In this Colic baby massage tutorial, our resident midwife, Lara Basini shows you the best way to calm and alleviate discomfort for your baby using the 'Round the clock massage technique'.
Around the Clock is one of many massage techniques that can help soothe and calm a colicky baby. Like the Sun and Moon technique, you’ll need to imagine your baby’s tummy as a clock face. This time divide into quadrants (12-3, 3-6 and so on) and spend fifteen seconds massaging each of the four quadrants with a baby friendly massage oil.
Work around the bowel and do this complete routine approximately 3 times to help move and eliminate the gas from your baby’s tummy. After this, try to bring your baby’s knees up to their chest to finish the technique.
What is colic in babies?
Colic is long, inconsolable bouts of crying (often for over hours at a time) that happen for no specific reason (such as needing feeding or changing) and occur several times per week. Colic usually begins when the baby is a few weeks old and lasts until they are around 3-4 months old.
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