Latest news well known by parents who still have a baby. The experts say that the act of massage can help newborn babies sleep better and reduce infant crying behavior. Massage can also reduce levels of stress on the baby and makes a closer relationship between infants and their parents, they said. Of research they say that infants aged less than six months in the massage routine was also able to reduce levels of the stress hormone 'cortisol' than babies who never get a massage. They investigated the 9 kinds of massage movements are applied to the 598 infants under 6 months of age. Infants receiving massage from their parents, the parents previously trained by health professionals so that after the baby in the massage, they get effective benefits. Research findings is one of them mentioned that massage could affect the release of the sleep hormone melatonin, the hormone that the baby can have a regular sleep pattern. Another thing mentioned is the massage action intertwined with better relations between the baby and the mother. Effects of this massage is to control the action of stress hormones, so it is not surprising that proved the infants studied, has an effect like an easy sleep and relaxation.
For maximum benefit, massage the baby can not be done arbitrarily. There are ways and guidelines that must be considered. Here are ways or guidelines on infant massage.
* Facial massage to relax the facial muscles.
Press the fingers on the baby's forehead, temples, and cheeks. Use both thumbs to massage the area above the eyebrows. With gentle pressure, pull the line with the thumb of the nose to the baby's cheek. Use both thumbs to massage around the mouth, pull up baby smiling. Gently massage baby's lower jaw from the middle to the side as if to make a baby smile. Gently massage the area behind the ear to the chin.
* Massage the chest to strengthen the lungs and heart.
Put your hands in the middle of the chest and move it to the top, then to the outside of the body and back to the pit of the stomach without raising hands like heart shape. Then, from the middle of the chest, crossed massage with palms toward shoulders like a butterfly shape.
* Massage on the stomach to improve the digestive system and reduce constipation.
Repeat on the massaged the baby's stomach like pedaling a bike from the top to the bottom of the stomach. Then, lift the baby's legs and gently press knees to the stomach. Make a half months with a right hand reverse, starting from left to right clockwise. When the right hand on top, left hand under and rotates clockwise full circle like the sun.
* Massage your hands and feet to relieve tension and strengthen bones.
Hold the baby's arm with both hands like holding a softball bat. With movements such as blushing, baby hand massage from shoulder to wrist. Do a reverse movement, from the wrist to the elbow. Gently pull the baby's fingers in a circular motion. With both thumbs alternately, massage the entire surface of the palms and backs of hands baby. Use both hands to make gestures like rolling. For legs, follow the same way as hand massage techniques.
* Massage the back to strengthen the muscles that support the spine. Massage with back and forth motion using both hands along the baby's back, one hand launched from the neck up to the baby's bottom with a little pressure. Make a circular motion with your fingers, especially in the muscles next to the spine. Create massage with palms extending from neck to toe massage to end.
