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1. The best oil to massage baby is m v BabyGym 1 Relaxing Massage Send the summary poster info via email to all the parents but in question from They need to complete the questionnaire and return to you before the next session This is important because you will get a sense of where you need to recap a bit more comprehensively End the session with the words rest assured mom and dad you can do it De Jager M 2010 BabyGym Instructor s Manual Johannesburg BabyGym Institute De Jager M 2011 brain development MILESTONES amp learning Johannesburg Mind Moves Institute De Jager M 2009 Mind Moves moves that mend the mind Johannesburg Mind Moves Institute BabyGym Institute Johannesburg 2012 10 14 12 13 14 15 Portfolio of Evidence BabyGym 1 BabyGym is about 1 Purpose of BabyGym 1 is 4 All you need to succeed is 2 Baby talks from early on using 2 Mom s role is to 1 Dad s role is to 2 Functions of birth stresses are 8 APGAR is an acronym for 4 If baby needs support what can we do to de stress baby 4 If mom or dad feels overwhelmed she he can 6 If baby feels overwhelmed mom and dad must act immediately why 1 How do you recognise a overwhelmed overstimulated baby 3 In the first few weeks the best brain stimulation is to 4 Why should scented oils be avoided 2 A hernia is 1 Every question must be2. as a childbirth educator remember when you present these two sessions you are a BabyGym Instructor please refrain from adding to BabyGym 1 course content It would be a breach of contract if you did HOW DOES BIRTH DEVELOP BABYS BRAIN Birth is the time when you are finally going to meet your baby It is not as though the two of you do not know each other you have been living together in the most intimate way possible for more or less 40 weeks communicating with each other mom talking and thinking and baby kicking and turning sometimes even sending a heartburn message Mom and Dad if you have been attending antenatal classes you would have been preparing for the big day No matter how excited you are the stories told by others the books you ve read and the videos you ve seen may have made you doubt your ability or rather your body s ability to cope with what is about to happen One of the greatest misconceptions about birth is that mom does all the work and baby is simply a passenger It is not true baby works just as hard as you to safely get to the other side Birthing is team work Team Mom and Babe De Jager 2011 39 Show laminated in utero drawing of baby Focus enthusiastically on the reason for every step of the birthing process Moms and dads are really scared and even silently terrified of the whole birth story so focus on the positive help them see it in a positive way Birthing is exciting challenging stimula
3. e Tongue against palette What about baby Baby needs to relax to BabyGym Institute Johannesburg 2012 e dissolve the stress hormones e to feel comforted by mom s touch instead of being afraid of touch e latch and start feeding e fall asleep The most natural way to relax mom and baby is to unwrap baby and place baby skin on skin on mom s chest Mom s chest is warm and the safest place on earth Mom s smell and her body rhythm and her soothing voice have an immediate calming effect on baby and the stress hormones can dissolve De Jager 2011 91 Once mom and baby has rested the BabyGym Birth massage is a simple but relaxing massage to help baby to feel safe and secure and ready to adjust to the world around him It will not be done at birth but as soon as everything is calm There is no rush Back to brain stimulation For the first few weeks after birth adjustment relaxation feeding and sleeping are the best brain stimulation a baby can get There after we will focus on more advanced brain stimulation during the BabyGym 5 week Firm Foundation sessions for now you and your baby need to adjust While mom and baby are adjusting BabyGym 1 offers enough activities to stimulate baby s brain without over stimulating it for the first three weeks Massage is simplest form of mimicking contractions and works just like a deep tissue massage it relaxes removes toxins and makes baby feel comfortable in his or her
4. more than food and a clean nappy to develop Baby needs stimulation to develop and reach his potential De Jager 2011 12 Stimulation is less about a full tummy and more about the brain A full tummy helps baby to grow but brain stimulation helps baby to develop and to become clever Moms and dads seldom realise that their new baby needs to learn a lot in his first year and that he needs them to give him the opportunity and stimulation to learn those things Brain stimulation occurs when you gradually and gently wake up of all baby s senses and muscles in a specific sequence No matter how clever a brain can be the brain needs wide awake senses to prompt the brain into action De Jager 2011 12 Senses mean the skin s ability to feel the nose s ability to smell the mouth s ability to taste the ears ability to hear and the eyes ability to see These senses are also called the outside senses because it is their job to let baby s brain know what is happening outside his body The brain can t feel only the skin can feel the brain cannot smell or taste only the nose and mouth can smell and taste the brain can t hear only the ears can hear the brain can t see only the eyes can see It is these outside senses that warn baby if there is danger if his nappy is burning his delicate skin or if a person doesn t smell like mommy or a sound is too loud It is also the outside senses that get overexcited when mommy goes to
