Massaging Baby

I was told by my friends on the benefits and importance of massaging babies.

1. Improve relationship between Papa and baby (^___-)
2. Helps baby to relax and sleep better
3. It improves the baby's blood circulation
4. Stimulate the baby's growth (I guess mentally and physically)
5. Helps to relieve digestive problems
6. Helps baby to be more attentive


But it is not so easy for a guy to massage a baby compared to the wife who is more gentle. Isn't it?


All these while my best massage is when I helped him apply "ru yi you" :P the ointment for soothing baby's tummy and remove gas. 

So again... I seeked help from my teacher... Youtube!

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

Weleda

I also watched my wife massaging Elric after we bathed him.
There are 2 types of lotions and a type of oil which my wife bought and use alternatively.
1. Johnson and Johnson baby lotion
2. Gaia Moisturising lotion (contains lavendar oil)
3. Perfect Potion Beautiful Baby massage oil (contains chamomile, lavendar and mandarin)

Well... Everyone knows how Johnson and Johnson bottles looks like after watching the youtube video. :P

So here are the other 2...

Gaia was introduced to us by our 2nd confinement lady.
We used it to apply on our baby's skin whenever there were rashes and it has certainly served us well.

The Perfect Potion also contains essential oils which I am sure helps babies to sleep better.

Both products have been very useful for massaging.
The Gaia moisturising lotion gets absorbed very quickly, so you won't have to be afraid that your baby gets sticky. The beautiful baby massage oil on the other hand can cause baby to feel sticky, but the effect is very good. So for that, you can consider mixing both together when applying on to the baby's skin.

Johnson and Johnson lotion is also a good product and definitely much cheaper compared to the other two.

:P Here are some of Elric's picture after Kaye massaged him.

baby sumo... :p

I feel good...yeahhhhh...

hahaha... Elric gone rounder and rounder... :P

I have also massaged him and he seems to be happy whenever I massage his chest and tummy. *^_________^* Not so good with the hands and his feet yet. He loves to kick whenever I touch his feet.

Elric, Otousan will Gambateh in massaging you! ;)