How to massage your baby before swimming?

There are swimming pools in many places in the city. In addition to swimming pools for adults, there are also swimming pools specifically for babies. Many parents like to take their babies swimming. There are many things to pay attention to in this process. Safety is the most important. In addition, attention should be paid to children’s swimming health issues. For example, the water temperature needs to be adjusted reasonably. It is best for the baby to have a proper massage before swimming. The specific massage methods are as follows.

How to massage your baby before swimming?

Today's living conditions are much better than before. For the health of children, we will take them to professional baby swimming pools after their full-month old, which is beneficial to their growth. But massage is necessary at the beginning. So how to massage your baby before swimming?

1. Head massage. Parents can press the thumbs of both hands above the baby's eyebrows and gently rub them in a clockwise direction. This can be done several times for better results. Then, the thumbs of both hands can gently push on both sides of the baby's forehead. This can also be done several times. But you need to be careful not to use too much force, otherwise it will cause some harm to the child.

2. Massage the baby's chest: place your hands under the baby's chest; then cross your hands alternately and push up on the baby's chest. Because the skin on the baby's chest nipples is more tender and sensitive, never touch it. Only when the child's whole body is massaged thoroughly can the child be more relaxed when swimming. Buttocks massage is also key. Parents need to pinch the baby's buttocks with both hands and gently rub them repeatedly.

Children's health cannot be ignored, so when children are young, parents like to take their children to the baby swimming pool for learning. If you want better results, it is recommended that parents must take their children to persevere, and you will see that their children are much healthier than other children. In life, children rarely get sick. For the sake of their children, parents can accept this.

1. Pediatric massage technique - Pushing method:

Regarding the pushing method, the practitioner holds the baby's left hand with his left hand, and then uses the ribbed surface of the right thumb or index and middle fingers to push forward on a certain acupoint of the child in a straight line without any tilt. This is collectively called the pushing method, and is mostly used on linear acupoints. The pushing method is divided into three types: tonifying method, clearing method (purgation method), and clearing and tonifying method. Different methods have different operating methods.

2. Pediatric massage technique - Na Fa:

The Na method, which involves using the thumb and two fingers of the right hand to apply relative force at the same time, press a certain acupoint of the child. It is one of the strong stimulation techniques and is mostly used in first aid. It is generally used for point-type acupoints, such as Jianjing for harmonizing qi and blood, Fengchi for regulating exogenous infection, and Lieque for relieving spasms. It is also one of the auxiliary techniques of pediatric massage.

3. Pediatric massage technique - kneading method :

The practitioner presses on a certain acupuncture point of the child with the ribbed surface of the thumb or index and middle fingers, and does balanced left and right rotating kneading. This is called kneading method and is mostly used on point-type acupuncture points. Note that the movements should be gentle.

4. Pediatric massage technique - Movement method:

The practitioner supports the child's left hand with his left hand, and uses the ribbed surface of the right thumb or index and middle fingers to make an arc or ring shape from one acupoint to another acupoint. This is called the movement method. It is mostly used for facial acupuncture points, such as: transporting the eight trigrams, transporting water into the soil, etc.