Feel the Joy of Baby Massaging Posted By : Jennie Gandhi
February 20th, 2010Baby massage is the best way that paves a direct way to your babyÂ’s heart. This is because during the early months touch is the only language that babies understand. Your tender and calm touch makes the baby feel secure and that works as a source of communication between you and your baby. This also strengthens the bond between you and your baby, delivering countless pleasures and treasures.
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Babies are so cute that you cuddle them, kiss them, embrace them, and hold them as long as possible. In a form of touch baby massage can prove to be the best source of communication, a form that not only secures your baby but also stimulate healthy growth of your baby. When you gently rub each and every part of your baby in a rhythmic way youÂ’ll find that you have embark on a new and beautiful journey with your baby. YouÂ’ll find freshness in the air around and youÂ’ll see comfort and joy in your babyÂ’s eyes.
Baby massage is a simple way to keep the baby feel safe and secure. This imparts a complete sense of security as the baby enters a whole new world after living for long in the motherÂ’s womb. In the outside world, there are new faces, new hopes, and a completely new environment. Baby takes some time to adjust to this change of environment and under such a situation massages are a way to cocoon your baby with warmth and love.
Just try a few strokes on your bayÂ’s hands, head, and tummy, youÂ’ll find him or her in peace. You can accompany these massages with different kinds of music to stimulate all the senses of your baby and provide an even more soothing environment.
Apart from the joy baby massage delivers it also has impart some physical advantages to the baby. There is an important advantage of baby massage as well. It helps reduce the level of cortisol, a stress hormone present in the bloodstream of the baby. It also helps in relaxation of muscles, flexibility of joints, and effective blood circulation.
Babies are born with a certain set of reflexes. While massaging you also trigger some of the reflexes like moro reflex, rooting reflex, grasp reflex, and tonic neck reflex. Moro reflex works under a sudden change in position or a loud noise, rooting reflex occurs when the cheek is stroked, grasp reflex is triggered when you massage the hands of your baby, and tonic neck reflex works when your babyÂ’s head is turned to a side. All these reflexes have their own set of meanings and impart a unique language that only a mother can understand.
Baby massage along with some smiles, tickles, giggles, and loads of laughter fuse vibrancy within you and your baby and also stimulate some unseen forces that spread joy and happiness.
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