The Many Benefits of Baby Massage

Massaging a baby leads to a happier and healthy baby, fact! It is also a great way of bonding with your child and it also has benefits for the person carry out the massaging as the process is very relaxing and therapeutic. Baby massage is not new; it has been part of the daily lives for centuries of women in places like India and Africa. The good news is that it seems to be finally catching on here in the UK.

When a baby is in the womb one of the first senses the baby develops is touch. To carry this on after birth gives the baby lots of benefits. The bonding I have mentioned already is obvious but massage also offers benefits the baby in other ways. Massaging skin improves the condition of skin and also improves the blood circulation which helps to remove waste from the baby body.

Colic is tough on babies. They have a small growing digestive system so when they have milk every few hours’ colic is inevitable. You can see the pain in the eyes of a baby crying with colic and you can image what it feels like. Every mum will tell you about the how their babies suffered from colic and what they did to try to ease the babies. Colic is eased and a baby suffers far less if they are massaged regularly. It can also help with constipation and diarrhoea.

Massage also helps the nervous system as it has a calming effect for both baby and mother. Babies often get irritable and have tantrums but when a baby is regularly massages this is alleviated. When a baby is calm and happy this has a knock on effect for the rest of the family, especially the mum who is the babies 24/7 carer.

Research as shown a baby that is massaged often will have less coughs and colds than other babies. They tend to have stronger immune systems and suffer less in general with their health and they have far more flexible joints and muscles which lead to better co-ordination.

Emotional benefits from massaging help with the child as he or she grows older. Generally babies who are massaged tend to become more confident and happy later in life and suffer less with emotional and other difficulties.

Finding a massage class is easier than ever these days with the internet. You can search for your town and baby massage to see if it is available in your area. More and more classes are popping up around the country as the popularity of baby massage increases.



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