How To Massage For Your Baby

Massaging for the baby is very important for the baby. Baby massage reliefs the baby from different problems that may cause the baby to be cry or being colic. Massaging the baby does not only you baby physically and emotionally growth and development but also creates a bond between the mother and the baby.
Babies who need need massage always tend to cry when they are held up or touched at particular place. the babies tend to bend or fold themselves to the side they feel the pain and will make cooing noise when touched or cry.
touching or stroking the baby will not only help the baby growth but it helps the digestive system of the baby .
Stroking the babies abdominal wall will relax and remove the wind , and the colicky pain that the baby have. Massaging young baby limbs will help the baby to strengthen them.
There are many ways of massaging for the baby which ever you choose to massage for you baby. You will need to massage the back of the baby , the arms , the legs, the abdomen and the sides of the baby ribs.
When you are massing for your baby , you should be very sensitive to do it. You must not have long finge
ails that may pierce or cause him to bleed the baby.
Use warmed hand to massage the baby, and if you can not get it , apply oils on your hands and massage your baby's body slightly and gently.
When starting to massage for the baby start from the head gradually down to the feet. You must be careful when stroking the head and the healing navel.
Do not try to straighten the baby's arms and legs too much when massaging for them. young infants will naturally revert their fetal position as they grow up.
Remember, before you undress your baby for massage, make sure the room is very warm.

How to massage your baby

step 1:

After you have undressed the baby and put the baby on towel, Place a little amount of warm oil hands and slightly massaged the baby's chest with circular massaging movement. the baby will tend to love this massaging by chuckling when you do that for him.
When you do that three to four times , move to massage to that other parts of the body.

step 2:

Move to the arms of the baby to massage. Held the baby's arms apart, forming his body T-shaped. Start squeeze the hands of the baby down from his shoulders to the wrist.
repeat again and again for three to four times.

step 3:

lay the baby flat on his stomach , with his hands on the side of the body. Massage his bottom up his shoulder , crossing your hands from onside to the other. Repeat this again and again.

step 4 :

Put your hands on the side of his shoulders, bring your thumbs together and gently massage around your baby's neck and shoulder with circular movements.

step 5 :

Move your hands both left and the right side of the baby shoulder and kneed his skin for a short time between your fingers. repeat this on the other side of the body if you have started on the left or right.

Step 6:

Move your baby center of the back , just to the back bone. and do some kneading movement with your fingers up and down the length of the spine.