Massage your baby to strengthen your relationship
Massage is an ancient tradition handed down from generation to generation in many places in the world, but it’s not just that.
The hands communicate, transmit warmth, love, sweetness and care; hands are the tool through which we feed the need for contact and transmit safety and well-being.
Massage routine made me feel confident in understanding my little girl.
Stella, Cynthia’s mum
Dedicating time to your child by massaging him is nourishment for the little one, but also for the parents: during the massage, the parent establishes eye contact with his child, which allows the two to communicate; touch favors the relationship; plus the baby loves the sound of the mother’s voice, so talking to him or singing to him during the massage increases the positive sensations and helps the baby to learn verbal language.
Massage is intimacy, communication, play, pampering; it is essential for the child, but also for parents who learn to know him and feel more and more competent.
For the father it is a great tool that allows to develop the relationship, to take care of the child, to know him and learn to understand him, to feel safer in managing the newborn and to feel confident in touching him.
The sense of touch is the most developed from birth, so touching the baby by massaging him creates sensory inputs that help him get to know his body and the environment around him.
Massaging the baby before bedtime helps him fall asleep more easily because it promotes relaxation.
Sometime the massage becomes play and that’s important too, it encourage and strengthens our bond.
Stella, Cynthia’s mum
To ensure that the experience is positive, you need to create the right conditions: the room must be illuminated with soft lights, it must be warm, you must be comfortable and not in a hurry.
The massage can become part of a daily routine and be a helpful tool in the relationship with your child.
Neonatal massage and skin-to-skin contact are also particularly suitable for premature babies due to their beneficial effects.
Every day, more or less at the same time, it is nice to give your child time, making the relationship with him more and more solid, warm and stable.
Doula Alessandra – Deeply Mum