You’re never too young to get pampered, at least if you have access to Australia’s very first baby spa.
And a new video from Baby Spa Perth shows just how calm and peaceful babies can be while they enjoy some massages and hydrotherapy.
The adorable clip features tots smiling peacefully as they enjoy a dip in the pool or a nice rub-down.
A new video from Baby Spa Perth shows just how calm and peaceful babies can be while they enjoy some massages and hydrotherapy
Two babies curiously look at each other in the water, where they calmly float with the help of a flotation device – dubbed the Bubby – that rings around their neck.
Another baby peacefully sleeps as two fingers gently knead their forehead, while one baby laid out on a towel breaks into a giggle during a back rub.
Thousands of tots have visited Baby Spa Perth since it was opened last year by sisters Kavita Kumar and Anita Yap.
Babies as young as two days old to six months have visited the spa, starting off their $85 hour-long session with a dip in the hydrotherapy pool.
They are then wrapped in a warm towel and treated to a grape-seed oil massage by trained nurses and staff.
![Babies as young as two days old to six months have visited the spa, starting off their $85 hour-long session with a dip in the hydrotherapy pool](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/12/05/44257A9300000578-4871588-image-m-13_1505192359286.jpg)
Babies as young as two days old to six months have visited the spa, starting off their $85 hour-long session with a dip in the hydrotherapy pool
![One baby laid out on a towel breaks into a giggle during a relaxing back rub at the spa](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/12/05/44257A9B00000578-4871588-image-a-14_1505192380302.jpg)
One baby laid out on a towel breaks into a giggle during a relaxing back rub at the spa
‘The spa provided a space where new parents can interact and share their experiences of birth in a safe and judgement-free environment,’ Kavita, 36, told Daily Mail Australia.
‘We now offer packages of three, five, and 10 sessions, with a lot of clients experiencing the spa with their “mother’s group” on a weekly basis.’
And the spa is so much more than just about relaxing.
The water’s resistance in hydrotherapy improves a babys’ muscle and skeletal strength, and the light pressure on the tot’s chest increases lung capacity.
![Anita Yap (left) and Kavita Kumar (right) are the sisters behind Australia's first baby spa in Perth](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/03/22/04/3E81FFE600000578-4337098-Anita_Yap_left_and_Kavita_Kumar_right_are_the_sisters_behind_Aus-a-8_1490158436370.jpg)
Anita Yap (left) and Kavita Kumar (right) are the sisters behind Australia’s first baby spa in Perth
![Babies are given a massage by trained nurses and staff after their hydrotherapy session](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/03/22/04/3E82010800000578-4337098-Babies_are_given_a_massage_by_trained_nurses_and_staff_after_the-a-10_1490158436420.jpg)
Babies are given a massage by trained nurses and staff after their hydrotherapy session
![Two bubs float in a hydrotherapy pool at Baby Spa Perth, supported by a specially designed floating device](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/03/22/04/3E81FFDF00000578-4337098-Two_bubs_float_in_a_hydrotherapy_pool_at_Baby_Spa_Perth_supporte-a-9_1490158436406.jpg)
Two bubs float in a hydrotherapy pool at Baby Spa Perth, supported by a specially designed floating device
Kavita said water familiarisation is also ‘so important’, especially in a city that is ‘so focused on socialising around pools and beaches in the warmer months’.
‘Hydrotherapy is the perfect way to get your baby feeling confident in the water prior to swimming lessons,’ she said.
The first baby spa was founded by Laura Sevenus in London, and it was there that Kavita was introduced to the conept – and inspired to open her own.
‘I was first introduced to Baby Spa through my mother’s group in London and after having a rather complex birth, it seemed like the ideal place for my son Nadal and I to visit,’ she said.
‘Both my husband and I took our son from when he was four days old and we were really taken by the sense of calm it instilled in all of us, along with Nadal’s instant taking to the water.’
![Babies are treated to a grape-seed oil massage by trained nurses and staff](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/03/22/04/3E82029400000578-4337098-Babies_are_treated_to_a_grape_seed_oil_massage_by_trained_nurses-a-6_1490158436305.jpg)
![The bubs can have a sleep in the SleepPod after their relaxing spa day](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/03/22/04/3E8205B000000578-4337098-The_bubs_can_have_a_sleep_in_the_SleepPod_after_their_relaxing_s-a-7_1490158436312.jpg)
After a massage with grape-seed oil, the bubs can have a sleep in the SleepPod (right)
!['Hydrotherapy is the perfect way to get your baby feeling confident in the water prior to swimming lessons,' Kavita said](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/03/22/04/3E8201BC00000578-4337098-_Hydrotherapy_is_the_perfect_way_to_get_your_baby_feeling_confid-a-11_1490158436705.jpg)
‘Hydrotherapy is the perfect way to get your baby feeling confident in the water prior to swimming lessons,’ Kavita said
Soon after she began training with Laura and later became an accredited Infant Massage Instructor training at the International Association of Infant Massage.
‘Together with my sister Anita, we wanted to share this with people of our hometown in Perth and hopefully around Australia,’ she said.
Baby Spa Perth allows new mothers to connect physically, emotionally and spiritually with their babies, as well as with other parents.
‘The hydrotherapy and baby massage treatments allow parents to better understand their babies cues, building more confidence in first-time parents,’ Kavita said.
‘Throughout the session mothers are encouraged to communicate with their child via touch, voice, hearing, smell and eye contact.’
‘During infant massage we encourage parents to get involved, learning techniques they can take away and use as part of their baby’s daily routine.’
The massage has its own health benefits as well, stimulating the baby’s digestive system.
![Kavita and her family, husband Anthony and son Nadal, in London before leaving to move back to Australia](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/03/22/04/3E8201C800000578-4337098-Kavita_and_her_family_husband_Anthony_and_son_Nadal_in_London_be-a-13_1490158436768.jpg)
Kavita and her family, husband Anthony and son Nadal, in London before leaving to move back to Australia
![Co-owner Anita Yap nursing her newborn son Xavier at the Baby Spa Perth](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/03/22/04/3E8200D800000578-4337098-Co_owner_Anita_Yap_nursing_her_newborn_son_Xavier_at_the_Baby_Sp-a-14_1490158436795.jpg)
Co-owner Anita Yap nursing her newborn son Xavier at the Baby Spa Perth