Baby massage is not only a bridge of emotional communication between parents and babies, but also beneficial to the baby's health. Baby massage can help babies speed up metabolism and relieve muscle tension. By stimulating the baby's skin, the body produces more hormones, promotes the digestion, absorption and excretion of food, and accelerates weight gain. Massage activates the muscles of the baby's whole body, making the limbs grow stronger and healthier. Massage can also help your baby sleep and reduce restlessness.
There are many benefits of baby massage
weight gain
Stimulation through massage on the skin can increase the activity of the vagus nerve, causing the body to produce more hormones and insulin, which is helpful for food absorption, so massage can make the baby gain weight.
relieve irritability
Massage can lower certain stress hormones (ACTH) and increase resistance. When a baby cries, the body produces stress hormones, which weaken the immune system. Massage can reduce the baby's stress hormone (ACTH), restore immunity, and relax.
soothe emotions
Massage can promote the baby's EQ development, so mothers can use touch to stabilize the baby's emotions. After a New York hospital implemented a daily hug and touch rule, the mortality rate of infants under the age of one fell from 30% to 10%. If the baby has not been hugged or touched for 3 months, the emotional development will appear to be irritable.
relieve pain
Massage can relieve pain, which can be observed from the baby's reaction. A crying, uncomfortable baby can be calmed down with massage. For example, chest massage can improve breathing, and abdominal massage can eliminate flatulence.
fall asleep peacefully
A study showed that most babies who received massage fell asleep peacefully, cried less, and had a significant reduction in restlessness.
Enhance parent-child relationship
Massage can let the baby feel the mother's love and patience. Under the loving care, the baby will feel valued and increase the child's self-confidence in the future. Since the mother will definitely watch the baby when massaging, the baby will feel the maternal love in the eyes of the mother, and can also use this to observe whether the baby's visual movement response is normal.
Observe the physical condition of the child
During the massage, the baby's body is mostly naked, so it is recommended that the mother can observe the baby's physical condition during the massage. See if the baby's body is symmetrical on both sides, how he reacts when moving the baby, or whether there is torticollis on the head, whether the hands are swinging in the same way, it is best to talk to the baby while massaging, not only can increase the interaction between parents and children, You can also observe the baby's reaction and whether there is a hearing problem.
Let the baby be familiar with the names of various parts of the body
When the mother is massaging the baby, she can name the parts of the body while massaging, for example: this is the little hand, this is the little foot, etc., so that the baby is gradually familiar with these parts.
