Roselyn B.Verified Buyer06/17/2024
★★★★★
I love this
Tried this when my baby was having dry skin and loved it. It is light and quickly absorbed into the skin, good for warm weather.
Baby massage
How do I start massaging my baby?
Warm a little Nurturing Oil in your palms, start at the legs and feet, and move slowly with light pressure for just a few minutes. Your baby will show you what they like, and you get better at reading them every time.
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The routine
Your hands are the point. The oil only gives them glide, so touch can go slowly.
Nurturing Oil, or the Gua Sha Set if you would like the Rose Quartz Gua Sha alongside it.
How to do it
Pick your moment. Choose a time your baby is calm and alert and has had time to digest a feed.
Warm the oil. Use 3 to 4 pumps for the body, 1 to 2 for the face, and rub your palms together.
Legs and feet. Long, slow strokes from thigh to ankle, then small circles on the soles.
Arms and hands. The same long strokes, then open each hand with your thumb.
Belly. Once the cord stump has healed, gentle circles, clockwise, around the belly button. Until then, skip this step.
Back. Long strokes from shoulders to bottom, with your baby on your lap or chest.
Close. Rest your hands still for a moment, then pick your baby up.
Slow hands, gentle pressure. Two minutes counts.
When to stop for the day
Massage is a conversation. Open hands, a relaxed body and steady eye contact say keep going. Turning away, arching, fussing or stiffening say your baby is finished for today. Stop there, hold your baby, and try again tomorrow.
Tips for baby massage
Before strokes, try stillness: warm hands resting over the head and the feet. For the newest babies this is the whole massage.
Use the floor or a changing table, never a bed. Wait a while after a feed. Skip the soft spot and go beside the spine, never on it.
Warm the room first, and keep a towel underneath.
Tell your baby what comes next: "Now your feet."
Try the oil on a small patch of skin the first time.
Keep the Rose Quartz Gua Sha on oiled skin, with light sweeping strokes, and store it out of your baby's reach.
Keep your nails short and rings off.
Questions
How much pressure should I use?
Gentle and steady, the pressure you would use to spread cream across the back of your hand.
What if I do it wrong?
Your baby will tell you, and you can simply change what you are doing. Slow hands and your attention are most of it.
How do I use oil on my baby's face?
Use 1 to 2 pumps, warmed first, with small strokes outward from the center of the face, keeping oil away from the eyes.
Our baby was in the NICU. When can we start?
Ask your care team when massage is right for your baby, and which strokes they would like you to begin with.
What parents say
M B.Verified Buyer08/01/2022
★★★★★
Great product
I am very satisfied, very gentle and natural. I use it myself also, not just my baby. Thank you for an amazing and natural product.
Chelsea F.Verified Buyer03/11/2021
★★★★★
This oil is the best!
This oil is the best! After doing a full skin care routine this oil locks in all of the goodness. It makes my skin feel soft and hydrated. - Verified GOOD FACE PROJECT reviewer
