Massage your little one

Daily massage is a great way to bond with baby. 

Massage may promote better sleeping, relieve colic, and perhaps even enhance an infant's immune system, motor skills and intellectual development. 

You'll need:

• blanket or towel;
• massage oil.

Start when your baby is in a quiet yet alert state - not just after a feeding or when she's sleepy. 

Sit on the floor with the soles of your feet together, forming a diamond shape with your legs. Drape the blanket over your feet and between your knee.

Undress your baby down to her diaper and place her on the blanket, cradling her head on your feet.

Tips for massaging baby back:

• Place baby on tummy horizontally in front of you, or lay her across your outstretched legs. Keep her hands in front of her, not at her sides.
• With both of your hands on baby's back, move each hand back and forth (keeping them going in opposite directions) from the base of the neck to her buttocks.
• Hold your baby's buttocks with one hand and use the other to stroke down from her neck to her buttocks.
• Using your fingertips, massage in small circles down one side of baby's spine and up the other. Avoid pressing on her spine directly.
• Massage her shoulders with small circular motions.
• Massage her buttocks with big circular motions.
• Holding your fingers like a rake, stroke down her back.

Make photos of the process, upload to the App. Write whether the little one liked it.