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Dad goes to a spa with baby
Postnatal thalassos are not just for young mothers. Dads can participate too. A way for them to invest their fatherhood and share moments of complicity with their baby …
The thalasso is more fun with dad!
“Rub your hands well with the massage oil! It is important that it is at the right temperature so that your babies do not feel cold, ”advises Françoise to the parents present for the massage session. Sebastien smiles at his son Clovis who wriggles and chirps, lying comfortably on the foam mat covered with a large terry towel. It is the first time that Sébastien has massaged his baby and he is a little impressed. It starts with the shoulders, arms, hands, then the stomach. “Always clockwise!” », Specifies Françoise who explains and demonstrates the right gestures to relax children as well as possible. Then we move on to the legs and feet.
At first hesitant, Jean-François, Alban’s dad, massages his baby more firmly, he coats the thighs, knees, calves, ankles with both hands, turns around the ankles, massages the heels, sides, and finally the middle of the chubby little foot. It’s just the point of the bladder and Alban gratifies his father with a little wee!
Time to get closer to baby
Jean-François is delighted to have come to a spa with his little family: “It’s nice the cocooning side, we take care of us, we pamper us, I rest, I relax and I even recover from the fatigue of gig. But the best part is that I enjoy my baby, I have time to take care of him, I bathe with him, I learn to massage him. Usually I spend all my days at work and since I come home late he is already in bed. Here I realize that Alban is making progress every day. The dads gain confidence, they feel that their children are blooming and relaxing under their fingers and both savor this moment of complicity and shared sweetness. The massage session continues with stretching. Françoise punctuates the movements: “We open our arms, we close, down, up, and 1,2,3 and 4! We bend our legs, we stretch them, we do bravo with our feet, it is excellent for relieving stomach aches and constipation. If your child shows resistance, don’t push it. It’s time to turn around. Alban and the other babies lie on their stomachs and the back massage can begin. The neck, shoulders, back, up to the buttocks, the little boy appreciates. But Clovis, he obviously does not like this position and does not want to stay lying on his stomach. No problem, the massage will be done seated. His father’s hands start from the bottom of the spine and move upwards along the vertebrae, like a butterfly opening its wings. This skin-to-skin contact, this pleasure of touching is as pleasant for Clovis as it is for his father, and the knowing smiles they exchange are a pleasure to see.
One way to invest your paternity
It’s always moving to see dads getting closer and getting to know their little one better during these massage sessions, emphasizes Françoise: “At first, dads don’t dare, they come to look and take pictures. , they are impressed by the “supposed” fragility of their baby, and think they won’t know how to do it. These massages allow them to gain confidence, to experience a carnal relationship with their little one and to discover how enriching this bond, which goes through the body and physical contact, is. Once back home, they continue to massage their babies, give them the bath, participate in baby swimming sessions. In short, new habits, new ways of communicating are being established. »That’s the end of the massage, Sébastien and Jean-François wrap their babies in a large terry towel so that they don’t catch cold and cover them with kisses. It’s amazing how soft babies’ skin is! Head to the bedroom for a well-deserved nap. During this time, parents will take care of themselves and find their babies, relaxed and rested, for lunch.