Where and when is best for baby massage?
 Pick
a time when you won't be disturbed to make it a relaxing experience
for both of you. Here are a few hints:
- Always use oil when massaging your baby, sweet almond oil
is perfect for nourishing his skin. test for allergies by
applying a little to a small area of his body and waiting
for 24 hours.
- Switch off the telephone, and set yourseves up in a warm
room.
- Sit on the floor, with your back against the wall and your
legs apart. Lie your baby down between your legs on a towel
or blanket, so that he is facing you.
- Skin on skin contact is best, so take off your skirt or
trousers.
- Avoid massage just after a meal, otherwise you risk disturbing
his digestion or making him sick.
- Just after a bath is the ideal time. Dry him off, then wrap
him up in a towel to and get him into it little by little,
making sure that you have a hand on his skin at all times.
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