Premature babies are often "forced" to be born around 38 weeks and before. Because of premature birth, babies often have health problems, often with developmental delay or malnutrition. With proper massage, baby's growth momentum will gradually be improved and better.
Properly massage premature babies will follow the momentum of better development
1 / Baby's pose
-Baby can lie on their stomach or on their side, as long as the position makes the baby most comfortable.
-Mother can also let the baby lie on his back, but the baby's shoulders, hips, pillows, feet need to be supported.
- Prepare herbal essential oils, gentle with baby's delicate skin to use during massage. Absolutely do not use wind oil or hot oil to apply on premature babies.
Baby skin care Unlike the saying "as smooth as a baby's skin", in fact, babies' skin is often dry and less smooth. Therefore, parents need to pay attention to some special points when caring for the baby's skin
2 / How to massage premature babies
The front of the body
- Gently swipe the baby's forehead, starting from the middle, gently stroking the temples with two thumbs.
-Continue to stroke and gently rub the baby's cheeks, then rub from cheeks to chin. Use the thumb to gently stroke through the eyebrows, from eyebrows down under the eyes.
-Massage gently circle the baby's chest, then stroked down the arms.
- Continue to the abdomen, use both hands to massage the circle clockwise around the navel. Gently rub the baby's upper chest back.
-Massage turn each newborn baby's arms length from shoulder to hand. Gently squeeze baby's arm from shoulder to wrist.
-Gently squeeze each hand, then rotate each finger one by one.
-Repeat the same upper massage for the baby's legs, this way helps blood flow more easily.
The back of the body
-Put the baby on his stomach, gently stroke the baby's back with his hand. Rub round from shoulder blades to arms.
-Mother used palms to massage slowly all over shoulder, down to buttocks, thighs, calves.
-Hand hands turn along the baby's spine, starting from the neck bone down. Continue to slide gently down the legs, gently bend the baby's knees and gently massage the feet.
- Use your fingers to gently press, massage around the bones of the child's ankle.
-Massage the baby's heel, use the thumb to massage up the soles of the feet.
Do the same with your baby's fingers, then rotate each finger in turn. Gently hold the baby's feet in both hands for a few seconds, then let the baby lie on his back normally.
3 / What should mothers note when massaging premature babies?
- Sing softly or play soothing music to make the baby feel more comfortable with the mother massage.
- Absolutely no fast, strong massage. Instead, the mother needs to be gentle and gentle to cuddle and pat the baby's fragile body.
-Do not massage the head.
- Stop the massage if the child pulls the machine, grimaces, cries, peeing and appears uncomfortable, unwilling to cooperate.
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