Infant Massage

I decided to sign Loralai and myself up for an infant massage course. I thought it might be beneficial for both of us, it is a great way to bond, it will help her when she has her occasional gas issues, and it is a good way for her to relax as well. Plus I personally love massages and get them done often, also as a bonus this course is covered by my benefits at work since it is taught by a Registered Massage Therapist!! The course runs for 4 weeks and each week covers a different part of the body, today it was legs and arms, the 2nd week it is going to be the belly, the 3rd week covers the face, and then the 4th week puts all the weeks together!

I good tip the RMT gave to us today was: if the baby has gas then you can hold them up at your shoulder and massage their bum cheeks a bit. Since the little ones tend to tense their cheeks when they have gas and this allows them to relax and let the toots go. Sounds funny but it makes sense, and plus when your in the situation where your little one is hurting because of gas you will just about try anything to help them get rid of it!!