Massage for the little ones Bashny.Net

"Mom began to wash the newborn. She was washing Bambi language, carefully and diligently, the thread behind the thread, licking the skin of his son. And in this delicate work had everything: bath, warming massage, and affection". This incredibly touching scene that starts the book about a young deer, Bambi, has always repeated in all mammals at birth babies. Why at a certain stage of the evolution of human mother stopped to lick its crumbs, now do not know. But newborn babies still and has not lost an acute innate needs frequent stroking and caressing touch, characteristic of the young of all other species. Modern research helps us understand why this is almost totally lost the element of care is extremely important.



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Physiologists believe that the mechanical side effects of massage — it is only a small tip of the iceberg: most importantly, the massage has a powerful effect on the Central and autonomic nervous system, and from there positive signals to all organs and cells of the body. If you say the same in more simple words — massaging your child, you send the information that it is loved and cherished, in all the farthest corners of his body.

Massage is as an integral part of caring for the baby, like feeding, rocking or changing of wet diapers. For your baby's first method of communication and first language of communication. He learns what a respectful gentle touch and learning to love and accept your body. A young mother feels in the relationship with the baby much happier and more confident, if immediately after birth, before the first of breastfeeding gave her how to touch and pet the little body of the newborn from head to toes. These actions undoubtedly constitute a particular type of massage. In the future, frequent hugs, oglasevanje help to establish with the child a close biological connection, which considerably facilitates maternal employment.

Therefore, we can hardly consider a daily baby massage as a restorative medical procedure. Massage, which will be discussed here, has little in common with the therapeutic course, which if necessary, holds in the clinic are specially trained alien aunt.

Oddly enough at first glance, but mom conducting simple regular home massage, get the benefit and pleasure almost more than her baby. With each day as it gently and rhythmically glide over the skin of the baby her hands, she begins to gain more confidence, feels a deeper attachment, a better understanding of the needs of their child. Massage reduces levels of stress hormones not only in the blood of the baby, but at the same time in the blood of the mother, which he massages, and this prevents the development of her postpartum depression.

Leaving such problems as too frequently chaotic requirement of the chest. The number applying is fast approaching the age physiological norm. Feeding on demand is becoming a real feeding on demand, rather than endless exhausting the hover on the mother's chest in an attempt to overcome stress.

On the other hand, many mothers who constantly massage their babies, to abort for one reason or another massage for a few weeks, noticed significant negative changes in the behavior of kids. Appear anxiety and irritability, worse sleep.

Where to start

We must start with the idea that massage is easy to handle everyone. Stroking your baby is simple and natural. Don't need special skills or talent is not necessary in advance to learn. On the contrary, practicing massage, you learn confidently and smartly to touch the children.

With the youngest it is better to use the simple touch. Caress, palpate the baby. All your movements should be very slow and caressing. Do not try at first to emulate the professional masseuse, the hands which steadily fluttering over the client. Put your hands on baby, feel the warmth and love passed through your hands baby, let the baby feel your kindness.

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Of course, you can put your baby on the changing table like in the children's clinic. You can get in a more democratic posture. To do this, sit down, legs crossed - legged, and pulls the baby lying close to him.

But the experience of peoples, traditionally practising baby massage, offers us something more enjoyable and natural.

Try to sit comfortably, leaning back, for example, for a cushion. Extend your legs in front of him (better to wear shorts), put the child on the closed legs, slightly bend and pull up to her knees. The baby is face to face with mom, bottom, backrest is warmed on a warm mother's legs, the contact "skin-to-skin" is then obtained a more complete and natural. In this position, massaging the legs, stomach and arms.

Back massage, putting the child on the chest (clothes to a minimum), vertical, face to the mother. Get your hands alternately stroking the baby, then embrace it.

In fact, massage is a pampering and fun for you both. So the more relaxed will be the position in which you will get, the better.

It is believed that massage is useful to accompany poteshkami and songs. But many mothers feel stress from the need to continuously speak out loud with expression awkward, poorly rehearsed rhymes. Do as you prefer. If doing with a baby, you purr songs or coaxing sentence, I feel that the atmosphere becomes soft and soothing, then do just that. Feel awkward, take it as an additional burden, then it is better to silently smile to the kid and continue the massage in silence. You will definitely have a chat with him later, but for now just chat with him with the help of a gentle touch.

Pick up the massage oil.

Hands have to slide easily over the skin of the child, not gathering it in folds and irritating. So it would be good to do the massage is not "dry", and using moisturizing oils.

Baby massage oil is known manufacturers should be used if after a careful reading of the label you won't be regularly rubbed into the skin of the crumbs of the complex chemical compounds that are listed there.

Parents who prefer something more natural, more likely to choose a vegetable oil cold-pressed. It can be olive oil, grapeseed oil, avocado oil. Quite expensive but a luxurious option for children's skin — almond oil or oil of apricot pits. Find these oils in large supermarkets or ask at the market from the vendors of spices.