5. referenced BabyGym Institute Johannesburg 2012 TOTAL 45 BabyGym Institute South Africa B fW ASGObhd 11 cD BIRTH STRESS first breathe alert blood oxygen level breathing body temperature reflexes muscle tone and responses feeding micro flora builds a better brain BabyGym Institute South Africa It is reassuring to know that 98 of all babies are born healthy builds a better brain BabyGym ae sent yi APGAR SCORE APGAR stands for Appearance Pulse Grimace Activity Respiration builds a better brain BabyGym ae send yi j BabyGym is about The purpose of BabyGym 1 is All you need to succeed is Baby talks from early on using Mom s role is to Dad s role is to Functions of birth stress are APGAR is an acronym for If baby needs support what can we do to de stress baby 10 If mom or dad feels overwhelmed she he can 11 If baby feels overwhelmed mom and dad must 12 How do you recognise a overwhelmed overstimulated baby 13 In the first few weeks the best brain stimulation is to 14 The best oil to massage baby is 15 BabyGym 1 Relaxing Massage LO BO A DOY a SS Save builds a better brain
6. the absence of contractions baby s senses need a boost for baby to become alert and ready to bond and suckle When baby is born he or she is either very alert and exhausted or exhausted but not very alert Either way baby is desperate to be one with mom again to rest to relax and in a while to suckle at her breast Dad it is your mission to get baby skin on skin onto mom s chest as soon after birth as it is possible but without interfering with urgent medical procedures APGAR SCORE Refer to Apgar score poster it is the Apgar score that show the birth support team if baby is ready to navigate life after birth APGAR stands for Appearance Pulse Grimace Activity Respiration De Jager 2011 140 Baby can score 0 1 or 2 for each of the 5 APGAR categories 0 means no response 1 means it is there but not quite and 2 means all is well An APGAR score is taken at 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth A score between 8 to 10 at 1 minute and 10 at 5 minutes says all is well baby is able to easily adapt to life outside the womb A score below 6 at 5 minutes says baby needs a bit of support and the best place for now is in ICU for observation High APGAR Dad do you remember your mission To get baby as soon as possible onto mom s chest skin on skin It is the best possible way to de stress at birth and later Remember skin on skin Low APGAR BabyGym Institute Johannesburg 2012 A low second APGAR score says baby is
7. the mall or to a baby show and there are too many people smells sounds and things to see It is also the outside senses that object when the whole family come to meet baby soon after birth and he cries the whole time You see at this stage he is still unable to ignore some of the messages from his senses like you do when you choose who you want to listen to or move away if you don t like a smell or a person A new born baby cannot ignore input from his senses or move away yet so all the smells people touching him and talking at the same time is hitting his little brain all at once That is very scary and even overwhelming for your little one and he uses the only way he knows to communicate his fear and insecurity he cries loudly and moves in an erratic way De Jager 2011 12 At this stage we do not mention the inside senses yet we stick to what mom and dad is more familiar with to not overwhelm them with info Over stimulation While your baby is still too young to have his own gatekeeper at the entrance to his brain to choose what he wants to pay attention to and what he doesn t want to pay attention to he needs a wide awake mom and dad to choose what is good and what is too much for him Even though wide awake senses wake up the brain which is a good thing too much stimulation too early is a bad thing and creates something like a traffic jam in your baby s brain A developing baby would then cry and kick to indicate that this is no
