Holding your baby for the first time is an amazing experience and the amount of love offered is indescribable.
As a parent, you look after your child, care for him, nurture him, love him.
Basically attend to his every need.
It is unfortunate that problems such as colic and constipation remain prevalent amongst this age range, leading to tired parents and an unhappy newborn.
With the above in mind, sometimes new parents will look at modern methods of helping their babies.
Perhaps an intervention which is natural and aids babies digestive system whilst offering further touch to enhance a growing baby bond.
An option such as baby massage is ideal when wishing to alleviate symptoms whilst you and your baby learns what sensations feel nice and comforting.
The emotional connection will continue to grow and the time spend with your baby is quality time.
By massaging baby, this immediately quickens up the circulation and will keep him warm whilst allowing him to relax whilst gazing into your eyes.
The relaxation which massage brings about diminishes stress hormones which accumulate when he cries and will also lessen colic type symptoms.
There are further physical benefits of baby massage which include a calmer baby.
When calm, breathing is both more controlled and desired as this is a pleasant feeling.
The immune system is strengthened which will aid baby from becoming poorly.
Emotionally, the advantages are clear and simple.
A growing emotional attachment between parent and child.
Something which is so special and extremely important during these early days.
A baby will rely on his parents for everything and trust them unconditionally.
Offering touch is an amazing way to build upon this.
A baby will communicate during the early days by crying.
He will cry for a feed, cry to be changed, cry if tired and cry if unwell.
A mother will recognise the different cries and deal with the issue as necessary.
Massage encourages a different kind of communication.
Should you stumble upon a tickly spot and baby grizzles then this is a clear sign to stop.
He has learned that this noise will make you stop what you are doing.
A huge lesson to learn.
Modern methods are becoming more popular.
Although considered modern, touch is nothing new.
It remains something which offers comfort no matter what the age.
Feeling the closeness of this at a young age can help form trusting relationships with parents down the line.
The short time of relaxation for both parent and child offers a break from routine, such as bottles, nappies and disturbed sleep.
Some time out gives that extra push to cope with harder times.