Guest guest Posted July 25, 2002 Report Share Posted July 25, 2002 In a message dated 7/23/2002 12:34:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, iammichelle@... writes: .. What are nickel weight strokes?? How do I do the facial massage? Thanks a lot! , Nickel weight is just a term to describe how much force you should be using when massaging your child- in other words, as lightly as a nickel's weight you should massage very delicately. You can probably check into a local hospital for infant and baby massage classes, and there are tons of videos you can buy- I will attach a link for you as well that shows some techniques. I did this to help relax - as well as help dissipate his huge lump (blood mass), and to give his tighter sided face or droopier side (tort side) more slack and nerve stimulation. Let me know how you like the first pt session- it will probably be more of an evaluation at first visit- but ask lots of questions and let them know that you want to learn as much as possible so that you can do this at home as well. Good luck to ya! Baby Massage ' Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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