Touch and the Importance of Massage

Touch is the first sense to develop in utero. A baby's sense of touch, also know as the tactile system, is fully developed when they are born.  We can use massage to help promote and provide for our first interactions with our newborn babies.  Massage can help to stimulate your baby, and facilitate relaxation and relief.  Massage will help to foster your special bond with your child. It will allow for quality 1:1 interaction with your baby. You will feel good knowing you are providing your baby with healthy loving touch that will allow your baby to learn about her body.  Massage stimulates the body in many ways such as blood flow, digestion, body awareness, and facilitates a state of calm in your baby. Massage can relieve colic and gas.  Massage can help promote sleep patterns. Massage can help teach your baby to self calm also known as self regulation.  Massage reduces stress hormones and increases the bodies anti stress hormones.  You will grow to love and look forward to the time you spend massaging your baby. Slow steady long and strong but comfortable strokes on your baby's arms legs and back with carefully selected unscented massage oil is a good start while massaging your
baby.  To learn more about infant massage look for infant massage classes in your area.

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