Baby Massage Hailsham
Baby massage is a beautiful way to connect with your baby, learn their cues and enjoy calm, unhurried time together.
My baby massage course offers a relaxed, supportive space where you’ll learn simple, safe massage techniques while gaining a deeper understanding of your baby’s communication, development and emotional needs.
This course is suitable for babies from 5 weeks to pre-crawling and is led by me, Alicia Cole - a qualified baby massage instructor, IBCLC Lactation Consultant, Infant Feeding Specialist, Independent Health Visitor and Paediatric Nurse.
What is Baby Massage?
Baby massage involves gentle, rhythmic strokes that support both physical and emotional development.
It has roots in many cultures and is widely recognised for its benefits to babies and parents alike.
Infant massage is really a conversation between you and your baby - not something we will be doing to them, but with them. During the course, you’ll be guided to massage your own baby, to express our love, care and respect through touch, always following their cues and comfort.
That is why baby massage is so much more than a baby class - it is an investment into your relationship with your baby, their emotional well-being and your confidence as a parent.
Come and learn a new skill which you can continue to use long after the course ends.
Benefits of Baby Massage
Baby massage may help to:
Support bonding and attachment
Promote relaxation and better sleep
Ease digestive discomfort such as wind, colic or constipation
Develops baby's first language of touch
Teaches positive, loving touch
Develops body awareness and coordination
Helps to regulate and strengthen baby's digestive and respiratory systems and stimulate circulatory and nervous systems
Encourage calm, responsive parenting
Strengthens and tones muscles
Aids and supports development
For parents, it can also provide:
Time to slow down and connect
Increased confidence in handling and understanding your baby
A supportive space to meet other parents
Gentle support during early parenthood - a non-judgemental space to ask questions and build a community
What the Course Includes
This course runs over 5 or 6 weekly sessions, and includes:
Step-by-step baby massage techniques, a routine which is built on each week
Your own bottle of massage oil
Understanding baby cues and consent
Time for questions and discussion each week - evidence-based compassionate advice surrounding baby care
A relaxed, non-judgemental, baby-led environment
A personalised certificate at the end of the course
Handouts to support your practice at home
An optional WhatsApp group to stay connected and build lasting friendships
Each session is designed to be calm and flexible - babies are free to feed, sleep, cry or play as needed.
Who Is the Course For?
This course is suitable for:
Babies from around 5 weeks to pre-crawling
First-time and experienced parents
Breastfed, formula-fed or combination-fed babies
Premature babies, and those with additional or complex medical needs
Fathers, partners and non-birthing parents
Foster parents and kinship carers
Parents experiencing postnatal depression, anxiety or emotional overwhelm
Parents who are lacking confidence or finding parenting more difficult than they expected
Parents wanting a gentle, non-judgemental and supportive space
Families looking for calm connection rather than a busy or pressured class
Parents who want to better understand their baby’s cues and communication
About the Course Leader
Hi, I’m Alicia!
Alongside being a qualified baby massage instructor, I’m also a mum of two girls, a paediatric nurse, a Health Visitor and an IBCLC Infant Feeding Specialist.
I’m passionate about supporting parents in the early days - helping you feel confident, cared for and never alone. I’m often the person families turn to with all those “is this normal?” questions, and my aim is always to offer calm, honest reassurance without judgement.
My experience means I support not just baby massage, but the wider picture of your early parenthood experience - including feeding, sleep, bonding and parental well-being, always in a baby-led, responsive and realistic way.
Upcoming Courses
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Feb / March 2026
Tues 24th Feb - Tues 24th March
5 week course
13:00 - 14:00
MissionFIIT Activity Hub
£58
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April / May 2026
Tues 14th April - Tues 19th May
6 week course
13:00 - 14:00
MissionFIIT Activity Hub
£68
Your Questions, Answered
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That’s completely normal - and always welcome here. Babies can feed, sleep, cry, wriggle or simply be cuddled at any point. You’ll never be expected to “push through” a massage if your baby isn’t in the mood, I encourage you to respond to your babies cues so massage is a positive experience for them. You can continue to watch, and I have a spare doll should your baby be asleep and not in your arms.
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No - baby massage is always baby-led. Some weeks you may massage, other weeks you might watch, cuddle or feed instead. If you don’t think they are up for a massage please still come along!
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No, you do not need to wait until this has been completed. If there are any concerns with your babies health or development, please let me know so I can adapt the strokes appropriately for your baby.
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Yes still come along, but it is best to wait at least 24 hours after a baby has received immunisations before massaging them. If they appear well and are happy to engage, go very gently and avoid the area where the injection was given for at least the first week to allow the body to heal.
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Yes. Baby massage is gentle and safe, even for the smallest of babies. However, in the first few weeks, babies tend to spend much of their time feeding or sleeping and often only tolerate very short periods of massage.
For this reason, I usually recommend starting baby massage when your baby is around 5–6 weeks old. By this stage, babies are often more alert, it’s generally appropriate to begin using massage oil on their skin, and many parents feel more comfortable sitting on the floor post-partum.
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No, come as you are. I will provide a towel and oil - but you are also welcome to bring your own towel/blanket and oil of choice if you would rather.
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Yes, it is perfectly fine to bring an accompanying adult but I do request that older siblings remain at home.
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It is so normal to feel nervous before going somewhere new and meeting new people, especially when you have a new baby. If you’re lacking confidence, wondering “is this normal?”, “am I doing this right?” or “should it feel this hard?” - you are exactly who this space is for. Please reach out by WhatsApp and we can get to know each other first :)