Benefits of Baby Massage
Baby massage provides and excellent opportunity to bond with your baby while proving to have many benefits for the little one.
By CPL KINDERKINETICS
Baby massage is a great way to stimulate your baby and also provides an excellent opportunity for bonding time with your baby. The sense of touch is very important in the infant period and with proper stimulation they learn about their environment around them.
“A new baby is like the beginning of all things – wonder, hope and a dream of possibilities” – Eda J LeShan
When can you start with Baby Massage?
Massage can be introduced right from when your baby is born. Make sure that you always go at the pace of your baby. Your little one should be calm, alert and happy when doing massage. Never force them if they are not in the mood. According to the Mayo Clinic it is recommended that you wait at least 45 minutes after feeding to begin with massage.
Benefits of Baby Massage
Some research has shown that baby massage may also help your babies’ development and growth. Other benefits include:
- Helping your baby learn to relax
- Improving the immune system
- Promoting positive boy image
- Decreasing the production of stress hormone
- Promoting and regulating sleep
- Helping to regulate the circulatory and digestive systems
- Relieving discomfort from gas, colic and congestion
If your baby has any underlying health issues, be sure to talk to your baby’s doctor before trying infant massage.
Our baby massage programmes are designed to stimulate your baby’s senses through massage and movement. The session are done in small groups and providing a time for bonding with your baby and learning new techniques to optimize their development.
