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Baby Massage
By Lucy Curran, Fri Dec 9th
Colic hurts. Any parent who has an affected child will know thatthere is almost no pain like it – the physical and vocalresponse to the problem can be highly tiring and its verydifficult to stand by and cope as a parent. It’s often tough toask – what the hell is going on inside my baby?! When theproblem arises, as it’s so common and many health visitorsexpect parents to be aware of the nature of the affliction andhow to deal with it. The fact is: NOBODY knows what colic is, itwas thought for a time to be a intestinal problem, and relatedto trapped wind, but the only thing that even the medicalprofession know about the cause of such pain is that is causesup to three hours of crying a day, for more than three or fourdays a week. Your baby isn’t alone either: 20% of children,males and females, suffer colic as infants; usually when theyare but a few months old. Apart from the application ofgripewater: a, shall we say, interestingly flavoured product;there was for many, many years no cure for this elusiveproblem…. Until now… Many parents instinctively rub theirchildren when they are in pain. We all know that, just as weneed to our limbs when we get cramp, they need physicalstimulation so that blood flow and wind movements can berighted. Baby allows for intense and structured contactwith colic afflicted babies – and has been accredited to thedissolution problem completely. Flowing from the head to thetoes, this specialist form of sees babies have full,much needed skin to skin contact with their caregiver; asoothing prospect for those
suffering pain. A particularlyencouraged technique for parents of colicky babies is thestomach massage, which sees the masseuse rub the babies belly ina gentle, circular motion beneath the rib cage, an action thatencourages the correct movement of digested food through thebody. Classes teaching baby techniques are availableworldwide, as many families have now begun to reap the benefitsof the special, quiet times allows them to spend withtheir children. The BBC recently ran an article on the enrichingquality of the exercise for mothers who have suffered frompost-natal depression and their babies, noting that the bondingprocess can be strengthened by the intimacy of massage. It hasalso been suggested that the strong bond developed naturally bythe exercise can prevent behavioural disorders later in life,and that the muscle stimulation involved can see childrensitting, and even walking much sooner. Available at the majorityof Sure Start centres in the UK, baby provides at last apositive solution for parents suffering the effects of a colickychild. Righting sleep patterns and ending infant anxiety, it isperfectly simple, and the perfect solution to a huge number ofchildhood ailments. To find out about baby courses or classes in your areasimply visit www.busylittleones.co.uk About the author:Lucy is an avid sailor and writer and has been involved in childcare for many years.
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