Best baby massage Tips
Babies grow very rapidly. Ayurvedic remedies, when integrated into the daily routine, improve the health and development of the baby, and in the long run are of tremendous help to the growing child. Some recommended Ayurvedic remedies, also part of traditional curative methods to encourage excellent development in the child, are as follows.
Every morning before bath, the baby should be massaged gently (it is called Abhyang in sanskrit) with herbal oils, such as Santulan Abhyang (Coconut) Oil. Applying pressure to the baby’s body or rubbing its skin forcefully could cause injury. Try and apply the oil as if you’re playing with the baby lovingly and with care. The baby will enjoy the experience, and cooperate connpletely! The traditional and easiest position in which oil can be applied to the baby is shown in the picture above. The baby is to be massaged gently while placed on the legs extended out in front of you. If this position is not possible, the baby may be placed on a soft sheet laid on the floor.
How To Massage The Baby?
Begin with applying oil to the fontanel. Apply as much oil here as gets absorbed. Then put two to three drops of oil in the baby’s navel and two to three drops in each ear. The massage
should be done from the legs upwards; the direction of movement is from the soles to the feet and then the thighs. Massage strokes should generally be from the lower part of the body to the upper. Similarly, the palms, backs of the hands, then the arms should be massaged in this sequence. A similar upward movement is to be followed on the back, from the sacrum to the neck. On the abdomen, the strokes of the massage should be in a circular clockwise movement from the right to the left side. The massage oil should be lukewarm, especially in the rainy season and in winter. Give the baby a bath about 1/2 an hour after the massage.
Regularly massaging the baby will strengthen its bones and muscles. The baby’s skin will become softer and will glow a lot more. Massage will also ensure adequate and normal physical growth for the baby, and will improve resistance to disease and will also boost the baby’s immune system. A second application of oil in the evening will ensure sound sleep for the baby during the night.
It is advisable to continue giving the baby regular massages until the age of two. It should be a definite daily activity for the baby during the first eight to nine months, and subsequently the child can be given a massage once or twice a week up to the age of five.
Best Baby Massage powder : The water used to bathe the baby should be neither too hot nor too cold. As the baby’s skin is extremely sensitive, susceptible and tender, the use of a bathing powders such as Santulan Baby Massage Powder, instead of soap, is recommended. Some of the main ingredients of such powders are sandalwood, anantmool and turmeric, with chickpea or masur flour Santulan Baby Massage Powder should be mixed with fresh milk or cream to make a paste. Use this paste instead of soap while bathing the baby.
Every morning before bath, the baby should be massaged gently (it is called Abhyang in sanskrit) with herbal oils, such as Santulan Abhyang (Coconut) Oil. Applying pressure to the baby’s body or rubbing its skin forcefully could cause injury. Try and apply the oil as if you’re playing with the baby lovingly and with care. The baby will enjoy the experience, and cooperate connpletely! The traditional and easiest position in which oil can be applied to the baby is shown in the picture above. The baby is to be massaged gently while placed on the legs extended out in front of you. If this position is not possible, the baby may be placed on a soft sheet laid on the floor.
How To Massage The Baby?
Begin with applying oil to the fontanel. Apply as much oil here as gets absorbed. Then put two to three drops of oil in the baby’s navel and two to three drops in each ear. The massage
should be done from the legs upwards; the direction of movement is from the soles to the feet and then the thighs. Massage strokes should generally be from the lower part of the body to the upper. Similarly, the palms, backs of the hands, then the arms should be massaged in this sequence. A similar upward movement is to be followed on the back, from the sacrum to the neck. On the abdomen, the strokes of the massage should be in a circular clockwise movement from the right to the left side. The massage oil should be lukewarm, especially in the rainy season and in winter. Give the baby a bath about 1/2 an hour after the massage.
Regularly massaging the baby will strengthen its bones and muscles. The baby’s skin will become softer and will glow a lot more. Massage will also ensure adequate and normal physical growth for the baby, and will improve resistance to disease and will also boost the baby’s immune system. A second application of oil in the evening will ensure sound sleep for the baby during the night.
It is advisable to continue giving the baby regular massages until the age of two. It should be a definite daily activity for the baby during the first eight to nine months, and subsequently the child can be given a massage once or twice a week up to the age of five.
Best Baby Massage powder : The water used to bathe the baby should be neither too hot nor too cold. As the baby’s skin is extremely sensitive, susceptible and tender, the use of a bathing powders such as Santulan Baby Massage Powder, instead of soap, is recommended. Some of the main ingredients of such powders are sandalwood, anantmool and turmeric, with chickpea or masur flour Santulan Baby Massage Powder should be mixed with fresh milk or cream to make a paste. Use this paste instead of soap while bathing the baby.
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