Janet Gray Bump and Baby Avis 

Janet is very experienced and runs amazing classes including baby massage and mum & baby yoga! She has a wonderful manner and puts everyone at ease very early on. I would highly recommend her classes :)

Attended baby massage course at Thrive and Wild with my 2 and a half month old. Janet is a kind, nurturing instructor who facilitated both face-to-face and online sessions (handy after a bad nights sleep). Brilliant course.

I loved the baby massage course I did with Janet, it was excellent value for money and the sessions were all very relaxing. I felt it helped me connect with my baby and I’ve loved doing bits with him at home! Would highly recommend!

Baby Massage was an excellent course and Janet was amazing and very knowledgeable. The venue had a lovely view overlooking the countryside and had parking available onsite. I enjoyed the relaxed feel to the class that made it a great first class to try with my baby, even if he was in a bad mood by the end he was always very relaxed. I enjoyed the choice of songs and building up to the full body massage.

Janet’s baby massage course is amazing and I have recommended her to every new mummy I know! She’s so clear, kind, calm and reassuring. My baby loved her classes and so did I - we both always left feeling incredibly relaxed and my baby always had the best naps after! The venue at thrive and wild is perfect for coffees with the group after class and I loved that it was a small group of mummies. Some classes I have gone to seem to cram lots of people in. Hands down my favourite baby class to date. Thank you, Janet!

I've had Janet as my Postnatal Doula with my second child, and we will be forever grateful for all her help.
She was with me in hospital all night after my C section, to help me with my son.
Her presence is so calm and comfortable to be around and helped me a lot during the stressful times. She knew excatly how to help around the house without asking and always was there for advice.
My son Harry was really happy with her and also my older daughter.
Definitely I would recommend her to other families.

I started Mum & baby yoga with my baby at 6weeks. It was my first group class and I was extremely anxious about going but Janet makes it very easy to feed / settle baby if needed. She adapts moves so they can be done whilst holding baby if needed, but also provides a prompt of things which can be done whilst feeding your baby. She provides toys/nursery rhymes to involve the babies. It's a great class for building up confidence in getting out with new baby, plus learning to feel strong both in body & mind again. I loved coming to a beautiful setting and enjoying some "me" time whilst also enjoying lovely moments with my baby and reflecting on the week.
Thank you Janet for providing this and creating great memories with baby.

I really enjoyed Janet’s pregnancy yoga classes and would recommend them to any mum-to-be, first time or not. The sessions were a lovely midweek space of calm to focus on myself and my pregnancy (less easy second time round with a toddler at home!), with great breathing and stretching exercises that were especially useful in the third trimester.
Janet is so knowledgeable and supportive, and I felt really prepared for labour thanks to her techniques. It was also lovely to meet other mums in such a friendly, welcoming environment. The venue at Easton Village Hall, with its beautiful countryside views, made each class even more relaxing!

I loved all of Janet’s classes!
I did pregnancy yoga with both of my pregnancies, plus baby massage with both babies! They are wonderful classes in a great venue. Janet is so knowledgable and helpful with any queries. The breathing exercises helped me to prepare for labour massively. Would recommend to anyone & everyone!

Baby massage is such a great class and Janet is a great instructor. The classes are very welcoming and a great place to meet people as well as a fantastic bonding session with my baby. I would fully recommend and have already booked onto another course which I can’t wait to start.

Janet is a wonderful yoga teacher and integrates nursery rhymes and sensory activities for babies in her classes for new parents. My baby and I have really enjoyed going!

Baby massage what a lovely course.
Janet, is a great teacher, so insightful and knowledgeable about massage but more importantly baby phases and has advice to help parents. The massage really helped with my babies wind. Opportunities for parents to get together socially coffee or lunch in the nearby pubs. Thanks Janet for a great course.

Baby Massage - I have so enjoyed the baby massage classes with Janet. I knew that massaging your baby had lots of benefits but was a bit uncertain where to start and how to approach it. Janet gave me great information on what was best to use as lotion, as well as how to do the massage itself and which bits were likely to be more or less stimulating for my baby, so I was more aware of what sensations they were likely to enjoy and which might need a bit of building up to.

Beyond the learning, the class is very relaxing, with gentle music and nursery rhymes, as Janet guides you through a step by step massage routine, building on the previous week until you have a full body massage you can take away and use at home. The class is held in a hall with a lovely outlook over a cricket pitch with open countryside beyond.

The class is informal and Janet adapts it so you can still learn even if your baby is sleeping or feeding. She also encourages socialising by providing squash and biscuits after class so attendees can have a bit of a chat, and encouraged us to organise walks or coffees after class ourselves, something I really valued as someone looking to make more 'mum friends'.

Baby yoga- Janet is lovely and creates a warm, relaxed environment to connect with baby and meet other mums.

I recently attended one of Janet’s baby massage courses with my son (starting at 6 weeks old) and I couldn’t recommend it enough! It was a lovely time to bond with him, and Janet was able to create such a calm and relaxing environment that both he and I always seemed to come away very chilled out! I also found it a lovely way to connect with other local mum’s, as Janet would always save some time at the end for chatting about motherhood (with a drink and some biscuits of course)!

Janet's sessions were fabulous and enjoyed by both myself and my baby. She was so accomodating when he started crawling and provided a variety of toys to entertain him. The yoga stretches were gentle as needed but able to be progressed and pushed as my post natal ability increased

I attended baby massage with my son when he was about 3 months. It was wonderful to spend time bonding with him. Janet was so knowledgeable giving lots of tips for massage but also baby care from feeding, sleeping and cradle cap. She also started the class with a moment for mums with breathing, stretching and pelvic floor exercises which was lovely to remember mum is important to take care of too. Highly recommend!

Baby massage - Janet led a private course for our Bump and Baby group over 5 weeks which we loved. Janet is a lovely teacher, very relaxed and great with all the babies (who were only c. 6 weeks when we started). The massage techniques and sing alongs were relaxing and fun and easy to do again at home. Thank you Janet!

A lovely space and atmosphere. Janet is lovely and the pregnancy yoga was just what I needed as I couldn't do my usual exercise. Janet's expertise really shows with how calm you feel in the session. I really liked the inclusion of the breathing exercises to prepare you for labour. I would definitely recommend to friends and go back myself if I am pregnant again.

I enjoyed going to these classes for 5 months with my little one. Janet's sessions are well thought out with a good balance of things for the babies and things for mums. While it's super handy that Janet provides a zoom link so you never have to miss a class, I always liked going in person. That gave me all the benefits of being around other mums, picking up little tips here and there from Janet (she's got lots of things up her sleeve from being a postnatal doula!), laughing at those funny baby moments and just being out of the house. I think this course is actually excellent value for money. I will definitely go back with another child.