Benefits of infant massage
Having a happy healthy baby is what every parent wishes for. Research on infant massage has shown the following positive ways babies respond to regular massages.
The benefits for babies;
- Helps baby relax and release tension
- Improves sleep patterns
- Aids muscle coordination
- Improves digestion and relieves constipation and gas/wind
- Improves sleep
- Reduces the symptoms of colic
- Develops baby’s self-esteem
- Promotes bonding and attachment
- Strengthens communication and social skills
The benefits to parents
- Develops awareness of baby’s behavioral states
- Practice listening to baby’s subtle communication signals or ‘cues’
- Increased feelings of competence and confidence in parenting
- Relaxes parents by the release of the nurturing hormone prolactin