Baby Massage

Posted August 27th, 2011 in Ume and Baby No Comments »

It’s been warm lately and I see black hairy worms in the yard and garage… Definitely spring is here.

I decided not to touch computer or iPhone in front of Hiro while he is awake as I tend to concentrate on those things too much. Checking emails is kinda important but Hiro is my priority at the moment. He seems to know I’m not watching him when I use computer. So, I guess Umeboss won’t be updated everyday anymore… :p

My friend who is a remedial massage therapist leant the technique of baby massage at King Edward, and she said she would lecture me how to do it so I visited her house with Hiro. It took 3 ~ 4 days to complete the class, she said. I was excited because I’ve actually never done massage on Hiro. I always thought he would catch cold if he stays naked after taking bath, but apparently baby shouldn’t be getting massage right before or after bath time. Anytime when he is relaxed and calm – and so are you – is the best time to do.

She told me to bring a towel because boys normally wee during the massage. There’re other 2 moms and 2 baby girls at my friend’s house who were also keen on learning how to massage babies. One of the baby girl was bit cranky and didn’t even want to lie down on the floor, so she just observed the session instead of actually getting the massage.

Oh my god…. Hiro was very naughty. As soon as I put him on the floor, he started moving around and attacking other babies. Other babies were first smiling, but seemed to be scared of Hiro after awhile…

(the one attaching is Hiro…)

He was also the biggest baby among 4.

Hiro seemed not to care about the massage. He didn’t stay lying down – keep rolling around and wanted to be on tummy. So, I didn’t really get to do massage – instead, I was holding him to keep other babies safe.

When he is relaxed and in good mood I will try massaging him at home, I think. Thanks M, for lecturing us.