Massage is a lovely way for you to express your love and care for your baby. It can soothe your baby and help her to sleep. You and your partner may find it relaxing too!
Baby massage is gentle, rhythmic stroking of your baby's body with your hands. As part of your massage routine, you can also gently manipulate your baby's ankles, wrists and fingers.
The soothing strokes of your hands stimulate the production of the feel-good hormone oxytocin in you, your baby and even your partner if he's watching. Oxytocin is the hormone that gives you that warm, loving feeling when you hold your baby close or breastfeed her.
What are the benefits of baby massage?
There are lots of ways baby massage can benefit not just your baby, but you and your partner as well. Massage can be particularly good for premature babies (Field et al 2010, Vickers et al 2004), helping them to grow and thrive. But massage is good for full-term babies too. In fact, all small children can benefit from massage.
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