All About Me

All About Me

Hi Everyone

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I am Marie-Claire I have been a qualified Nursery Nurse for eighteen years, within that time I had three children Kyle, Eve and Emily. Being a mum has taught me about the importance of touch through breastfeeding my three children.

My first born treated me very kindly, he was a very easy going baby. We had a lot of skin to skin contact as I knew this helped with breastfeeding, however I never truly understood the importance of touch at this point. When my second baby came into the world my eyes were opened with a screaming baby with little or no sleep (I know a lot of mummy's and daddy's can relate to that). I had discovered that touch soothed her, she had a dairy allergy and was not gaining weight appropriately. I continued to breastfeed with lots of skin to skin contact to ease her discomfort. I would place my warm hands on her tummy which soothed her instantly, it was when I realised the power of a mothers touch that I was introduced to baby massage. We would do a tummy massage at night, this would help get things moving either sick or a dirty nappy which helped her get into a deep sleep. I was amazed at the effects it had on the both of us, I was getting a sleep for the first time, which let me start massage on my older child strengthening our bond with a new baby at home.

My third baby was a feisty girl I found she needed a lot of touch to teach her how to relax. Breastfeeding and skin to skin contact helped to calm her, however she was a very difficult sleeper so I introduced massage early on which helped her to get a deep sleep (mummy was very happy!). I found days I didn't do any massage she would be awake all hours. as my baby slept more I was able to spend more quality time with my other two children.

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Breastfeeding wasn't always easy for me, I had some trying times I was very lucky with the support I received. I wanted to help mum's the same way I was supported. I became a breastfeeding supporter to help all breastfeeding mum's. I provide this service along with my massage for any breastfeeding mum's interested, this would be completely free of charge.

What I have learned from my children is touch is so important for babies not just for breastfeeding, touch induces the LOVE hormone (oxytocin) which feels amazing for baby and parent.

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After I became a breastfeeding supporter I developed a passion for the mother and baby bond not just for breastfeeding mum's but all parents can have this special bond through touch, massage is a loving way to show it.

Today I still massage my children every night before bed. We have become closer as a family, it helps my children relax into a deep sleep, having that quality one to one time with mummy or daddy making them feel special helping them open up and share whats happening in their wee world.