Massage your baby to relax and connect - wwlp.com

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(CNN) – If you’re looking for a way to help your sweet bundle of joy relax a little more and sleep through the night, try giving your baby a massage.

We found a class where moms learn how to massage their babies while connecting with them at the same time.

Dr. Shefali Chheda says, “So what makes infant massage so special is the skin to skin contact that helps with the bonding between you and the baby, and it helps with nerve stimulation as well.”

This infant massage class is aimed at strengthening that bond.

For the next 45 minutes, Dr. Chheda will demonstrate how to safely massage infants once they’re at least a month old. “I start from the head and work my way down to the toes so that I don’t miss any body parts. When you massage the scalp you always help eliminate cradle cap. When you massage the face you help with block tear ducts.”

It can also help with colic. “Massage the abdomen from the 9 o’clock position to the 6 o’clock position and that helps move all that gas around.”

And the doctor says, the benefits are plentiful.

“Massage is amazing you can see the results that first day. You’ll have a calmer baby, you’ll have a baby that will interact, and will coo and goo with you”

Copyright 2015 CNN

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