In this Colic baby massage tutorial our resident midwife, Lara Basini, shows you the best way to naturally calm and alleviate discomfort for your baby using the Sun and Moon baby massage technique.
The sun and moon technique can really help calm babies with colic. To start with, look at your baby’s tummy as if it were a clock (with 12 o’clock at the top and 6 o’clock at the bottom). Then get some baby oil (if it’s massage oil, make sure it’s suitable for babies) and begin at 6 o’clock.
Using your left hand, move around the baby’s bowel; going from 6 o’clock to 12 o’clock (from bottom to top). Now use your right hand and do the opposite- massaging from 12 o’clock to 6 o’clock. Do this six times to help move the bubbles gently around your baby’s body.
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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