Yesterday we went down to the local maternal health centre for the second meeting of the parents group. This week we learnt about infant massage (there is also a good guide here).

I made a new friend this week. Her name is Mila, and we had a lot of fun looking and laughing at each other. I hadn’t really met another baby before - the only baby I had ever spent time looking at before this was the one I can see in the mirror when I have a bath!

When the massage session began all of us babies were placed on a rug in the center of the room. Our parents then asked us whether we wanted a massage, just to make sure it was ok with us. Of course, I didn’t really understand the question, but it all seemed like a lot of fun so I didn’t complain. The other babies were already naked and being massaged, and seemed to be enjoying it a lot. (That’s me in the green wondersuit and the bright pink crocheted cardigan).

Then my mum took all of my clothes off and rubbed my legs with warm almond oil. Following the instructions of the massage teacher Lisa, she then rubbed my tummy clockwise with a “sun set-moon rise” stroke, which is supposed to help tone the digestive track and deal with wind and colic. I enjoyed it so much and became so relaxed that I emptied my bladder all over my mum! She then rubbed my arms, and turned me over to rub my bottom and back.

But by that stage I had had enough for one day, and was also pretty hungry again, although I could see that Mila was really enjoying having her back rubbed. After a good feed I was also pretty relaxed, and fell into a very deep sleep.

I now look forward to a massage every day. It makes me smile!

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