The lifetime benefits of Baby Massage

There are 4 main principles of Baby Massage, and the benefits have a long term effect on your baby.

Massage can be performed all the way from birth throughout childhood and throughout our life.

Relief

Baby massage can relieve a variety of health issues for baby such as Colic, Dry skin, Teething pain and Nasal congestion.


Relaxation

Baby Massage activates Oxytocin the feel good hormone which turns into Serotonin which is the sleep inducing hormone.


Stimulating

Baby Massage boosts circulation to the tissues of the body and stimulates all babies body functions including the brain!

Bonding

Baby Massage uses touch, the release of love hormones and eye contact, singing and scent to nurture bonding between you and baby.


This is only the basics of how baby massage can help, each week we will be going more in depth with each topic with book recommendations and videos to give you an indepth knowledge of just how amazing baby massage is.

Here is a little video I had to share which talks about the benefits to baby of social and emotional intelligence which can be instigated through baby massage.


so you see baby massage is a great place to start ! 

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