Infant Massage
Why infant massage?
Benefits:
- Promotes bonding between parent and child
- Helps infant deal with the trauma of birth
- Physical touch help nurture a child's development
- Massage can help calm colicky baby and improve sleep
- & more!
- Most of all BE PATIENT. Learn to communicate with your child. They may not always be receptive to massage, but treasure the moments of progress and improvement you do make together!
You might find the following sources helpful:
Ms. Chew is affiliated with Crestwood Hospital, CHM and Orthopedic Massage Associates performing post-natal massages on new mothers and newborns. The program begins February 1, 2008 and is also instructional in nature so the parents can continue the massage program once they take their newborn home.