8. BabyGym Institute South Africa Developed by Melodie de Jager builds a better brain BabyGym 1 How do you train and qualify to present BabyGym 1 Due to your experience as a BabyGym instructor BabyGym1 does not require additional training or a course fee we invest in your BabyGym practice by giving you BabyGym1 for free The BabyGym Institute further invests in you by sponsoring your BabyGym1 license fee for 2012 2013 we want you to fly with BabyGym1 The BabyGym license fee which includes BabyGym 1 2 and 3 will increase to R1500 in March 2013 e Download BabyGym 1_Part 1 from http instructor babygym co za e Watch the BabyGym 1 tutorial presented by Melodie de Jager e Work through BabyGym 1_Part 1 e Complete the BabyGym 1 Portfolio of Evidence before 20 April 2012 and submit it via email to Melodie de Jager at melodie dejager babygym co za e Due tothe number of PoE that will need to be marked we ask that you allow 10 days before you expect feedback e Pass rate for BabyGym 1_Part 1 is 100 e Please complete your PoE carefully so we are ready to guide vulnerable moms and dads with compassion enthusiasm and sound knowledge Once you achieve full marks for Part 1 you will receive Part 2 of the BabyGym 1 manual via email Watch the BabyGym 2 tutorial presented by Melodie de Jager Work through BabyGym 1 Part 2 Part 2 does not require a PoE Once you have studied both BabyGym 1 Part 1 and 2 you are rea
9. TRESS Refer to the BIRTH STRESS poster It is the stressful experience of birth contractions itself that increase the levels of stress hormones catecholamine This stress is hugely beneficial for baby in the following ways e Baby tends to take his first breath quicker e He is more alert and ready to fall in love with mom e His blood oxygen level rises more quickly after birth e He is less likely to suffer from breathing problems because the stress hormones helped to absorb excess fluid in the lungs and release lung surfactant needed to make breathing easier The contractions also help lung function by squeezing extra fluid out of the lungs e Because the stress hormones speed up the metabolic rate it enables him to maintain his body temperature e He can neurologically adapt to life outside the womb much better as can be seen from his reflexes muscle tone and responses in the two days following birth e He is more geared towards feeding and tends to suckle with more ease He has ingested micro flora while moving down the birth canal that is helpful in lowering the chances of colic De Jager 2011 43 Micro flora is probiotics similar to antibiotics but a natural substance that helps metabolism For more information see article Probiotics vs antibiotics on www babygym co za also encourage moms and dads to go and read it If you send them to the web instead of printing or mailing it to them they get to read a lot more about BabyGym and baby developm
10. battling a bit to adjust and need support Remember what baby knows life inside the womb Human hands medical smells bright light sharp sounds cold air are all strange and are very different from life inside the womb and it makes baby feel threatened and unsafe When a baby like us feels threatened and unsafe the withdrawal reflex is triggered and the little one literally wants to run for cover except baby can t run yet That is when a baby wails and kicks and splays his fingers wide open like a traffic cop to say STOP need to move away from what is happening later it may be a noisy mall a shouting family or the arms of a stranger but now it is from the strangeness of the whole situation Mom and dad respond quickly to baby s need to withdraw and be comforted Comfort is normally an in the womb kind of experience and means that baby needs to be away from different smells sounds light people and things Baby needs to be close to all that he knows and he knows mom s smell he needs mom s touch he needs mom s gentle movement and her soft sing song voice that soothes him before he can taste mom s reassuring milk It is due to the withdrawal reflex that babies often battle to latch feed and be comforted which makes a new mom feel totally helpless and inadequate De Jager 2011 61 Mom and dad stay out of your reflex brain s need to withdraw Take a couple of deep breaths and know you can do this If baby needs sup
11. dy to advertise and present BabyGym 1 classes BabyGym Institute Johannesburg 2012 BabyGym1 Dr Melodie de Jager INTRO Good evening my name is am a BabyGym Instructor with a passion for developing babies Not for rushing babies to reach milestones not by hot housing babies to become geniuses am passionate about helping moms and dads to unlock the potential in each and every baby You see we get an instruction booklet when we buy the most basic cell phone we get instructions on how to warm a woollies meal and even where to tear a packet of peanuts but when it comes to a baby no instruction manual Our two sessions of BabyGym1 are pretty close to an instruction manual on how to e Understand the purpose of the natural birthing process e Bond with your baby e Ensure healthy feeding e Enable baby to sleep better You will also learn what to do if colic rears its ugly head or when baby is constipated because as strange as it may sound to you a baby s bonding feeding and sleeping is crucial for early brain development TELL ABOUT TIFFANY FIELD S RESEARCH WITH MICE Touch and its effect on brain growth hormones BabyGym manual 2010 27 YOU CAN DO IT Mom and Dad YOU are the shapers and moulders of a little person and his or her brain it is your thoughts and feelings and actions that are going to mould and shape him or her into the kind of person he or she is going to become Yo
