Infant Massage

I do not know of any classes to suggest. Best thing for her to do it talk to someone at her school
as they can surely direct her to some specific training classes.

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My wife is completing her massage training and has taken an interest is going further into infant
massage. She has only found limited information on the subject at this point. (Although she is
busy with her classes....)

Anyone offer any information or guidance? TIA

Hello there -

My colleague is an infant massage instructor and received her training through the International
Loving Touch Foundation. She was very pleased with it. Even if your wife decides to train elsewhere,
there is lots of good info on their website. www.lovingtouch.com

Hope this helps. Erin

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My wife is completing her massage training and has taken an interest is going further into infant
massage. She has only found limited information on the subject at this point. (Although she is
busy with her classes....)

Anyone offer any information or guidance? TIA

I've wondered a bit about infant massage...I think that if I were a CMT, I'd be too worried about
injury to even consider it. So, is infant massage generally confined to the limbs?

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Hello there -

My colleague is an infant massage instructor and received her training through the International
Loving Touch Foundation. She was very pleased

with

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it. Even if your wife decides to train elsewhere, there is lots of good

info

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on their website. www.lovingtouch.com

Hope this helps. Erin

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My wife is completing her massage training and has taken an interest is going further into
infant massage. She has only found limited information on the subject at this point. (Although
she is busy with her classes....)

Anyone offer any information or guidance? TIA

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I've wondered a bit about infant massage...I think that if I were a CMT,

I'd

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be too worried about injury to even consider it. So, is infant massage generally confined to
the limbs?

From what I know, infant massage is very light touch, just to relax the baby. There would be
no chance of hurting the baby. I believe also that all the body is massaged, as long as the
baby let you.

T

I don't know of any CMTs that actually work on infants. What I was referring to was an Infant
Massage Instructor, who holds classes for the parents of infants (anywhere from about 2 wks to
crawling age) to teach them how to massage their babies. It's a wonderful thing for parents to do
because it encourages bonding, builds trust, is very nurturing, and benefits the babies' overall
health and well-being. In turn, it helps the parent to feel more competent because babies generally
respond very positively to it. The classes I know of use a full body protocol, and are very gentle
with absolutely no chance of injury to the baby.

Another thing I know of, and actually have a bit of training in, is massage for premature or health
deficient newborns. This can be performed by a CMT in the Neonatal ICU, or can be taught to the
nursing staff or parents. It has been shown to be highly effective work for stimulating all levels
of development and growth. Pretty amazing stuff if you're interested. You might check out
www.babysfirstmassage.com

Erin

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I've wondered a bit about infant massage...I think that if I were a CMT,

I'd

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be too worried about injury to even consider it. So, is infant massage generally confined to
the limbs?

FWIW, I think it is pretty obvious that infants LIKE massage. I don't claim to do any sort of
massage, but when my kids were in the "turkey" stage of development (where they hold their legs like
a supermarket turkey), if you'd gently rub their legs they would extend them fully and
stretch...what can I say? I guess I am easily amused. <g>

George

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I've wondered a bit about infant massage...I think that if I were a CMT,

I'd

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be too worried about injury to even consider it. So, is infant massage generally confined to the
limbs?

From what I know, infant massage is very light touch, just to relax the baby. There would be no
chance of hurting the baby. I believe also that

all

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the body is massaged, as long as the baby let you.

T