In order for the baby to develop well and have strong immunity, you need to constantly do gymnastics and breathing exercises with it, conduct daily hygienic massage and fitball exercises. Who will massage the child is up to you. It is important to get a consultation from a pediatrician and narrow specialists in order to eliminate contraindications for massage.
Massage for children in their first year of life is a must. This procedure improves blood circulation and the work of all organs of the baby. Massage technique will be shown to mom at the clinic, so there is no need to be afraid. Mom’s hands for a little man will be much nicer and more tender. And communication between mother and child in these minutes will not replace anything.
Preventive massage for children up to a year is accompanied by quiet and pleasant music, gentle words and songs that the mother sings to her child. During classes, you can study English with a baby, shape his musical preferences and develop the ability to respond to the outside world.
First you need to determine the type of skin of the baby, a pediatrician can help you with this. It is important to choose the right oil, which would be completely absorbed into the skin of the child and not close the pores. When choosing oil, you need to pay attention to the production time, whether it is suitable for newborn children, so that it easily glides on the baby's skin and does not cause an allergic reaction.
The basic rules of massage
1.Massage is carried out after 1-1.5 hours after feeding
2. After a massage, you can go for a walk after half an hour
3. Duration depends on the age of the child, from 5 to 20 minutes
4. Be sure to consider the mood of the baby. In case of vagaries, crying, you should abandon the procedure and try to establish the reason for the negative attitude to massage
5. Before the procedure, remove all jewelry, wash and warm your hands, cut short nails so as not to injure the delicate skin of the child
6. If the baby’s skin is oily, use powder or talcum powder. For normal to dry skin use special baby oils
7. Massage for children up to a year always begins with the head, neck and face
8. Massaging hand movements are light, clockwise, without pressure
9. The room should be ventilated
10. The temperature in it is maintained within 21-23 degrees
11. Massage on a hard surface
12. It is not recommended to do massage before bedtime.
13. Never leave your baby alone for a second to avoid injuries.
Massage for children 2 months begins with stroking the whole body. All movements are directed from the hands to the shoulder, from the foot to the thigh. They should be smooth, not capture the joint, sharp movements and pressure are not allowed. Baby preventative massage techniques include stroking, rubbing, kneading and vibration.
New items are introduced gradually. Stroking relaxes the baby’s muscles, it calms down. If the child remains tense, naughty, it means that you are doing something wrong, or he got sick. With age, the child is stroked at the beginning of classes and ends with a massage, as well as after rubbing and other technical movements.
Rubbing is carried out after three months and is performed with a thumb pad. It is important to pay attention so that the baby's skin does not stretch. Kneading is done more energetically, but gently, slightly pinching the skin of the child. Vibration consists in tapping the palm of the hand with the edge and tapping the fingertips on the back and chest.
Mom conducts all movements in a certain sequence. First, legs, then arms, stomach and chest. Then the child is turned on his stomach and massaged his back and buttocks. Finish the massage of the back surface of the legs and feet. During the massage, bypass the area of the liver, you can not tap in the area of the kidneys, touch the genitals and eye area.
Massage for children up to a year is contraindicated:
- at high temperature
- with pustules and inflammation of the skin of the child,
- with damage to the subcutaneous tissue and lymph nodes (eczema, phlegmon, lymphadenitis),
- with severe rickets,
- with bone tuberculosis ,
- with congenital heart disease,
- with hernias that may be infringed,
- in severe diseases accompanied by brittle bones.
Massage for children up to a year is an excellent hardening factor, therefore it is performed when the child is absolutely naked. If the room is cool, it is advisable to cover the baby with a warm diaper, and leave only the part of the body that is being massaged naked. Usually children love massage. The older the child becomes, the more actively he begins to “help” mom.