What is touching it?
Touch is one of the first senses to develop in utero. This is the 1st language and communication tool between A mother and her child For 9 months and the 1st contact when it comes out of the belly and skin to skin.
The touch is essential for the survival and development of living beings. It is one of the 5 most essential senses.
The sensitivity of the skin is developed very early in the newborn And its stimulation is very important both physiologically and psychologically.
Touch, a tool for weaving the attachment link
Touch is fundamental in the success of attachment. It is essential to weave this unique With your baby. Touching it will help you understand it better.
Thanks to massage, parents will discover that it is possible to communicate with him as much as with the Word.
By massaging it, you will take a time for you and for him, take a break in your daily life. You will learn to detect what he has to tell you in his expressions, his gestures.
What are the benefits of massage?
The benefits Are both physical by relieving baby's little ills, promoting sleep and stimulating its immune system, circulatory and many others but also psychic because you show it that it is loved, welcomed and respected while bringing it a presence, comfort, relief and relaxation. It is important that he feels safe in this new world.
The benefits are also found among parents because the workshops bring Privileged moments With your baby, a valuation of your skills (we are happy to bring relaxation to your baby and take care of him differently) and also a relaxation and a well-being.
What is AFMB and the progress of workshops?
The founder of IAIM (International Association of Infant Massage), Vimala McClure, discovered massages in India in an orphanage. The little ones were massaged by the older ones. She herself benefited during a malaria crisis where women succeeded herself to massage it and bring down the fever.
In France, theAFMB (French Association Massage Bébé) was created in 2000. The objectives of the association are to support, enhance, support parents towards another form of communication so that each baby is loved, valued and respected. The movements come from Indian, Swedish massages, plantar reflexology and yoga. Baby massage instructors are everywhere in France, you will find a workshop near you on the site www.massing-bebe.asso.fr
The workshops are 5 in number, one workshop per week because the massage is done gradually. It is not advisable to massage a baby on the whole body at once because he will not appreciate it. We start with the legs and the feet because it is the least vulnerable part for them, then at each session, we integrate another part of the body for a complete massage in the 5th session. The workshops are spaced for a week so that parents reproduce the movements at home daily if possible and the baby gets used to this healthy touch. An oil bottle is offered to you during the first session and the massage patterns are given to you at the end to be able to do them quietly at home.
The collective workshops allow you to get out of your daily life, meet other families and discuss the issues of the moment and take time for yourself and your baby. But there is also the possibility of organizing these workshops at home.
Thanks to massage, you offer a wonderful gift to your baby, love and safety that will help make him a benevolent being.
Information provided by: Camille Leguay.
Website: https://www.happyfamily42.fr/