12. e quotes aloud may draw a response from your baby once he is born and that indicates that he does recognise it but it is incidental learning not deliberate or forced learning Chances are great that pre birth stimulation may rather increase your baby s stress level than baby will score an extra IQ point Follow the guidelines provided by nature if it was good for baby to see light and darkness pre birth there would have been a light switch in the womb If it was good for baby to learn to count or sing before birth there would have been a PA system in the womb Baby needs to feel protected and loved and accepted pre and post birth Wait a bit with the pressure to perform De Jager 2011 14 Baby gets ample stimulation in utero PLAY IN UTERO SOUNDS Massaging your belly eating and resting well and maintaining an active life style are all the pre birth stimulation a baby needs because it e lowers stress e improves development and e promotes bonding The next section should be presented with great sensitivity Not all babies will be born naturally and we do not want any mom or dad to feel they are bad parents for whatever reason We talk about natural birth because it is an important phase in brain development and if baby s birth is different in any way it is ok it simply means mom and dad need to do some things to mimic what should have happened so baby does not miss out in any way NO judgement of any birth choice and later no
13. ent This is called soft selling Chances are far greater that they will attend your BabyGym 2 Firm Foundations and BabyGym 3 sessions after visiting the web BabyGym Institute Johannesburg 2012 NOTE BabyGym Instructors do not talk about normal birth we talk about natural birth Normal refers to what is happening more often or what is the norm At this stage C sections happens more often than natural birth in the market where we offer BabyGym Because C section is more common than natural birth it means C section birth is currently viewed as normal birth Babies born by C section do not experience the same levels of stress hormones catecholamine as babies born naturally Depending on mom s anaesthesia C section babies catecholamine levels may be between two and 10 times lower their initial responses slower and their suckling weaker Catecholamine levels in babies born by C section after the spontaneous onset of labour are much closer to the levels of catecholamine in babies born naturally Lower levels of stress hormones means baby need his her lungs to be cleared mechanically may be a bit more slow in responding in the beginning and the urge to suckle may be slower too De Jager 2011 43 Refer to poster It is reassuring to know that 98 of all babies are born healthy Rest assured you and baby will be in good hands You may just need to do a few things to wake up baby s senses and his or her instinct to suckle Why In
14. erly talk to some who really knows about feeding when your baby does not cry talk to someone who knows about baby development crying is talking The absence of crying is not a sign of a good baby it may be a sign that baby needs some help De Jager 2011 10 Mom and Dad you can do this all you need is time and the urge to succeed 1 you need a list of caring professionals that is your back up team and who knows about sleeping and crying and milestones and health each person an expert in his or her own field HAND OUT EMERGENCY NUMBER FRIDGE MAGNETS 2 you need to spend time with your baby to get to know him and understand what he is saying You need time to make eye contact and discover his little body when you bath dress massage and feed him You need time to eat and relax so your body and the milk that you are producing are healthy and free of stress hormones You need time to rock him and talk to him You need time to put him down in a safe and healthy environment free of smoke and noise and flickering lights so he can rest and you have time to rest too A mom is a baby s place of safety You need time to get to know this vulnerable and dependent little person so you know him or her and what you need to do and when you need someone on your back up team list You can do this you and your baby are a team team mom and babe What about dad Are you just the wallet and equipment carrier Alan Hosking refers to this in his book What n
