The Best Way to Bond With Your Baby

Oct 1, 2015
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A good massage can help you unwind your worries. A massage includes pressing and rubbing of muscle or ligament that helps you relieve pain. The technicality of messaging matters a lot in relieving pain. The strokes of massage can vary from deep to soft, depending on the comfort of the person taking the massage. Massage is also considered as a substitute to medicine. There has been a wide increase in demand of massage as remedy to medical problems. It is one of the best remedies for headaches and soft strains. It helps both adult and baby to rejuvenate them.

Baby massage helps to increase the bond between the parent and the baby. Massage therapies also help babies come out of fear and anxieties. It helps them have a better sleep, enriched respiratory system, better joint mobility, well-toned muscles, and better digestion.

Who can get benefits of baby message therapy?

  •         Infants with sleep disorders
  •         Infants who have difficulties in focusing
  •         Babies with asthma
  •         Babies with Cerebral palsy
  •         Babies with autism
  •         Sensory disordered babies

Learning the right technique of infant massage
Infant massage needs a proper technique; these can easily be learned by parents or care-takers. These classes can be taken either in groups or individually at home. Learning massage technique is highly recommended for pregnant ladies. Knowing right technique is the key because the tissues and bones of babies are very tender. Any improper technique can increase the anxiety or cause disorder rather than soothing them.

What are the benefits of baby massage?

  •          Develop mentally, socially and physically
  •          Keep them relaxed
  •          Cry and fuss less
  •          Sleep better

When should the massage be done?
Baby massage therapy is best done in empty stomach. Massaging post feeding can lead the baby to vomit. However, massaging forty-five minutes post feeding is also advisable in case of babies. Understanding how baby is feeling is also important while giving a massage. If the baby is calm you can go ahead and give the massage. But if, the baby is cranky and stiff or turns its head away from you, you should wait for it to calm down before giving a massage.

The number of times you massage your baby depends totally on you. You might want to give the massage twice a day to an infant and then reduce it to once a day.

So, if you are really looking forward to bond with the baby, there is no better way than massage to do it. Check out massage videos and follow the guides step-by-step.

 
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