B is for... Baby Massage

This might prove to be a bit of a rave review but I'll try my best to keep it balanced.

B and I went to Baby Massage in Brighton last week and we were pleasantly surprised. OK, we absolutely LOVED it.

B normally hates being messed with, nappy changes turn into a bit of a wrestling match (and I usually come off worse). He also, normally, hates being put down for longer than 10 minutes unless he's asleep. However at baby massage he spent 45 minutes on a changing mat being stroked nearly the whole time. The gestures obviously worked as he gurgles and cooed throughout.

For anyone who has no idea what baby massage is all about (as I didn't really) he's a short introduction: It's pretty much what it says on the tin- you massage your baby. It involves baby-friendly massage techniques designed to relax, soothe and encourage good sleeping patterns, improve digestion.

I was hugely sceptical before we went, that a bit of a back rub could sort out common baby afflictions and I have to say that as B isn't a sicky baby and has no trouble going to number twos I haven't noticed much of a change- but he really enjoyed the class.

We went to Lucy's Angels baby massage, which takes place at Yoga Mammas in Brighton. The class is  fun, full of lovely mummies and babies and doesn't take itself too seriously. There's nothing worse than a yoga teacher or massage therapist trying to convert you to Buddhism- that doesn't happen here.

Lucy is great and helps put mum's at ease- she understood that the first few times you go somewhere unfamiliar with your baby you can have awful stressful visions that they won't stop crying and then poo everywhere.  Like all the girls who run classes at Yoga Mammas she made us feel very welcome and you can tell she genuinely loves babies and mummies too.

Find out more here: http://www.lucysangels.co.uk/