Baby massage
Impressions, which baby get from touches, from the first days of their lives are very important. That’s way massage gives baby a sense of security. It is proven that infants, who get massages, feel better, while mom and dad get more confidence about baby caring. Baby Massage strengthens the connection between parents and child because the baby feels their presence, not just during feeding and changing diapers, but also during the massage.
Massage efficiency
Massage can be a wonderful tool to preclude small health disorders. It gives positive effects on digestion and helps reduce the unpleasant feelings caused by abdominal distension, also it causes good sleep. Sometimes massage facilitates the cough. Baby massage allows parents and baby enjoy the moments spent together.
Tactile sense development
Central nervous system most intensively develops at the first year of baby`s life. Touch gives positive effect on the child's central nervous system development.
Preparation
Before you begin a massage, place the baby on a soft blanket. Massage would be more comfortable if the baby is naked, so do not forget to warm the room before massage. During the massage watch the child. Always massage with a full hands, easy and soft touch. Too soft movements can excite children and tickle him.
Thorax
Put your hand on baby`s chest and establish contact with him. Start to move your hands from the breastbone to rib direction, as if would like to iron out the chest skin. Then go back to the middle of the chest and start again - carefully and slowly. Move hands diagonally from baby’s hip to arms - alternatively. Both hands all times remain on the baby's body. The motion must be rhythmically and with full hand. By moving hands up, you may slightly increase the pressure, but when moving down minify the pressure.
Belly
Begin to massage the chest, and alternately changing the wrist, move your hands up to the pubic bone, Then place the hands around the belly button level and engage a circular motion clockwise.
Hands
With one hand hold the babies wrist, other hand is moving down from the shoulder towards the wrist. With the thumb and index finger grab the baby's hand and move this clasp down. When one hand gets to the wrist, then with the other hand start a new movement from the shoulder. This movement should be rhythmic and soothing. Later wrist operates simultaneously. During the movement the thumb and index finger massages wrist with small and circular motions.
Legs
Legs should be massaged in the same way as the hands. With one hand hold the feet, but with other perceive the thigh and move it to the ankle. When hand reaches the ankle, the other hand starts the movement from the thigh. Motion also must be alternately. Ankle should be massaged with small, circular motions, but the feet - with both thumbs.
Back
During a massage, special attention should be paid for back. Both hands place on the shoulders adjacent. We start slow, rhythmic movements from the shoulders to the tail bone. After a couple movements, lengthen it that your hands reach the feet’s.
Face
Gently place the palm on the baby's forehead. Then start to push them from the middle of the forehead along eyebrows to both sides. Repeat the movement. Later move the wrist from the base of the nose-down along the sides of the nose.
Final Exercises
Take babies hand in your hands. Then start to straighten and intersect hands over his chest.
Touch is very important for the child's skin, almost as important as its care. Every day, carefully nurturing baby’s skin, taking special care of areas which are subject for irritation as but.
Properly nurturing and massaging the skin can provide better conditions for the baby's proper development and well-being. Parents better get to know your baby, and properly develop their relationship.