The tub is the place to wind down after a baby massage class in Ijmuiden, the Netherlands. Practitioners use the water-filled TummyTubs in the cooling down phase of the classes for mothers and babies to simulate a womb-like environment and help infants to relax in the familiar foetal position. The TummyTub was designed in the Netherlands with the aim of easing the child's transition from its mother's womb to the outside world.
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