Bodywork for Babies in Los Angeles
gentle & effective methods for feeding, movement & comfort
What is Bodywork?
Bodywork is a broad term for hands-on techniques that support your baby’s movement, feeding, and overall comfort. Gentle forms of bodywork work with the skin, fascia, and muscles to release tension, support nervous system regulation, and restore balance and symmetry. When combined with occupational therapy, this approach can meaningfully improve function.
Your baby’s body is flexible, resilient, and highly responsive to gentle, skilled hands-on care. The benefits of bodywork include helping ease tissue restrictions, supporting optimal development, and addressing feeding-related challenges (with skilled lactation support or infant feeding therapy).
Expecting a baby? Many families begin with our prenatal breastfeeding class to reduce feeding challenges and tension after birth.
Will Your Baby Benefit From Bodywork?
Bodywork for babies may be supportive if your infant is experiencing any of the following:
Feeding challenges: Difficulty latching, painful breastfeeding, tongue, lip, or cheek restrictions, narrow jaw opening, clicking, or poor milk transfer
Tension related to birth: Cesarean birth, vacuum or forceps delivery, prolonged pushing, or breech positioning
Head and neck concerns: Torticollis, head turning preference, or flattening of the head (plagiocephaly)
Digestive discomfort: Reflux, colic, excessive gas, or difficulty settling to sleep
Body asymmetry: Uneven movement patterns, stiffness, or difficulty lying comfortably on both sides
Many families seek bodywork for tongue tie and feeding-related tension before or after a frenectomy.
Which Bodywork Techniques Do We Use?
Every baby is unique, which is why each session is individualized to your baby’s specific needs. Our approach to infant bodywork may include a combination of the following gentle techniques:
Craniosacral Therapy
Myofascial Release
Total Motion Release® for Tots
Infant Massage
As a licensed occupational therapist specializing in infant feeding and development, we integrate these techniques to support not only mobility, but also functional activities such as feeding, sleep, and play.
Relieve tension, improve feeding, and help your baby feel their best
Whether your baby is struggling with feeding, tension, asymmetry, or discomfort, gentle bodywork can support meaningful change.
If you’re looking for bodywork for babies in South Bay Los Angeles, we’d love to support your family.
Bodywork for Babies Serving South Bay Los Angeles
We provide infant bodywork for families throughout South Bay Los Angeles, including Carson, Torrance, Gardena, Inglewood, Hawthorne, and surrounding communities.
If you’re looking for bodywork for babies in the South Bay to support feeding, movement, or comfort, we’re here to help.