6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Priceless gift for your little one, April 2 2010
By S. Ziegenhagen "SarahZig" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Massage Practice for Infants - (DVD)
I can't wait to use the massage techniques demonstrated on this video. As I watched it, I was amazed at how the babies just hung out and thoroughly enjoyed getting a massage, who wouldn't right? It really impressed me at the importance of touch and massage, even as early as an infant. What a gift we can give to our little ones physically and emotionally. I just recently watched a video called "Birth Without Violence" and they had an Indian woman doing a lot of similar techniques with her son, something she had been taught by her mother who had been taught by her mother. I can't help but think that these babies who recieve such hands on attention are more secure in there environment, feeling loved and treasured.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good basics, Jun 14 2011
By True Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Massage Practice for Infants - (DVD)
I am a first time mom with limited experience with babies. I also really believe in the benefit of massage for myself. So I thought this video would be a great idea and it was. This video gives great basics for massage, pressure points, stretching and gas/colic massage. My little guy had a lot of gas issues and we used various techniques shown in this video and it made a huge difference. The moves are easy to follow and can be tailored to fit your time and baby's likes. We use some of the techniques and not others depending on what he enjoys.
Although the video describes starting massage as soon as possible all the babies in the video are a little older. We started around week two and my baby would only let me message his legs for a short time. We just kept at it and now at four months he lets me message him all over like the video. Message has become part of our daily bedtime routine and he seems to really relax.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
too lengthy for my baby, July 18 2011
By Elizabeth Anderson "Stella B." - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Massage Practice for Infants - (DVD)
This DVD is well done and nice to watch, but the massage technique is just too long and involved for they typical baby in my opinion. I bought it when my baby was just a few weeks old and she couldn't tolerate a 40 minute massage, nor do I have the time to give her a 40 minute massage every day. I was also a little but put off by all the oil they used on the babies in this DVD. Now my baby is three months and I just purchased Aimee's Babies Baby Massage DVD Aimee's Babies Developmental DVD with Baby Massageand I really like it. The massage is exactly what I was looking for, very practical and simple. Aimee's Babies also includes baby stretches and other tips for reaching milestones that are really relevant to my three month old. I wish I had it when she was a newborn because it talks a lot about vision too. I got it on the Aimee's Babies site and it is a little cheeper. The Gaiam DVD is nice, but not at all practical.