Tight Babies | Baby Stretching
Posted by Jesse Lillejord onBaby Stretching for Tight Babies:
Shoulder Girdle Baby Stretch
This baby stretching technique focuses on relieving tension in the shoulder girdle and upper body. Encouraging mobility in the shoulders will help with torticollis tightness and relieve restrictions caused by swaddling and common nursing positions. This is also a great to stretch to continue in older babes as it can help with crawling!
Body Circles
Support babe in a seated position on your lap for this technique. You'll also want to support their head as you move them through full body circles. Body circles can help improve truck mobility in every direction : flexion, extension, rotation and lateral flexion. Little ones really enjoy this baby stretch as it is easy to make playful!
Side Body Baby Stretching
This technique focuses on lengthening and relaxing the tissue through the sides of the body. We use this stretch into many baby treatments as it address tightness in the entire body. Therefore, it can be helpful for many conditions we treat like torticollis, tongue ties, and even reflux!
Reverse Tummy Time | Guppy Pose
Reverse tummy time or the guppy pose, is one of our favorite tummy time alternatives! This position promote extension in fussy and tight babies. It's a great position to practice in babies with tongue ties [pre-frenectomy and post-frenectomy]!
If your looking for more great baby stretches, we love this baby yoga routine!
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