To strengthen the immune and nervous systems, improve digestion and metabolic processes in the newborn's body, you can make him a relaxing massage.
It is a complex of stroking and rubbing movements on the pens, fingers, feet, tummy, back, which each mother can perform independently.
The technique of performing a relaxing massage infants
Relaxing massage will bring the baby joy and benefit, if the mother will follow the following recommendations:
- most often the procedure is assigned to children aged 4 to 12 months;
- it is important to choose the optimal time for the massage (45 minutes before or after feeding, immediately after bathing);
- for the beginning the duration of the procedure should not be more than 3 minutes, in time it can be increased to 20 minutes;
- it is recommended to do the massage 1-2 times a day at the same time;
- during the process, you need to talk with the child, tell poems or sing songs, you can also include soft relaxing music;
- Before the procedure, it is necessary to ventilate the room and wash your hands thoroughly;
- It should not be allowed to cause pain and discomfort to the child, so it is necessary to closely monitor the child's reaction;
- if the crumb begins to cry and be capricious, it is best to stop the procedure;
- to achieve maximum effect, you can buy a special cream or oil for massage, however, it is worth considering that such products can cause allergies , so before using it is better to make sure of its safety.
Massage for infants with hypertension
Some experts argue that a relaxing massage can be useful for a baby already in the first month of life, especially in cases where the baby is clearly expressed hypertonia .
Hypertonus - this is a very common phenomenon among newborns, which is due to the prolonged stay of the baby in the embryo position. Accordingly, all muscle groups of the child after birth are in tension and only gradually learn to relax.
Daily relaxing massage of the legs in the infants with hypertension of the limbs will allow as soon as possible to bring muscle tone back to normal, and will also contribute to the development of the motor system.
Each mother is able to do her own a relaxing massage.
| Massage with the foot. With warm hands with a drop of oil, gently stroke the foot from the heel to the fingers. | Go to strokes along the entire leg from the ankle to the thigh. Bring the hand to the hip, massage it in a circular motion. Do the same with the other leg. | Gently massage the shoulders, then move them several times from the shoulders to the chest and move to the hands - massage down to the wrists. |
| Stroke the tummy in a circular motion around the navel in a clockwise direction with light pressure. | Point finger fingertips massage the baby's face, starting from the middle of the forehead and ending with the corners of the mouth. | Turn the baby over the tummy and with both hands, stroke the back of the neck, then slide over the buttocks and legs. Make several such movements. |