Note: This is a guest post from Floor Tuinstra of Floor Tuinstra Reflexology
Your baby is refusing to go to sleep despite the fact that you are weary and want to go to bed. What natural remedies can you use to treat your child’s illness?
My husband informed me this morning that our youngest child, a 6-week-old newborn, had generated a full diaper the night before.
I was relieved to learn that he had been able to rid himself of whatever had been bothering him for the previous day or two.
The previous day, instead of waking up as usual with a full diaper, he only had diapers that were full of urine for the rest of the day. When he couldn’t settle down to sleep at 21:30, I decided to use some reflexology techniques to help him out a little. I massaged his feet with one hand as I breastfed him. After that, I went to bed so I could get some rest while my husband looked after our baby.
He thoroughly emptied his diaper sometime that night between 23:00 and 00:00. Nothing leaked, according to my husband, which shocked him because the amount he put in his diaper—which might have easily been enough for an adult—was about to pour through the rims.
He eventually fell asleep after that, much later than normal, but at least relieved and at ease enough to resume a deep sleep.
I frequently see babies and kids with sleeping issues in my reflexology practice. Numerous factors can contribute to this, including emotional factors, food intolerances, colic, recent vaccines, physical problems, etc. Your child may be uncomfortable merely because she is unable to defecate. I also find it difficult or impossible to fall asleep when I go to bed with a full stomach.
Baby reflexology could be used as a natural remedy or treatment. Baby reflexology is the practice of giving your child a tender loving foot massage. Reading about baby reflexology can arm you with the knowledge you need to know just where points are on the baby’s feet to massage to promote relaxation, improved digestion, better sleep, and other benefits.
In reflexology, we believe that the entire body reflects itself on the foot. When it comes to babies, it functions like a remote control; if you know which buttons to press, you can achieve the desired result. You’ll be able to react appropriately in situations like the ones where my son had trouble falling asleep.
A variety of techniques, including the Penguin, Bon Apétit, and the Moon, are described in Baby Reflexology along with amusing images to aid you ease your baby’s suffering.
The following conditions can benefit from a baby reflexology treatment:
- Relaxation
- Constipation
- Colic
- Stomach ache
- Improved sleep
- Typical cold
- Teething
- Eye irritation and inflammation
- Ear Infection
- Bonding with your child
The first baby reflexologist in The Netherlands,
Floor Tuinstra.
Floor runs a private practice and teaches reflexology. She is the author of the book “One minute massage remedies for your child”. You can buy the book here: https://floortuinstra.nl/en/shop/boek/baby-reflexology/
She is also the author of ‘How to induce birth naturally with acupressure and reflexology,’ a book that was published in Dutch.
Link to her English website: https://floortuinstra.nl/en/
