Baby massage and bath, at home in Pune
The full traditional sequence — a gentle oil maalish, then a warm bath and swaddle — done daily in your own home by a caregiver who has been background-verified, medically screened and trained under pediatrician-reviewed protocols.
The short version
- What a session includes
- Baby's oil massage, warm bath, swaddling, and the mother's recovery massage
- How long
- About two hours, once a day. No live-in caregiver.
- Where
- Your home, across Pune — Wakad, Baner, Aundh, Hinjewadi, Kothrud, Koregaon Park, Viman Nagar, Kalyani Nagar, Kharadi and Hadapsar
- From what age
- From the first week, once the cord stump is dry, and through the first several months
- Oils used
- Doctor-approved cold-pressed sesame and coconut oils, in a sealed kit opened in front of you
- Who comes
- An NTCPC-certified caregiver whose verification profile you see before her first visit
The massage
Every stroke follows a protocol mapped by our pediatric advisor and adapted to your baby's weight and week. There is no forceful pulling, no joint stretching, and no rushing — the practices that make families nervous about hiring informally are the ones the protocol exists to rule out.
Gentle abdominal strokes stimulate the vagus nerve, which is why babies who receive daily maalish tend to settle faster and digest more comfortably. Limb and back work supports circulation and muscle tone. Your caregiver will explain what she is doing as she does it, so nothing happens to your baby that you have not understood first.
The bath
The bath follows the massage, as it traditionally does — warm water, unhurried handling, careful support of the head and neck, and a dry swaddle at the end. If your baby has not yet had Pehla Snaan, the ceremonial first bath, your caregiver can perform it.
Water temperature, room temperature and cord-stump care are all part of the trained sequence. In Pune's cooler months the routine adjusts rather than pauses.
Hygiene you can actually see
A fresh sanitized uniform and a disposable apron for every visit. A sealed oil kit opened in front of you, never a shared bottle carried between homes. Hands washed and nails checked before your baby is touched.
This is the part families ask about most, and it is the part that is hardest to verify when you hire through word of mouth. Here it is a standard, not a promise.
And the mother
A baby massage booking is rarely only about the baby. Most care plans include the mother's own massage in the same visit — full-body work, abdominal binding and warm compress therapy to ease the back pain that so many women are told to simply accept after delivery.
It is the same two hours. You do not have to arrange anything separately, or explain twice.
This is a good fit if
- Newborns from the first week, once the cord stump has dried
- Families who want daily care but not a live-in caregiver in the house
- First-time parents who want to be shown the technique, not just handed a result
- Mothers recovering from either a vaginal delivery or a C-section
We're probably not the right fit if
- Babies with a medical condition where your pediatrician has advised against massage — please ask them first, and we will work with their guidance
- Families who need overnight or 24-hour live-in support; our model is a focused daily visit
- Anyone looking for a one-off session as a gift or trial — the benefits of maalish come from consistency over weeks
A day with your Nani
A focused two-hour session, every day. No live-in stranger — your home stays your own.
They were exactly where you are.
My daughter wasn't putting on weight and I was quietly panicking about it. On the first day Vandana tai told me to give it fifteen days of proper maalish. She was right. And now my baby lights up the moment she walks in.
My back pain after delivery was unbearable, and everyone kept telling me it was normal. Nani's Touch said it shouldn't be. Within a month it had almost entirely gone — and she answered every anxious question I had, patiently.
We live in a 2BHK, so a live-in was never an option for us. Two focused hours, and then our home is ours again. That one decision made the whole forty days feel manageable.
“My colicky baby settled by the third session.”
“First night we both slept more than three hours.”
“She explained every stroke. I stopped worrying.”
“His weight finally started climbing.”
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