A baby massage could vary from a gentle rub to a more intense body massage. The basic technique for a massage is to determine how much pressure to use on baby's body.

How to determine how much pressure to use?
One way to determine how much pressure to use is close one's eyes and gently press the eyelids without feeling any discomfort. That is the amount of pressure that can be used when massaging the baby.

Another way is press the skin so that it is sufficient to produce a slight skin color change from pink to white in a Caucasian baby or causes slight indentation in the skin for all babies.

In toes and palms, head, use gentle strokes with the fingertips. In other areas of the body, the palm of the hand can be used to massage baby.