ARE YOU A HANDS-ON MOTHER/FATHER? HOW A MASSAGE AT BEDTIME CAN HELP NEWBORN BABIES GROW AND SLEEP.
Massageing newborn babies makes them grow faster and helps them sleep better, research shows.
Experts say that mothers and fathers who use massage as part of their daily care routine can expect happier, healthier children. Researcher has found that stroking and rubbing a baby's skin with moderate pressure enough to indent the skin slightly has a wide range of benifits.
Weight gain is a key indicator of early development, with heavier babies tending to show superior mental progress and being more robust in staving off infections. Babies who sleep better are also more likely to feed at the correct times and are less likely to be irritable.
In a study, the mothers of 96 full-term newborns were taught to massage their babies with moderate pressure, or simply to caress their skin in stroking motions with no pressure, once a day before bedtime.
After a month, the massaged babies had gained 2.5lb on average compared to 2lb in those who were simply stroked. They had also grown by 1.2in in length twice as much as the other and their head circumference, another common measure of early growth, had increased by a greater degree on average. Massaged babies were also less likely to show signs of excitability and depression.
So massageing your baby has so many benifits, not only for the baby, but for you the parent, it will bring a sence of peace into your home, so why not give it a try.
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Benifits of Massage, Positions For Massage, Contra Indications, Mediums To Use, Health & Hygiene,
When To Massage, Touch, Baby Body & Facial Communication, Reaction To Massage, Growth & Development,
Adapting massage different ages, Special needs, Ages guidelines, Treating Specific Conditions,
Infant Stress Indicators, Infant Behavioural States, Full Massage Routine.
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