15. ike a cell phone or mp3 etc close to baby possibility of radiation research does not have conclusive evidence yet but rather safe than sorry Get cold pressed sunflower oil and a towel ready Play your massage song softly in the background Undress and place baby on his back on the towel Take a bit of cold pressed sunflower oil and warm it in yodr hands Gently cradle baby s head in your hands and tell baby that you are going to massage his whole body from head to toe Massage baby s ears from top to bottom to relax and prevent over stimulation Firmly trace the outline of baby s body from head to toe encircle each leg as you move towards the feet and name every part of the body as your hands touch the body part Hold his feet firmly for a moment with the legs straight to create a sense of security Apply pressure on the toe nails so the brain becomes aware of where the body ends Take a bit of cold pressed sunflower oil and warm it in your hands Apply cold pressed sunflower oil from base of the tummy up across the chest around the shoulders along the arms to the hand and open up the hands Hold his hands for a moment with the arms straight to create a sense of security Apply pressure to the fingernails so the brain becomes aware of where the arms end Turn baby over and place baby s chest on a rolled up hand towel to open the airways and to introduce tummy time Take a bit of cold pressed sunflower oil and warm
16. it in your hands Apply cold pressed sunflower oil from the bum along the spine around the shoulders down the arms unfold and hold the hands to create a sense of security The fingers will curl around your finger for extra sense of safety and security BabyGym Institute Johannesburg 2012 Turn baby over and pick baby up in the towel Hug and rock and know you have just relaxed baby and in so doing built a better brain Repeat the steps and encourage mom and dad to practise on each other Give and opportunity for questions If you are not sure of the answer write it down and undertake to find out and send the whole group the answer ASAP Where will you get your answer Email the BabyGym Institute Your questions will enable us to develop a frequently asked questions and answers document which will be helpful to all Refer to the summary poster BabyGym is about The purpose of BabyGym 1 is All you need to succeed is Baby talks from early on using Mom s role is to Dad s role is to Functions of birth stress are APGAR is an acronym for teg N e i N If baby needs support what can we do to de stress baby m 9 If mom or dad feels overwhelmed she he can e e N be If baby feels overwhelmed mom and dad must How do you recognise a overwhelmed overstimulated baby me w In the first few weeks the best brain stimulation is to m gt
17. judgement of feeding options BabyGym mimics nature and that is why we talk about what is natural why is it important and what can we do to mimic it if circumstances are different We do NOT want the entire medical profession up in arms because we condemn anything other than what is natural that would really be foolish and will destroy BabyGym We want moms and dads and medical people just to be sensitive to make a few adjustments if things turn out different from natural birth and feeding BabyGym Institute Johannesburg 2012 Brain stimulation is based on 2 principles intensity of experience and number of repetitions Remember the role of these 2 principles in the development of myelin Natural birth and natural feeding are two high intensity experiences When things turn out different we use the repetition principle and that is where BabyGym comes in through repetition BabyGym mimics natural birth and feeding so baby does not miss out Another word of caution if a baby had a tricky pregnancy birth and first few months it does NOT mean baby will have learning and behavioural problems later Research has found though that most children with learning and behavioural problems had problems during pregnancy birth and first few months BabyGym offers activities to catch up on brain development and to prevent problems as far as possible Be knowledgeable prepared enthusiastic but totally non judgemental If you are a BabyGym Instructor as well
18. l automatically establish a rhythm and once you have a rhythm life begins to settle a little more into a routine De Jager 2011 10 How does BabyGym fit into the picture BabyGym is your instruction manual on how to e Bond with your baby e Ensure healthy feeding e Enable baby to sleep better BabyGym is a bridging class before you attend BabyGym2 Firm Foundations with your baby a 5 week baby mom dad care giver granny class to learn how to make the most of the most sensitive period to mould BabyGym Institute Johannesburg 2012 the brain conception to 14 months Research has indicated that the greater the variety of movements that a baby makes before 4 months in life the greater the chance of a higher IQ BUT remember brain development is not about hot housing your baby or pushing your baby to reach his milestones earlier brain development is about the ideal kind of stimulation at the right time BabyGym mimics natural development and as such is an instruction manual for brain development BRAIN DEVELOPMENT During the nine months in utero and the first 14 months in life baby is acquiring all the tools he will need to survive grow and develop Unfortunately many people confuse growth with development and believe that if they feed their baby and keep him beautifully clean healthy and safe that all is well They are right their baby will grow and the clinic sister and paediatrician will be very happy but baby needs
