10 Steps To Massize Babies, Can Be Bonding Activities For Mothers And Children

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JAKARTA - The touch of parents can radiate energy to children and it can be applied in massaging babies. Doctor Yudhi Gejali, a pediatric acupuncture activist, told ANTARA to give tips and ten steps in massaging babies that ideally should be done after bathing.

Before massaging, clean and warm your hands with telon oil first, or if possible those with calming aromatherapy and relieve anxiety such as lavender. Make sure your nails are short so as not to injure your child's skin.

First, swab the chest from the center to the outside while making eye contact with the baby. Check it out from the heart with love.

Second, absorption of the stomach surrounds the navel in the direction of a clocked needle. Turning your hands around the baby's navel. This movement can help improve the child's digestion. On the other hand, when the child is in diarrhea, the movement must be opposite to the clockwise.

Third, swab the arms and legs from top to bottom. The movement must be in the same direction, do not rub back and forth from top down and vice versa. The movement must be in a gentle direction, from the shoulder to the bottom of the body, from the thigh to the leg.

Fourth, soft massage at the center of the middle leg that makes the baby calm. When a person feels emotional, sometimes the emotion peaks upwards, so there needs to be a gentle massage at the center of the middle leg.

Fifth, gently massage the dot between the eyebrows and the top of the head slowly. Be careful not to hit your eyes.

Sixth, the soft swab of the two eyebrows from the base to the outside, massage from the base of the eyebrows to the outside in a direction.

Seventh, soft massage or mild type of an equal point behind both ears. This can help relieve insomnia complaints in adults. This point will trigger yawning and drowsiness reflexs, but can't be done by yourself, it has to be done by others.

Next, gentle massage between the shoulders of the baby, especially if they are just starting to creep. Because, when learning to crawl sometimes the child's shoulder area becomes tense and that can cause fussy.

The ninth step, swab along the spine in the back area, from top to bottom with a rectified movement. This absorption can stimulate the central nervous system in the spine, make the child more relaxed and stimulate growth and development, sensory and motor.

The final step is to wipe the baby's body with a dry soft towel if there is still excess oil left over, make sure the child is not cold or there is skin affected by irritation.