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Bonding ( June Newsletter)
Our baby is born. We hold them close to us, smell their sweet fragrance and can't believe how perfect and beautiful they are. Parenting for many comes as a surprise. We're suddenly filled with so many questions and so little time. But one simple thing can go a long way in building bonds of love and reassurance between parents and baby and that is the simple act of "a loving touch".
We can easily find ourselves overwhelmed with the responsibility and work of caring for a baby. We research a million different things .... from what's the best crib to what's the safest car seat. We often may find ourselves with only a few weeks maternity (or paternity) leave before we have to go through an agonizing parting.
This is the beauty of touch and baby massage. For five minutes you can give your baby your undivided attention. Gently stroking their tender skin, you establish a powerful nonverbal communication with your child from the very beginning.
A research study was carried out in Australia in 1992 with fathers and their babies. It was shown that at 12 weeks old, babies who were massaged (from when they were 4 weeks old) greeted their fathers with more eye contact, smiling, vocalizing and touch than those who were not. And the fathers showed greater day to day involvement with their infants.
Baby massage allows fathers and babies to enjoy a level of intimacy that mothers experience through breastfeeding, but fathers miss out on.
And if you are reading this and your baby is already a year or older... it's not too late to start.
All children need a caring touch.
With best wishes to you on your parenting journey,
Rachael Flug Mother of Three and Founder of BabiesOrganicNursery.com |
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