Mamadada
Mamadada baby classes are run by Amanda Tibbels, an experienced midwife, aromatherapist, baby massage and yoga instructor. She offers plenty of tips and support for new mothers. Amanda currently works with seriously ill babies and children at JR Hospital, Oxford. This is for Rosie’s Rainbow Fund Charity.
Outside of work, Amanda enjoys helping new mums and offers a range of classes.
Baby massage
Give your baby the best start in life! A special time to share. Baby Massage helps you establish a warm, positive parent child relationship. The nurturing touch helps baby’s emotional and physical development. It promotes relaxation and sleep, aids colic, reflux, constipation and makes for a secure and confident child.
Baby yoga
Baby Yoga is a perfect companion to Amanda’s Mamadada baby massage. You’ll be amazed at what babies can do! This yoga class is different to others in as much as the yoga is predominately for your baby rather than for the mother.
Gentle stretches, massage, movement and playful interaction provides the perfect balance of activity and relaxation. Baby yoga poses, relaxing holds, walks, swings and dips makes for an enjoyable experience for both.
Based on Indian and Amazonian traditions along with Amanda’s professional medical and holistic background Baby Yoga is unique in emphasizing that the most beneficial form of stimulation for babies comes from the parent, their voice , facial expressions, touch and responsive movement provided naturally by them. Baby Yoga is done with the mother, it’s fun and benefits both.
Pregnancy support group – bumps and chat
Amanda also runs a pregnancy support group on a Tuesday 4pm to 5pm in Starbucks. A chance to meet other mum’s to be and get advice from Amanda.
Where/When
See the timetable below.
Post natal groups welcome
Private 1:1 and Group sessions available in own homes
Contact/more information
Mobile: 07804109922
Email: amanda@mamadada.com
Website: www.mamadada.com
April 28, 2015 @ 8:05 am
Amanda’s classes are brilliant and well worth the money.
I started the massage classes just when my baby girl was experiencing colic/reflux and sleep was a long ago memory. Not only did I learn how to relax my baby, Amanda’s massage techniques helped with the colic a lot.
Towards the end of the classes she talked us through bedtime routines and sleep – especially with massage as part of bedtimes. Massage is a really special time for me and my little one. Plus Amanda’s advise was fantastic and we now have a bedtime routine, my husband and I get evenings together and sleep (although broken) has arrived. Amanda is amazing!
February 12, 2020 @ 8:30 am
I started Amanda’s baby massage classes from when baby was around 8 week’s old. The classes have been brilliant especially for sorting out that early days trapped wind! Being so young my little one never lasted a whole class without needing a feed or falling asleep but this never phased Amanda and she almost welcomed it understanding that this is totally normal!
Amanda also gave me, any anyone else, the benefit of her vast experience on other topics, such as sleep, and gave great encouragement throughout.
It can be overwhelming and feel like a logistical nightmare of feeding, napping and changing when the babies are little (I don’t know if this will even change?!?), but this is one class worth the effort as what you learn will benefit you and baby for a long time. Thank you so much Amanda!
February 15, 2020 @ 8:39 am
These sessions were fab – Amanda is fantastic! Learned a lot from her beyond the massage techniques. My son wasn’t too keen at first but now he loves being massaged and it is just another way to bond with him and since the class his colic issues have subsided immensely and he has learned to touch his toes 🙂