Baby massage stimulates the circulatory, digestive, hormonal, nervous and lymphatic system, thus providing relief from tension and stress (both physically and psychologically) while relaxing the body and mind of baby and parent alike through increased levels of calming and bonding hormones. On the physical level, baby massage may, for example, smoothen out baby’s (and by …
This post is one of many more to come in which I will keep urging all new parents reading to please take care of yourselves against all odds: ? Remember to make room for yourselves in your lives! ? This is easier said than done, I know. Getting into a routine is hard enough, let …
One of the main benefits of infant massage is skin-to-skin bonding through nurturing touch between baby and caregiver. For this reason, it is usually recommended that we massage baby with no clothes on (or at least no clothes on the bit we are massaging), using small amounts of a cold-pressed, organic vegetable oil of your …
