Mom's touch always pleases the baby. It is very simple to perform massage, and most importantly, it will bring you very close to the baby. Choose a convenient time and place for this procedure and repeat the massage complex every day.
What you need for a massage
First, prepare a place where you will massage your baby. If the floor in your room is not carpeted, use a blanket or pillow as a seat, and for the child, lay a folded blanket, covering it with a soft towel.
The massage should be done when both you and the baby are in a good mood, otherwise it will be beneficial.
The kid will be uncomfortable lying on a hard one, especially if he has not yet learned to hold his head and may hit it. If your room has a carpet on the floor, use a large, folded towel as a backing. Carefully check that there are no drafts. To massage the baby, it is better to use a fat baby cream. it should be squeezed into a flat dish so that it is convenient for you to take it during the procedure. If you wish, you can turn on quiet, calm music.
Before starting the massage
Wash your hands and make sure they are not cold. Remove all jewelry from your hands to avoid scratching your baby's skin. It is better to feed the baby an hour before the massage and keep a pacifier nearby for the duration of the massage. Observe the baby when he is awake and fed, then massage should be started. At the age of two months, children are not much awake, so a ten-minute procedure will be enough for a start. Undress your baby, leaving him in the diaper so that nothing would distract you from contact.
Correct massage techniques
Intersperse the massage with lots of hugs and kisses, talk and sing to your baby.
When you massage your baby, your hands should be open and relaxed, and you should touch the baby's skin with your fingers and palms. Keep your hands on the baby's skin as long as possible, and if you take a break to take cream or for some other reason, do not take your other hand off the baby. At first, you should master the following techniques:
Stroking - transferring the weight of your entire relaxed hand across the surface of your child's body.
Rubbing - gently pressing and moving the weight of the hand back and forth along the body, legs or arms of the child.
Continuous stroking with a change of hands - the movement begins with one hand, and upon completion, the same movement is performed with the other hand.
Massage complex for a two-month-old baby
Start stroking your feet: gently massage your feet, paying attention to each toe. Then go to the knees: stroke the kneecaps clockwise. Hand stroking is carried out from the baby's hand to the shoulder along the inner and outer sides. Breast massage - stroking with the pads of the fingers of the left hand and right hand, stroking around the nipples clockwise. Abdominal massage - stroking the belly of the crumbs with smooth circular motions, you can pat a little on the tummy. Stroking the back from the buttocks to the head with the back of the hand, from the head to the buttocks with the palm side of the hand. You can repeat this procedure 5 times.
