Massaging your baby can be a wonderful way to bond and provide soothing comfort, whether you choose to do it before or after a bath. Here are the details to consider for both options: Massage Before Bath: Massage After Bath: Considerations for Both Options: Ultimately, whether you choose to massage your baby before or after
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Baby massages are considered beneficial for infants primarily because they have the potential to enhance bonding between the caregiver and the baby, promote relaxation, and possibly aid in certain aspects of physical development. Here’s a detailed look at the importance of baby massages and considerations regarding their duration: Importance of Baby Massages: Duration and Age
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It never ceases to amaze me about all the ways massage is beneficial for baby. I’m learning about new benefits all the time. This topic is one, for example. Did you know about healing your baby’s eczema with massage? What is Eczema? Eczema is an inflammatory skin condition that causes dry skin, rashes, scaly patches,
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It was the day after I had given birth and I was enjoying the postpartum home visits by my birth team, as I lay in bed resting. My midwife was inspecting my newborn and said “she has a tongue tie”. You might want to have her checked out”. “Tongue what?”, I thought. Here’s our story
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The topic of pediatric mental health has been garnering attention and with good reason and I’m discussing the correlation between pediatric mental health and massage. Stress and anxiety and mood and behavioral disorders have been growing at an alarming rate. We can point to reasons such as a global pandemic, social media for older kids,
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Ear infections are incredibly common in kids from infancy to grade school. Ear infections in baby are the most common reasons parents bring their child to the doctor. I want to share my experience and that of my daughter to provide additional information to this common issue. How Common Is It? A whopping 83% of children
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In my last post, I referred to the roots of belly binding. Malay culture is thought to have influence from Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine so we know it is a beautiful coming together of some amazingly effective indigenous practices. However, they also practice belly binding in Russia, Africa, and in Latin cultures, sometimes known
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Belly binding in postpartum is an ancient technique, like infant massage, dating back thousands of years, to support the birthing mom’s postpartum recovery. I only learned about this powerful practice in recent years and became certified recently. Wow, I wish I had known about it for both my postpartum experiences! It is one of many
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Did you know massage can help with infant reflux? It didn’t occur to me until I was steeped in the experience with my daughter. Is it Allergies or Reflux? It was the spring of 2016 and my first born was one year old and was throwing up almost every day. In January, we learned that
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Imagine this. You wake up in the morning and there is someone around to cook breakfast for your kiddos and help them get ready for school. Then, someone else takes them to school and picks them up. Someone shares extracurricular activities with them after school, helps make dinner, helps with homework and chores, and so
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