Gentle Touch, Big Relief: Baby Massage for Constipation Baby massage is a natural, nurturing way to support your baby’s digestive health, especially during bouts of constipation. Through gentle, purposeful movements, you can help relieve discomfort and promote regular bowel movements in a safe and soothing manner. 1. Stimulates the Digestive System Using gentle circular motions […]
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Choosing the Best Oil for Your Newborn’s Delicate Skin When it comes to caring for your newborn’s sensitive skin, selecting the right baby oil is essential. Look for oils that are natural, gentle, hypoallergenic and suitable for delicate skin. Below are five of the best oils for newborns that are commonly recommended by healthcare professionals and
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Baby massage is a wonderful activity that helps to grow trust between you and your baby. But when should you start to massage your little one and when is it the appropriate time for infant massage? In this article, we will talk about the signs your baby gives you that you should follow before and
How and why Baby Massage works? ♡Massage helps in a number of ways. ♡It helps to eliminate wind from baby’s body. ♡It can help to produce ‘feel good hormones’ helping baby to relax and reducing the level of stress hormones in the body. ♡It can help to mature the digestive tract and nervous systems by
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In today’s blog, we share a guide on the practice of baby massage. Remember to use lots of oil to nourish the skin. Do each stroke about six times. Face To relax the face, use your thumbs to gently stroke from the centre of baby’s forehead to the sides of the forehead. To help with
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One of the great benefits of being in nature is that it stimulates our senses. For babies, this is an incredible experience as so many things are unknown and exciting to discover. As adults, we can forget to slow down and connect with our senses. This is how we literally make sense of the world
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Working with babies with colic or unsettled babies with colic or baby’s prone to overstimulation may appear tense, difficult to console and cry excessively. It is important to reassure parents that in the majority of cases this is a temporary situation that subsides as the baby develops. Our Colic Massage Workshop or Soothe, Settle and
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Massage can bring relief to a number of conditions suffered by babies which can cause them to be uncomfortable during the first months of life and beyond. Relief from colic and wind is an important benefit of baby massage. Massage helps to tone the digestive tract, expel wind from the body, break down large air
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Most babies enjoy having their legs massaged and therefore it is a good place to start the routine. Babies seem to feel relaxed having their legs touched because it is a non-threatening area that is touched regularly because of nappy changing and washing. Babies feet and toes are also very sensitive and foot massage usually
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What is reflexology? A system of touch pressure/massage used to relieve tension and treat illness, based on the theory that there are reflex points on the feet, hands, and head linked to every part of the body. How can it help babies? Babies can be very responsive to reflexology. In a nutshell, reflexology rests on
The stomach can be quite a sensitive area to massage. Massaging the tummy can aid the passage of any trapped air bubbles in your baby’s tummy and intestines towards the bowel. Tummy massage can have huge benefits for babies that suffer from excessive or trapped wind or constipation as massage supports the movement of their
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Permission It is important to ask a baby’s permission before starting to massage. Babies should be shown the same respect for their bodies and personal space as adults. This is important as a baby may not always want a massage and therefore will not enjoy it. An unwanted massage could cause the baby to
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