| Massage music supports the healing massage | | | | receiving a massage, then giving one to her baby, |
| therapy by aiding relaxation and release of stress. | | | | can give them both time to relax and bond. A |
| Mothers suffering from postpartum depression | | | | baby massage can not only simply please and |
| can massage their babies for both mental and | | | | relax the baby, but also promote good circulation, |
| physical health reasons. After childbirth, many | | | | digestion and growth as well as ease colic, |
| mothers feel very emotional. They may feel sad, | | | | teething and sleeplessness.The study "Massage |
| afraid, inadequate, or angry. This is called | | | | and mother baby interaction with depressed |
| postpartum blues or the baby blues and usually | | | | mothers", carried out by Fetal and Neonatal |
| goes away within a week. Postpartum depression | | | | Stress Research Group, considered whether |
| lasts longer and is more severe.About 10 to 20% | | | | mothers suffering from postnatal depression |
| of women, especially very young mothers, have | | | | would benefit from attending baby massage |
| all or some of the following symptoms: inability to | | | | classes.One group went to five massage classes |
| sleep or sleeping too much, sadness, thoughts | | | | and another similar (control) group went to a |
| about something bad happening to the baby or | | | | support group. At the end of the test period the |
| even inflicting harm on the baby, feeling tired, | | | | massage group had significantly less depression |
| unwilling or unable to care for the baby, feeling | | | | and better interaction with their babies than the |
| worthless or hopeless, and then feeling guilty.We | | | | control group.Massage music provides both |
| know that massage is beneficial for mothers and | | | | physical and emotional benefits. It soothes and |
| for babies; in the instance of postpartum | | | | relaxes while stimulating natural body chemicals |
| depression, massage benefits both as well as the | | | | that induce optimism and happiness. This |
| relationship between the two, allowing them both | | | | stimulation results in improved blood flow, blood |
| to experience positive, healing interaction. Mom | | | | pressure, pulse rate, breathing, and posture |
| gets a massage and also learns how to share the | | | | changes, many of the same results that we see |
| experience with her baby.A young mother can | | | | from massage. So both mother and baby can |
| feel overwhelmed by diapers, erratic sleep, and a | | | | benefit greatly from massage accompanied by |
| cranky baby. Releasing her own stress by | | | | massage music. |