- to build a regulated stress system and nervous system

Neurotransmitter systems - serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, GABA, glutamate - to build resilient circuits for mood and reward

Microbiota in the gut - to influence resilient mood

Cortex - to build thinking / cognitive circuitry

Our babies can have lives with mental wellness, physical health, nourishing relationships and fulfilling curiosity.

Share the Nurture Revolution! In your stories! Or tag someone in the comments below

26/05/2022

One international study estimates as many as one in 10 men struggle with postnatal depression.

26/05/2022

These are such important messages that need to get out there.

Everywhere.

Infant mental health (how an infant feels about themselves, others and the world) is a thing. The foundations for mental health and wellbeing are laid in the early years.

Infant mental health becomes toddler mental health.
Toddler mental health becomes the child's mental health.
The child's mental health becomes the teenager's mental health.
The teen's mental health becomes the adult's mental health.

And the foundations are laid in infancy.

Mental health is a thing for adults, and it begins in infancy. Nurturing, responsive, tuned in caregiving that understands the necessity of adult help due to the immature, underdeveloped thinking part of the young brain is vital to providing the kind of caregiving that little ones need to thrive.

🔴 Perfect parenting doesn't exist. No one does this well every time. But the understanding of it can still be there.

We need to spread the word. 📢

26/05/2022

Babies, especially newborns, cry so much when they are very young. It doesn't necessarily mean something is wrong - crying is one of the main ways babies communicate their needs early on.

26/05/2022

When you hold your baby, especially skin-to-skin, her body temperature depends on you. The warmth of a mother’s breasts are naturally modulated to keep her baby at the perfect temperature promoting restful sleep, optimal oxygen saturation, and saving her baby the energy it takes to stay warm. This redirects valuable calories into more critical things like growth.
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Breast temperature can rise and fall rapidly as your baby is warmed. As your baby starts to cool, your breasts heat up again, by as much as 2 degrees celsius in two minutes.
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So, cuddle your baby if she has a fever and you'll cool her down. Wear your baby and keep her at the perfect temperature when it’s cold outside. And sleep with your baby keeping her warm and snug in the wee small hours of the morning.
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26/05/2022

Society tells us that picking up a baby "too much" will spoil them. Here's how science and cross-cultural evidence shows that the opposite is true.

26/05/2022

Neuroscientists have long known that shut-eye helps consolidate memories in adults. Napping may play an equally crucial role in infants and young children.

13/05/2022

Proud 🥰

Framlingham Town Council have a notice board! Local craftsman Jonathan Read of Saxtead made the hardwood construction and Cllr Jones painted it. We think it looks great!

05/05/2022

All things seem possible in May - https://mailchi.mp/e4a6badd26a3/timetable-vidahaus-5192844

New Classes and Time Changes

04/05/2022

On all of our IAIM courses, our instructors demonstrate the strokes using demonstrate dolls, to guide parents through the programme. They will never massage your baby, however many you may have!

We know that parents are the experts of their babies and that it's the closeness and connection from their parents that babies seek. Our programme supports and promotes bonding and attachment 💜

05/04/2022

04/04/2022

⭐️EXHIBITOR ANNOUNCEMENT⭐️
We are thrilled to introduce Little Acorns Infant Massage who will be exhibiting at the Toddle About Baby Show on the 16th October at Wherstead Park.

This is a great opportunity to visit their stand and to learn more about the benefits of baby massage and their classes near you.

www.iaimbabymassage.co.uk/lisaread

31/03/2022

28/03/2022

I am now open to taking bookings for my yoga classes 🙌

My current offerings are -

✨Mama and baby yoga -

Tuesdays 10-11am beginning 17th May 2022 - This class will be suitable from 6 weeks postnatal for straightforward births with minimal intervention or from 10-12 weeks post caesarean or births with intervention such as episiotomy etc.

This class will focus on supporting your postnatal body following birth. Gentle stretches to help with any aches and discomfort from carrying/feeding baby. You will be encouraged to go at your own pace and stop when needed to feed/comfort baby. We will sing some songs and involve baby in some of the postures too!

✨ Pregnancy yoga -

Wednesdays 6.30-7.30pm beginning 18th May 2022 - This class will be suitable from 12 weeks pregnant. Please note pregnancy yoga is not advised for women with placenta praevia or pre eclampsia however I am able to offer 1:1 relaxation sessions for these women or anyone else who would like a 1:1 session tailored to their individual needs.

This class is gentle and calming - taken at your own pace with an emphasis on supporting and nurturing your body. We will focus on a steady flow, breathing and have a lovely guided relaxation at the end. I will also interweave some hypnobirthing, pelvic floor work and birth preparation including positions which encourage your baby into an optimal position for birth.

Please get in touch if you’d like to book or if you have any questions 🙏

19/03/2022

My next 5 week Infant Massage course starts on Thursday 28th April at Vida.Haus, Pettistree.
For more info or to book a place on the course contact... lisareadinfantmassage@aol.com
www.iaimbabymassage.co.uk/lisaread

17/03/2022

Gift vouchers available
lisareadinfantmassage@aol.com
www.iaimbabymassage.co.uk/lisaread

17/03/2022

Gift vouchers available
lisareadinfantmassage@aol.com
www.iaimbabymassage.co.uk/lisaread

14/03/2022

⭐️👀 SNEAK PEEK 👀⭐️.

We’ve been super busy getting the Nest ready. It’s been decorated throughout, a whole new roof on the living room, new lights added, and lots details to make your stay perfect.
We’ll be showing you room by room what the Nest looks like over the next few days. Keep an eye on our pages and our stories.
We can’t wait to welcome you to the Suffolk Coast.

26/02/2022

It’s such a brave thing to share your story in the hopes no other family have to go through what you went through, and this week we hear from Tilly, mum of 15 month old Hallie who suffered horrible burns after having an accident with a hot cup of tea.

It’s hard to believe something that is such a simple part of most of our morning routines, a hot cuppa, can cause so much devastation.

We’d like to thank Tilly for allowing us to share her story. ❤️

https://www.minifirstaid.co.uk/blog/when-a-cuppa-turned-into-a-nightmare

26/02/2022

I can definitely recommend a Mini First Aid Suffolk course 👌
I attended today and it was really worth while.