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8 Safe and Proper Ways to Massage Babies, Can Be Done at Home

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Kapanlagi.com - Did you know that massaging a baby is a very beneficial activity for the little one. Especially if the massage is done by the mother directly. This will build a bond and the baby's development will be healthier because they receive love and affection from the mother.

In addition to soothing the baby, it turns out that this can also strengthen the bond between mother and child. If the mother regularly massages the baby, it will provide many benefits such as improving digestion, reducing stomach pain, gas, and constipation in the baby, improving the immune system, making the skin texture better, and reducing the frequency of crying in the baby.

However, often parents are reluctant to do this because they are afraid that their baby will become sick. Well, you don't need to worry anymore, because there is a way to massage the baby that can be done by yourself and of course it is safe. Let's directly look at the steps.

 

1. Try Massaging Every Day

Massaging the baby is indeed necessary to keep the baby comfortable. It is good for you to be able to massage the baby every day or at least every two days. If you choose to massage in the morning, it can be beneficial for the baby's body condition to move. If you do it at night, it will help the baby sleep more soundly.

 

2. Keep Communicating with the Baby

When the baby is being massaged, the duty of the parents is to keep communicating with the baby during the massage. This is done so that the baby remains calm and relaxed during the massage. You can tell stories or sing to the little one.

 

3. How to Massage the Baby's Face

You can start massaging the baby's face. To do this, you can press with your fingers starting from the forehead towards the temples and cheeks. Then, massage the upper part of the eyebrows using your thumb and apply gentle pressure, pull a line from the nose to the cheek. After that, you can also massage around the baby's mouth.

To do this, you simply use your thumb to pull in two directions, forming a smile, and finally gently massage the lower jaw of the baby, directing it from the middle to the side so that the baby appears to smile using that movement.

 

4. How to Massage Baby's Chest

Next, you can massage the baby's chest. To do this, use both hands. Place both hands on the baby's chest and then move your hands upwards, then sideways in a circular motion back to the center to form a heart symbol. Then, you can continue by gently massaging in a cross direction using the palms of your hands towards the baby's shoulders.

 

5. How to Massage Baby's Stomach

After massaging the chest, you can directly massage the stomach. It is important to note that massaging the baby's stomach requires caution to maintain the cleanliness of the umbilical cord. Also, remember not to massage the area above the ribs or the solar plexus.

The first step in massaging the baby's stomach is to make a scooping motion towards the lower abdomen. Then, bend the baby's legs and direct them towards the stomach, and then make circular motions alternately above the stomach in a clockwise direction. Feel the gas bubbles in the baby's stomach, then push them out using a clockwise motion.

 

6. How to Massage Baby's Arms

Next, the massage is done on the arms. To do this, use a candle-like motion to massage the arms from the clothes to the wrist. Then, you can repeat this motion in the opposite direction, from the wrist to the shoulder.

In addition, another way is to gently pull the baby's fingers. You can occasionally press on the thumb and the palm and back of the hand alternately. Then, you can massage by rolling the hand towards the shoulder.

 

7. How to Massage Baby's Legs

To massage the baby, you can massage their legs. To do this, hold the foot with the palm of your hand and use a twisting motion from the baby's thigh to the ankle. Then, you can do the opposite, from the ankle to the thigh. Gently pull the toes, apply pressure to the thumb on the sole of the foot and the stiff back alternately, do it like rolling the foot towards the thigh.

 

8. How to Massage Baby's Back

Lastly, the next way to massage a baby is to massage the back area. First, you can change the baby's position to lying on their stomach. Next, move your hands back and forth on the baby's back from the base of the neck to the buttocks. Then, you can make circular motions on the muscles beside the spinal bone using the palm of your hand from the base of the neck to the bottom.

Those are a series of ways to massage a baby that you can do at home. Good luck and hopefully it's beneficial.

 

(kpl/dtm)

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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