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Baby Massage For Dummies

By Joanne Bagshaw and Ilene Fox
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Baby Massage For Dummies by Joanne Bagshaw and Ilene Fox is a parenting guide that introduces readers to the benefits and techniques of infant massage. The book offers step-by-step instructions, tailored massage routines for different ages and needs, and insights into how massage can help promote bonding, improve sleep, and enhance a baby's well-being. It's designed to equip parents with practical skills to support their baby's development and enrich their parenting journey.
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You might enjoy this book if you're a parent or caregiver interested in learning how to nurture and bond with your baby through safe and relaxing massage techniques. It's a great resource for those looking to enhance their knowledge of infant care and offers practical advice to promote your baby's health and well-being.

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Featuring illustrations and step-by-step instructions, this guide makes it easy to use techniques that can reduce your baby's stress; ease the discomfort of colic, constipation, and teething; and, create a strong attachment between the two of you. It offers suggestions for making massage part of your everyday routine.

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The fun and easy way to enhance a baby's health and well-being.

Baby massage is a hot new parenting trend—the all-natural way to soothe a baby's pain and discomfort, enhance parent-baby bonding, and stimulate healthy growth and development. Featuring step-by-step photographs, this friendly guide shows parents and caregivers how to get started with baby massage, offering specific techniques for a wide range of situations.

From settling babies to sleep and alleviating disruptive crying to easing the pain of colic, teething, and gastrointestinal upsets, Baby Massage For Dummies covers it all. It also explains simple baby massage moves that can stimulate brain development and build a baby's strength and flexibility.

Joanne Bagshaw, MA (Brookhaven, NY), is the owner of Blue Point Wellness Centers, which offers massage, yoga, and more. Ilene Fox, LMT (Brookhaven, NY), is certified in pre- and postnatal massage. She is a massage therapist at the SUNY Stony Brook Department of Pediatrics.

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Baby Massage For Dummies includes illustrated, step-by-step instructions that effectively guide you through techniques aimed at reducing your baby's stress.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780764578410

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 February 2005

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Illustration: Photos: 175 B&W, 0 Color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 408g

Pages: 288

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Dummies Health & Wellness Ilene Fox Joanne Bagshaw Non-Fiction Parenting & Family Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Joanne Bagshaw is a psychotherapist who also teaches yoga and holistic childbirth education classes. Ilene Fox is certified in pre- and postnatal massage.

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