Lunar Baby Massage

03/08/2020

Sadly due to Covid 19 I am not able to run group classes or 1:1 until 2021.
My day job requires me to travel in areas that are in lockdown and I have no intention of putting parents or babies at risk.
Look after your babies, cuddle them, talk and sing and create and enjoy the bonding process.
I will be back in2021 when we have a clearer picture 👣

10/07/2020

For our new parents :)

A good baby is a perception held by our society that babies should act in a certain way. Some baby care books take advantage of this by suggesting parents sh...

22/06/2020

Interesting read for parents to be x

🌛Caring for your baby at night🌛

“Becoming a parent is a very special time. Getting to know your new baby and learning how to care for her needs can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. However, it can also be challenging, especially when you are tired and your baby is wakeful and wanting to feed frequently during the night.

It might be reassuring to know that it is both normal and essential for your baby to feed during the night. Babies grow quickly in the early weeks and months of their lives and have very small stomachs. Therefore they need to feed around the clock to meet their needs.”

The UNICEF Information leaflet gives information and advice on how to care for your baby at night and ensure that you maintain your own wellbeing.




https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/Caring-for-your-baby-at-night-web.pdf

Photo courtesy UNICEF

31/05/2020

For all the mums out there xx

27/03/2020

For all the parents out there. Lunar Baby Massage is missing you all but the babies are with the most important people - you 💕💕

Celebrating Birth

A little sprinkle of hope in a time when we need it.

Hello baby welcome to the world. When you are older your parents will tell you of the unprecedented time that you came into the world. A time of great worry and fear. A time when everyone needed to stay in doors, a time of COVID 19.

They will also tell you about the fact that during this time something amazing happened. In the sadness and darkness there was you. A little miracle that brought hope and joy and love. A little bit of sunshine or a bright star that was you.

No matter the timing no matter the circumstances no matter what. Birth is special and we should celebrate together.

Every midwife will tell you that there is nothing that compares to being with a women as she transitions to becoming a mother. Watching, waiting, supporting, caring.

In the coming weeks think about your choices, look for things to keep you calm, consider your birth plan. What do you need? What are your options - hypno birthing, use relaxation. Consider if water works for you or how you can simply keep a positive mindset in a different time.

In the next few weeks as midwives may look different, we may wear masks, we may have to do things a bit differently but birth remains the same.

We will still sit beside you, hold your hand, whisper reassurance and guide you through. Nothing will stop us. That’s just what we do. We are here we are waiting, your birth matters.

As the saying goes we need darkness to see the ✨ stars. Let us find the bright stars in the wonder of birth

Celebrate life, celebrate birth.

We are here......

Thank you to Joseph and his mummy and daddy for sharing their precious birth memories and for showing us that birth is beautiful

24/03/2020

Be kind and take care of your beautiful babies xx

Thank💜 with
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Dear CIMIs, now is a good time to reach out to parents in your past classes. Simply offer support, listen, say you’re thinking of them.

03/03/2020

Places still available - suitable for babies 0-1yr. Vouchers available for Mother’s Day Baby sheers erc. Give the present of a new lifelong skill 💕

Come and join Lunar Baby Massage in a new venue. Warrington based, small friendly classes. Website www.lunarbabymassage.com to register or to message me

28/02/2020

Our receipt for happy babies 👶

27/02/2020

Places available but mums you need to register 👶Looking forward to seeing you all register via www.lunarbabymassage.com
Warrington based Baby Massage instructor💕

Come and join Lunar Baby Massage in a new venue. Warrington based, small friendly classes. Website www.lunarbabymassage.com to register or to message me

26/02/2020

Classes run by Jean a Certified infant massage instructor trained by the international association of infant massage - the only association that concentrate exclusively on baby massage. Approved by the Royal college of midwives

19/02/2020

Very true xx

This made me cry 😭😭

When you first have children they talk about the challenges of parenting....the struggles of a baby waking in the night,
the toddler who won’t stay in their bed, the cost of childcare, injuries from sports...

Having to take off work to pick them up from school when they don’t feel well, helping them with homework, a messy house, the never ending laundry, the cost to buy school clothes, packing their lunches....

You watch their eyes light up on Christmas morning....and try to soak in the magic of those moments.

You coach them in sports, rushing to practices and ballgames...and tote them all over the country to let them play the game they love...no matter how exhausting or expensive it becomes.

Life is just so busy that you rarely even stop to think what the end of those days look like.

In fact, it’s not really even something you can wrap your mind around.

You go into it thinking that 18-20 years sounds like a long time....

Then suddenly hours turn into days...days into months...and months into years.

That little person that used to crawl up next to you in bed and cuddle up to watch cartoons...suddenly becomes this young adult who hugs you in the hallway as they come and go.

And the chaos and laughter that used to echo throughout your home....gets filled with silence and solitude.

You’ve learned how to parent a child who needs you to care for and protect them....but have no clue how the whole “letting go” thing is supposed to work.

So you hold on as tight as you can...wondering how time passed so quickly...feeling guilty that you missed something....

Because even though you had 20 years.....it just somehow doesn’t seem like it was enough.

You ask yourself so many questions...

Did you teach them the right lessons?
Did you read them enough books as a child?
Spend enough time playing with them?
How many school parties did you have to miss?
Do they really know how much you love them?
What could I have done better as a parent?
....When it’s time for them to go, it all hits you like a ton of bricks.

And all you can do is pray....hope....and trust that God will protect them as they start to make their way into the world alone.

Parenting is by far the most amazing experience of your life....that at times leaves you exhilarated....while others leave you heartbroken.

But one thing is certain.....it’s never enough time...💕

So for all the parents with young children...whose days are spent trying to figure out how to make it through the madness...
Exhausted day in and day out...

Soak. It. All. In.

Because one day....all those crazy days full of cartoons, snuggles, sleep overs, Christmas morning magic, ballgames, practices and late night dinners...

All come to an end.

And you’re left hoping that you did enough right, so that when they spread their wings....

They’ll fly...💕💕💕

Credit to the Amazing Author:

17/02/2020

Baby graduates from 1:2 class at home. Chilled babies lovely mums 💕💕