I remember when my LO was born.I got one of many advice from a wellwisher that babies cud be given massages 3 times a day.But a good massage before bedtime is a must. It helps the little one to sleep easily.
Though massaging 3 times a day was a huge thing for me.....esp when I am sleep deprived myself.
As soon as new mother and her newborn baby comes home from hospital ,a look out for a maalishwali is started immediately.
From a long time in our country, it has been a tradition to get the baby massage and baby bath done by the expert hands of these women called maalishwalees or dais (massage women or masseuse).
Senior family members usually have full trust on whatever they do to the little baby just out from her mother's womb, No doubt older generation believes them religiously as they had no other source to get information on childcare during their time.
Though their knowledge is often suspected by the young generation of mothers who have gained more
