Benefits of Baby Massage
Both baby and parent benefit from the natural process of touch. Baby massage offers an opportunity for parents to increase the bond between themselves and their baby.
Benefits for Baby
- Stimulates a baby's circulation which helps to deliver nutrients and oxygen around the body
- Strengthens a baby's immune system
- Soothes and comforts, helping to relieve anxiety and trauma
- Promotes relaxation and helps induce sleep
- Aids digestion and help to relieve colic and constipation
- Helps with baby's breathing
- Encourages muscular co-ordination and joint mobility
- Improves texture of the skin
- Enhances development and sensory awareness
- Gives early exposure to social interaction
Benefits to Parents/Carers
- Deepens and strengthens the relationship between a baby and its parents by encouraging bonding
- Develops confidence for parents in handling and interacting with their baby
- Cultivates feelings of comfort, trust, enjoyment and security
- Helps relieve stress in baby and parents helping them to cope more easily
- Provides a period of mutual pleasure for both baby and its parents to enjoy
