Connecting with your Baby
with Reenie McCaffrey
One Tuesday - Every other Month
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Next Class: February 3, 2026
OFJCC - Jeff Center for Families, G106
Upcoming Dates:
2026: 02/03 - 04/07 - 06/02 - 08/04
$70
Please email the Front Desk if you have any questions blossom@blossombirthandfamily.org
Class Description
The practice of Connecting with your Baby through infant massage is a unique and wonderful way to deepen the bond you have with your child.
It provides countless physical and emotional benefits for both you and your baby, such as:
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Help relieve your gassy baby and improve his/her sleep.
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Fosters emotional, physical, and mental well-being, calms anxieties, and contributes to healthy body image.
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Maturing the nervous system therefore babies who are regularly massaged are more comfortable in their environment.
Best taken when your baby is pre-crawling, newborn to about eight months, depending on your child's development. The atmosphere of the class allows for diaper changes, feeding, and any other needs you and your baby may have.
What You Will Learn
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simple and effective massage techniques from Swedish Massage, Reflexology and Traditional Indian Massage, a special massage to relieve gas and colic
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ways of communicating with your pre-verbal baby
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relaxation techniques, for both you and baby
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how to adapt your massage as your child grows
Please bring your baby!
What To Bring:
- mat
- blanket
- bed pillow
- bolster or pillow
*Price is per baby and the parents/caregivers
For twin families registrations, it's helpful to have two adults joining the class (mom, dad, grandfathers, grandmothers, etc. are welcome to interchangeably join).
Meet the Instructor
Reenie McCaffrey, CIMI, CMT graduated in 1996 as a Certified Massage Therapist, Polarity and Reiki Practitioner. In 1997 she became a Certified Infant Massage Instructor. Three years later she was again certified as an Infant Massage Instructor and then went on to certification in Infant Massage for special needs, HIV and prenatally exposed infants. She then assisted in trainings for others to become Infant Massage Instructors. Reenie has been facilitating at Blossom since 2002. She is now teaching three different Infant Massage classes at Blossom: Infant Massage Series, Introduction to Infant Massage Workshop, and Massage for Movers. (See our Parent- Baby Classes Page for more info.) With a deep commitment to loving, healthy Touch Communication in Infant Massage Reenie has worked with organizations and orphanages in Bali, Ukraine, Romania and St. Lucia for over 20 years. She has also worked with local organizations for decades assisting at-risk families.