Since when the baby start to get massage?

Baby massage can be done, soon after the baby is born, according to the wishes of parents. The massage is done early, the more benefits will be obtained. While the best time to do the message is at the time of morning or evening. Some preparation is necessary before the baby massage:

• hands clean and warm.
• nails and jewelry and do not scratch the skin of babies.
• room message effort not stuffy.
• strived baby has finished eating / are not hungry.
• takes about 15 minutes to perform all phases of message.
• Sit in a comfortable position.
• recline the baby on the surface of the fabric flat.
• use towels, nappies, change clothes and baby oil.

To get the optimal benefits, baby massage can not be carried out carelessly. There are ways and signs that must be. Here’s how massage guidelines on the baby.

In the face massage to relax facial muscles
Press fingers on the baby’s brow, temple, and cheek. Use the thumb to press above the eyebrow area. With gentle pressure, pull the line with the thumb of the nose to the baby’s cheek. Use the thumb to touch around the mouth, pull the baby to smile. Massage soft baby mandible from the side as if to make a baby smile. Massage the soft area behind the ear to the chin.

In the chest massage to strengthen the lungs and heart
Put both hands in the middle chest and the baby to move up, then to outside the body and heart back to chest without the hand such as the heart shape. Then, from the baby’s chest, massage armed with a hand to the shoulder such as the butterfly shape.

Massage on the stomach to improve digestive system and reduce constipation
Make a movement on the rub belly baby like a bicycle pedal from the top to the bottom of the stomach.

Then, lift both feet and hit the baby feet slowly towards the stomach. Make a half months with the right hand upside down, from left to right clockwise. While on the right hand, left hand under the direction and rotates clockwise establish full circle as the sun.

Massage of the hands and feet to remove tensions and strengthen bones
Hold the baby’s arm with both the hands hold the club such as softball. With the movement, such as milk, infant hand massage from the shoulders to the circle.

Do the movement, from the circle to the base arms. Pull the soft fingers baby play with the movement. With the two alternately thumb, massage the entire surface of the palm and back of the baby. Use both hands to create the movement, such as rolls. For feet, follow the same way as hand massage techniques.

Massage to strengthen the back muscles support the spine
Massage with a shuttle service using both a hand along the back baby, launch one of the hands from the neck up to the baby’s buttocks with a little pressure. Make a circular motion with the fingers, especially on the muscles in the spine. Create a massage with a hand sweep from neck to foot massage to end.