baby massage tips and techniques
surinavneet posted on Sat, 12/24/2011 - 14:05
Hello all,
can anyone give some tips and techniques on baby massage. Like the posture, frequency, oils, etc. My daughter is little weak. I think she needs massage so that she can become little stronger.
The best way to massage a baby is to put her on your lap. Another thing I would suggest is always start the massage from the legs. Olive oil is the best oil to use for massage.
You can use any vegetable based oil.
Do not try a massage just before or after meals or when your baby needs a nap.
Do not put oil in naval, penis and nose as suggested by many elderly as this may cause infection. I remember doing so for my son and he got infection in his penis. He did suffer for a month because of that so will suggest you to not do that.
Very true.
My daughter did get some infection in ear because of putting oil.
You can refer to
http://www.babymomstreet.com/disc/babies-kids/health-vaccination-safety/...
for the oil that can be used for massage.
I got good inputs from ladies here.
Thank you all.
buggybun summarized reason for caution on my side. I do not want to do something that harms instead of helping. But I also understand the advantage of massage. In fact many americans want to have their kid go through indian massage exercise. Most common benefit that i hear is that it helps strengthen the bones of children.
Thank you lsmani for the links on the oils.
Are there any special oil that i should use in cold weather?
buggybun summarized reason for caution on my side. I do not want to do something that harms instead of helping. But I also understand the advantage of massage. In fact many americans want to have their kid go through indian massage exercise. Most common benefit that i hear is that it helps strengthen the bones of children.
Thank you lsmani for the links on the oils.
Are there any special oil that i should use in cold weather?
Mustard oil is good for winter.