19. obody tells a new father No you need time with baby too Dad otherwise you may feel left out Your baby needs you because you feel smell and sound different to mom and it is this difference that triggers the development of your baby s brain Dad it is through contact with you that a bridge is built between a mom as baby s place of safety and the real world a bridge that takes quite a while to complete before your baby can confidently travel across that bridge to learn about the world and the people animals and things around him You are just as important to your baby as mom You are also very important to mom because she needs your strength and clarity of thought while she is feeling more than thinking De Jager 2011 10 What about mom To be a good mom you need to feel a lot and think a little to stay in contact with your mommy brain Your hormones are willing assistants to keep you relaxed and functioning from your mommy brain more than functioning from your thinking brain That is why new moms often feel slow and a little out of control It is exactly how you should feel to be able to get to know your baby If mom is dashing here and there to look her best at 06 00 every morning fix dad s breakfast clean the house and do her normal daily routine before baby was born there is no place for baby Make time for your baby Be prepared to follow baby s timetable in the beginning As your relationship with baby develops you wil
20. ot neuro scientist and mom Mom and dad birth stress is also good for mom Giving birth is a little like climbing a very high mountain or running the Comrades Marathon or swimming the Midmar Mile in a way that seems humanly impossible Not only does it seem impossible you and others seriously doubt your sanity to willingly want to do it Mom it is your instinct talking when you want to have this baby the way nature intended baby to be born It is your instinct that says the design is flawless It is your instinct knocking on the door and telling you to stop working early enough so you can connect with your mommy instinct rest and relax so your body can do what it was designed to do Instinct is no partner of stress or rushing around or thinking too much neither is it found near logic Instinct partners with your heart not your head De Jager 2011 41 Dad it is mom s instinct that is crying out for you to protect and provide for her so she can focus on baby business Relax dad it is not about solely providing forever but definitely to protect forever Dad it is your protection and provision that helps mom to relax be soft and know I m in good hands my man will look after us my man will protect us My man will provide Mom cannot relax if she feels unsafe or insecure Mom cannot give birth the way nature intended if she is not relaxed Dad you are important you are the anchor amidst the storm De Jager 2011 42 BIRTH S
21. port you just need to wait a little longer to comfort baby but it is ok first things first Dad have a soft and clean face cloth available and wipe mom s skin with it so mom s smell fills the face cloth If baby needs to go into an incubator place the cloth close to baby Mom s smell is reassuring and will help baby to calm down and become stronger and once baby is stronger it is skin on skin time Touch smell and taste is reassuring so even if the baby is in an incubator touch baby and make sure you put a fresh and mommy smelling face cloth nappy or T shirt close to baby Talk to baby your voice is a life line What should you tell baby How healthy and strong he is going to be one of these days what his her room looks like whatever pops up in your mind Babies bond with mom s through her soothing voice smell taste and touch You can bond with baby even while he she is in an incubator De Jager 2011 61 Refrain from dwelling on what can go wrong Focus on what can be done and why What about mom Mom it is natural to feel a little stressed and unsure no matter what baby s APGAR is Relax you can do it Baby takes all his cues from you Here are a few activities to help you to relax BabyGym manual 2010 44 Relax e Vagus nerve rub under collarbone in line with left eye e Use fist and thumb rhythmically on the breast bone Breathing e Breathe deeply e Breathe slowly Control e Bear hug self
22. skin This week we focus on relaxation through a very easy but effective massage and next week we focus on activities to stimulate suckling metabolism and sleeping These BabyGym activities work They are safe and can be done on any baby irrespective of birth procedure natural assisted or emergency procedures Always remember to communicate with your baby and be aware of any STOP signs STOP when baby has had enough but do not be afraid to continue when he or she moans STOP when you see baby is not moaning but getting stressed Just remember babies who had a bit of a rough start need massage more but they tend to moan more Use your voice and a calm warm and low light environment to soothe baby with firm massaging movements Refrain from using scented oils rather work with cold pressed sunflower oil the smell is neutral and mom s smell is calming BabyGym 1 massage is a simplified version of BabyGym massage BabyGym manual 2010 30 32 and the Mind Moves massage de Jager 2009 16 BabyGym Institute Johannesburg 2012 BabyGym new born massage Babies develop from head to toe and from inside to outside That is why we massage from head to toes and from body to fingers and toes Make sure the room is warm enough and the light is low with no sharp smells present Choose a relaxing song and play the same song every time In time baby will automatically relax when he or she hears the song Do not put an electronic devise l
