My name is Irina and I am on the 30th week of my pregnancy. Recently I signed up for the classes in «School for Moms” at Izmail Life Care Center. Along with interesting and useful information we were given the possibility to learn how to do infant massage.
Very pleasant person and skillful teacher, Lisa from the USA, taught us how to do it. I have never thought that massage can also be a means of communication with a newborn. Also using the techniques Lisa taught us we can help our babies during the time of colic.
To my mind Lisa has very thru and approved by time information. She has also told us a story which shook me to the core of my heart that physical touch for the newborns is much more useful than any other types of care.
Every day we gave massage to the dolls or stuffed bears and learned that we need to first ask the permission of the baby and see if he wants the massage. The bears didn’t smile but we hope that our real babies will love massage and smile to us at response. I thought it was a hard job to give massage to a two months old baby and I would be even scared to touch him but now I am sure that I would not be. I think it is very necessary to go through such training.
Now I cannot wait to see my baby to communicate with him, feel him, give him my love and help him develop his brain and muscles through massage.
I am really thankful to Lisa and the volunteers of LCC for their work which they do absolutely with no profit.