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About Baby Massage
Our baby massage guide is an easy to follow how-to massage guide to support your baby alongside Sage Baby Co products. Rooted in the traditional Ayurvedic practices and passed down through the generational wisdom of grandmothers and mothers, baby massage supports healthy growth, steady weight gain, and early muscle development. It helps ease digestion, reduces gas and colic, and encourages smoother, more comfortable bowel movements. Regular massage also promotes deeper sleep, soothes fussiness, and nurtures a strong, loving bond between parent and baby — all while helping little ones build the strength they need for important milestones like sitting and walking.
The benefits of infant massage have also been verified by data from pre-term infant studies and have shown remarkable outcomes including:
Massaged infants gained 47% more weight
Massaged infants showed reduced levels of colic, cortisol levels, and pain during vaccinations
Massaged infants drowsiness and quiet sleep increased and time to fall asleep decreased immediately following massage. Massage has also increased melatonin levels in infants.
Massaged infants had better Brazelton neonatal metrics including better motor activity, alertness.
Massaged infants have reduced hyperbilrubimia (jaundice) and reduced GERD (reflux) symptoms common in newborns
In 6-12 month olds, massaged infants were shown to have higher quotients in gross motor, fine motor, language scales and brain maturation, likely connected to higher levels of deep restorative sleep
Postpartum mothers who massaged their infants for only 8-15 minutes a day showed fewer anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms and had better home environment scores. Mothers who massaged their infants also showed better attachment scores.
Massaged infants were hospitalized less with fewer infections than non massaged infants
(Source: Field T, Diego M, Hernandez-Reif M. Preterm infant massage therapy research: A review. Infant Behav Dev 2010;33:115-24, Field T. Infant Massage Therapy Research Review. Clin Res Pediatr 2018;1(2):1-9)