Infant Massage Episode 2
Channel: EarlyON - Lumenus
Date: 2021-03-18

Infant Massage is a lovely program for parents and caregivers to express love and fun way to connect and interact with their babies. Giving your baby a regular message is good for baby’s emotional well being. Infant Massage promotes a secure attachment, improves digestive system, sleep pattern, circulation, reduces crying and symptoms of colic/fussiness and helps relieve gas, constipation, teething, growing pain and muscle tension.

Facilitator: Balbir 

Content: Massage Stroke - Stomach and Chest (Information is taken from International Association of Infant Massage [IAIM] )

                                                           Massage Strokes
Stomach
1) Water wheel
a) Legs Down
b) Legs up
2) Thumbs to sides
3) Sun Moon
4) “I Love You”
5) Walking

Chest
1) Open book
2) Butterfly
3) Integration Stroke

Materials required: Edible oil/natural fruit or vegetable oil, yoga mat/soft blanket/towel

Music: Gymnopedie NO.2 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100786
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
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