Interestingly, in India, where ancient tradition to massage their children never interrupted, mothers use different oils depending on the season. In summer, they prefer light and cool and coconut oil in the winter usually go to the mustard that retain heat. You can work your magic on the composition of the massage oil is not only depending on the weather, but in connection with the conduct of crumbs. For kids, anxious at the breast, an excellent addition would be a drop of orange oil for anxiety sleep — lavender. And three drops of lemon oil added to a bottle of massage oil will help to successfully resist influenza viruses in the winter time.

Apply oil is not necessary on the baby and on your hands. To drip, and then gently RUB and warm the oil in hands.

It is best to start massaging the baby with the legs and feet. Judging by the reaction, these parts of the body kid feels as the least vulnerable. If you watch a newborn, you will see that it is through the feet he prefers to carry out tactile contact with the world. Handle still clenched in fists and held close to the body.

First ask the baby's permission to start the massage, give him a warm, gentle touch. Take his legs in your hand, let the child feel the weight of my mother's relaxed arms and their warmth. Imagine how your tenderness and concern passed through the hands, dissolve into the body of the baby.

Massaging the foot in the direction from the heel to the toes.

"Photopsias" fingertips on the sole of the baby by applying light but firm pressure.

Then separately vieglajiem each finger.

Use your fingertips to massage the trough above the heel behind the ankle.

Thumbs massage the outside of the foot towards the Shin.

The drumstick slow movements of the iron in the direction of the knee.

The thigh — from the knee to buttock, almost grabbing inner thighs. Operacacheview leg in his hands, as if rolling a sausage of clay. Children, this useful technique for some reason, usually fun.

A unifying movement, slide your palms from the buttocks to the feet and back. This gesture will give the child to understand that you continue to massage other parts of the body.

Calmly put your hands on the tummy of the baby and a few seconds watch his reaction, as if asking permission to move on. Sometimes kids sometimes psychologically difficult to "open" the stomach and chest for manipulation. Respect the right of even such a small person to be the master of your body. Any protective hand movements (crossing, spasm in protest exposed the palm) treated as refused. Hug the child, reassure and try again later.

If the baby is favorably configured, start a circular motion with hands around the navel, clockwise.

Breast massage technique, like smoothing the pages of a book. Conduct the entire surface of the palms from the center to the periphery, from the diaphragm to the shoulders.

The hand massage for the youngest children, sometimes reluctantly agree. Seeing bent, tightly to his chest handle, don't insist, just to Pat them on top gently and carefully. Next time she'll feel more relaxed, and will condescend to give mom to massage their precious hands.

Forefinger press it'll cover the rings around the center of the palms. Here is the point responsible for the welfare in the gut. (So Forty to Forty you this is not a game, but an effective way to get rid of abdominal pain).

Lift the child's arm upward and from above downward stroke the armpit. These tickling kids while not afraid, but in these places there are large lymph nodes.

With one hand, hold baby's wrist, the other stroking evenly, moving from wrist to shoulder.

Massage your wrist in a circular motion.

Massage each finger separately.

Roll the pen between your palms.

Wide, caressing movements of the palms swipe from head to feet and back.

To iron face start with the middle of the forehead. Try not to close my eyes baby hands to continuously see your face.

Carefully slide the fingertips from the nose to the temples. Reverse movements to do.

Using your thumbs, draw a smile first over the top, then under the lower lip of the child. Smile with him.

Described here are not many massage techniques, and you should not ask to learn and apply them as much as possible. Even after learning many different movements, you are likely to stay on a minimum number most convenient for you and most enjoyable for the baby. The successful massage is not in the application in one session many different techniques and movements, but the ability to intuitively choose the most effective. Listen to your intuition, because the body almost never wrong. If doing something for you with the baby especially like, so this kind of impact now brings the maximum benefit.

The simplest example: the stroking motion will love the baby when he is alert and calm and the crying baby, they are likely to irritate even more. But measuring the slapping palm on the back, quickly calms a frightened or frustrated crying baby. Likely to smooth shocks with a frequency of about 60 beats per minute he used for the first nine months associated with peace and well-being (pulse normal, so my mom and no danger). This massage method is so effective for calming the crumbs that some mothers it becomes an automatic habit, something like the wiggles.

The same can be mechanically and other massage movements, migrating from daily complex in your kid's daily life. That would be nice once again a little "polizyvat" the crumbs with your hands, you will have to remind myself only a few days. Then make a stroking motion at every opportunity, you will be automatically. A few circular motions on the tummy during a diaper change, RUB satexpo back after sleep, fingers Pat the forehead and ear while breastfeeding, gradually your hands will start to do as it regardless of you.

Author: Tatyana Kondrashova

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