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How should infants be prepared for an infant massage?
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If lotions or oils are used, care is taken to ensure their safety on a baby's delicate skin. The most important consideration is to use vegetable oils rather than mineral oils, which can clog the pores in the skin. The oil that is used.
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What are the contraindications for infant massage?
When Baby is ill, has a fever or any infectious disease If under medications ( e.g antibiotics ) wait at least 2 hours or give the massage 2 hours before giving the medication. Once the dose of medicine is given wait the reason being that once it is given it goes to the blood and circulation systems and the massage will increase that circulation so the medicine will hit it faster so it is best not to give baby massage directly after. Within 48 hours of immunization Has broken skin, rash fracture or bruises, straight after feed. Wait until 30 min after feed - stop massaging baby if he/she becomes upset never wake up a baby to give him a massage
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