Your Pregnancy

BLISSFUL BONDING

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Massage is a great way to bond with your baby. SOiL Baby Blended Oil 100ml (R120) contains a gentle blend of chamomile, lavender and olive oil to help keep your baby’s skin moisturised. It can also help relax colicky babies. Research has shown that baby massage promotes growth and development in premature babies and has many benefits for babies and parents in general. This SOil product is formulated by a qualified aromatherapist and contains no petrochemical ingredients or mineral oil. SOiL is available at soil.co.za, and at Dis-Chem and Wellness Warehouse stores.

In some cases, bonding is instinctive, but often you don’t immediately feel intense love for your baby. Rest assured, it’s quite normal. Bonding is a process that could take months. This is how it works: most babies are readythe same could be said of many mamas. Scientists have long believed there’s a window period shortly after a birth when Baby and Mom are finely attuned to each other, and that a strong bond is forged between them during this time.

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