Here are three simple massage strokes to soothe baby from suffering from colic. Use a small amount of warm massage oil in your palms before you begin.
Method # 2
Place the baby's heel up next to his bottom by bending his knee sharply. Move the leg, still sharply bent, until the top of the thigh rests against the tummy. Get both legs in this position. Grab the baby's ankles and gently shake his legs in an up-and-down motion, unbending the knees gradually, until his heels rest on the blanket and his legs are straight. Repeat five to ten times.
Method # 3
Using as much of your fingers/palm as possible, circle the belly button in a clockwise motion. This gets any remaining gas moving in the proper direction for the baby to easily pass it. Another way to do this is to rub clockwise "parentheses" around the belly button, i.e., if the belly button is the centre of a clock, one hand moves from ten to one o'clock and the other from four to seven.
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