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Baby Massage



Massage is one alternative treatment that has recognized its effectiveness for a particular disease therapy or just keeping in shape. Not only in adults, this therapy can be done on the baby.

Newborn baby in desperate need of warmth and a touch of the closest people, especially the touch of his mother's hand. Baby massage is one way for a mother to express her love to the baby.

Baby massage is recommended for infants born prematurely. In his research on infant massage premature performed 3 times each for 15 minutes. Massage was performed for 10 days while in the incubator. The results quite surprising, when compared to other premature infants who are not
massage, a massage premature infants showed increased body weight by 47%. Not only that, premature babies who were given a massage will be faster home from the hospital,

baby massage should be performed when aged over 1 month, considering the baby's skin yet perfectly formed. Also mentally, emotionally and even babies are more stable.

supporting facilities to keep in mind when performing activities such as child massage using essential oils according to the needs of children, the room temperature, a blanket (especially as baby massage), the music, situation and mood. Some examples of essential oils are good for kids is sweet almond, eucalyptus smithii, roman chamomile, and Mandarine.

Based on the research T. Field & Scafidi of the University of Miami, USA, touch therapy (massage) can provide a positive physical effect, such as infant weight gain and increased breast milk production (ASI). Have observed changes in body weight after 20 premature infants received regular massage. Babies gain weight from 20 to 47% per day after a massage 3 x 15 minutes for 10 days. While infants aged 1 - 3 months a 15-minute massage twice a week for six weeks of weight gain higher than the group of infants who are not massaged.
This is due to the massaged babies have elevated levels of enzymes and insulin absorption so that absorption of nutrients even better. As a result the baby becomes hungry faster and therefore more frequently thereby increasing breast milk production. Rene Spitz, a pediatrician and a psychiatrist from America, reported that many babies get touches, particularly from the mother, hospitalismus rarely have symptoms such as middle ear inflammation, measles, intestinal disorders, etc.. Massage therapy 30 minutes per day can reduce depression and anxiety. Increased quiet sleep.

The purpose other baby massage is to improve the health status of infants, improve comfort, and enhance bonding between mother and child. But keep in mind, this therapy can be performed only in infants whose age is more than 6 months, babies are not in a state of diarrhea and an interval with meals or not in a state of benefits that can kenyang.Banyak felt both by you and when do sikecil baby massage , among others:

Massage Benefits
. Generally, babies who received massage on a regular basis will be more relaxed and calm.
. With the circulation of blood and oxygen to create smooth automatic immune baby better.
. Creating a healthy baby skin,
. Because weight raises the baby will eat more,.
. Was reduced so that the baby's crying habit will become more active.
. Easy to make babies sleep,
. Reduce stress hormone levels of infant,
. Helping your baby is easy to defecate (abdominal massage).
. Massage is very good for the baby to prevent colic.
. Coaching sensitivity
. Build the interaction between mother and baby
. Creating a close bond between you and the baby through eye contact
. Make you and your baby closely acquainted with each other, good addition to the physical baby, massage is also very emotional influence, because activity will establish massage bonding between child and parent. "The main element is a touch of baby massage (touch), not pressure (pressure),". Therefore, except by specialist therapists, infant massage is best done by mothers or fathers

Preparation massage:
. Washing hands with soap
. Choose the appropriate time where the child was in a state of calm. Half an hour after your baby is eating the recommended time.
. Make sure the room temperature is warm enough. Open all your baby clothes, cover his body with a blanket if the weather is rather cold or damp.
. Lay your baby a soft surface so that they would feel comfortable
. Even better if you use a special cream or baby oil baby massage so you feel more comfortable for your baby.
. Basically, the movement started baby massage from head to toe. Start with a gentle motion and warmth of the head, face. back, arms, stomach, and legs.
. Make sure you make eye contact with your baby during massage. Thus their senses will be more stimulated. Also eye contact can also enhance the visual and tactical communications between you and the baby. Do not forget to ask to speak to them get to know her mother's voice.
. When massaging your baby's movements should be soft and flexible and regularly.
. If your baby looks like to change the position berbaringnya, let alone, do not force him on in one position.
Massage techniques
. Close your eyes and press your eyelids. The pressure you can use when massaging baby.
In a small body parts using your index finger, instead use the palm of his hand on the parts of the body.
. "Little strokes" is a massage technique to touch your baby's skin gently.
. "Massage" is a gentle movement of the muscles under the skin

Method of implementation:
. Massage face:
Put the second finger on his chin and pulling towards the top
Put the second finger on the forehead and then pull to the side. Repeat 10x

. Chest massage
Put your hands on the baby's chest, then play like a butterfly. (Open palm to the middle of the baby's chest, then slide it diagonally to the upper right, then back to center, top left, back to the middle. Bottom left, back to the middle , bottom right, back to the middle.)
Repeat 10x

. Abdominal massage
Massage I Love U. Use 2 or 3 fingers, which form letter from the baby's ILU. When the positions we form letter I - L - U inverted. The following stages massage:
Sort of a baby left under the ribs to the bottom (letter I)
Sort cross from right to left baby baby, then down to the bottom (L)
Sort of right under the baby, up to the right of the baby, the curved shape of U and down again to the left of the baby. All the movement ended in the left abdomen baby.

. Massage your back
Lay hands on the back of the hand turns klanan proceed by the left hand (alternating).
Repeat 10 x

. Massage arm
Hand sorted towards the lower and upper
Massage hands with the direction of rolling with two hands

. Thighs and calves
Hold your baby's thighs with both hands. Play from the inside out, moving down towards the calf. Back to the top with the same movement. Massage the baby's legs with rolled up with two hands

. Foot soles
Massage your foot from the heel to the toes. Squeeze my fingers one by one. Massage your foot, from ankle to the toes.

Massage techniques are not too important, what matters is the frequency of routine massage, and skin contact with baby's mother. Infant massage is different to massage your baby in Indonesia, which is more like a series because of the energy released and the pressure greater. Massage is meant here is more to just wipe the movement, which carried out routinely.

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