23. t a good place to be and BabyGym Institute Johannesburg 2012 need you to take him somewhere more peaceful where he can just feel smell and hear you mom and dad De Jager 2011 13 The same thing happened while baby was in the womb and you ate a strange new kind of food or if you were at a club or at a noisy and crowded place or if you were under lots of pressure at work baby then kicked real hard to draw your attention Even though baby was surrounded by water which cushioned him from too much sensory input baby was aware of what was happening De Jager 2011 13 Pre birth stimulation know that some people say that you should deliberately stimulate baby before birth but be careful of too much pre birth stimulation especially of putting earphones on your tummy Kate thought she was a good mommy and played beautiful music to her unborn child by placing earphones on her tummy Her two and a half year old little daughter came running past and pulled them off her tummy saying itis too loud mommy That made Kate wonder if her daughter could remember when Kate played music to her when she was still in the womb and wondered if the music was too loud then De Jager 2011 13 Research has indicated that there is more than enough stimulation in the womb without the need for deliberate stimulation when baby s senses and brain is not strong enough to handle lots of stimulation yet Listening to your favourite music or reading your favourit
24. ting and stressful for both mom and baby As labour progresses the contractions become longer stronger and closer together mom is in pain uncomfortable and experiencing stronger contractions by the minute Baby is experiencing serious stress when the world as he knows it is steadily being destroyed by contractions that pushes him into a birth canal that moulds his skull deprives him of oxygen for short periods of time threatens to squash his whole body through a hole that seems to be way too small and towards a bright light he has never seen before As this happens the birth hormones that help mom become alert and focused also prime baby s sustaining systems to take over life support in the outside world His body undergoes intense skin stimulation giving his nervous system a boost and at the same time this pressure squeezes the chest and lungs forcing out excess fluid so that he can breathe with ease once he is born De Jager 2011 40 Mom and Dad rest assured research has proven time and time again that birth stress is actually good for baby so he is prepared and able to survive outside the womb De Jager 2011 41 Write this on your white board before your session starts or create a neat poster BabyGym Institute Johannesburg 2012 It is very unlikely that natural selection would go through all the trouble of building our large sophisticated brains only to damage a large portion of them on the way out of the womb Lise Eli
25. u and nature co author your baby s life recipe 50 50 Rest assured YOU CAN DO IT All you need is time and the urge to succeed because that triggers something inside you mom something that would guide you and prompt you in doing what is best for your little one This internal guide is your instinct or mommy brain an innate wisdom that doesn t know everything but will lead you in the right direction to speak on behalf of your little one Mom you may be unaware even though doubt that you don t know that for more or less nine months you and your baby have developed a language all of your own a language that nobody else hears or understands It is a language that says No Mom don t like what you have just eaten it makes my tummy sore or No Mom don t sit or lie like that you are squashing me Or Yes Mom you know just how much like it when you massage your tummy Or even Oh please Mom walk away from these noisy shops we need to rest a bit This innate wisdom and your very special and private way of communicating help you to create a world that is good and nurturing for your little baby De Jager 2011 9 Raising a baby is about following your instinct when your baby uses cries and movement to talk to you When his cries and movement indicate cramps talk to somebody that really knows about cramps when your little BabyGym Institute Johannesburg 2012 one doesn t want to suck prop
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