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Janaína Motta Cardoso with her daughter Gabriela Janaína Motta Cardoso avec sa fille Gabriela

The Mother,her baby and the

bond

of Love

The

first love

ababy experiences is the

natural bond of love

that develops between the

mother

and the

baby

in her womb.This bond is the basis of all love and is responsiblefor the unique and

eternal relationship

between a mother and her child.For the baby still in the

mother’s womb

,this bond is their link to the

unknown

(the mother’s womb with the external world) and the

stronger

it is,the better a baby will be able to relate with both their inner self and their

surroundings

.This bond can be strengthened in manydifferent moments:during

pregnancy

,at

birth

,when

breast-feeding

and caring for the baby.Communicating with the baby usingall

5senses

is one way to strengthen this bond.

L’amour fondamental,lien unique entrela

maman

et le

bébé

s’annonce,une vie prend corps et,en même temps,instantanément,se tisse un lien affectif unique entre la mère et

l’enfant

qu’elle porte.Ce lien,instinctif,qui se noue au

moment-même

où une vie se déploie,Natural’appelle l’«amour fondamental ».Pour l’enfant à venir,cet amour est comme un trait

d’union

entre un

univers familier

(le ventre de la mère) et l’inconnu (le monde extérieur).Plus ce lien serafort,plus la relation que le bébé aura avec lui-même,comme avec son cadre de vieet tout l’environnement,sera harmonieuse.Les occasions de renforcer ce lien ne manquent pas :

grossesse

accouchement

,puis,l’allaitementet les soins quotidiens du bébé.A tout moment,avant comme après la naissance,les

cinq sens

permettent d’établir un contact privilégié avec l’enfant,de développer des échanges essentiels.

Awakening the senses with love and care

Communication begins at pregnancy through the senses,primarily the sense of touch.By caressing and massaging her belly,the mother gets in touch with her baby,welcoming them to life.Singing and speaking to a baby stimulates their sense of hearing,another importantway of bonding with the baby.After birth all of

the baby's senses

should be stimulated:lovingly

looking

in their eyes,gently

massaging

and

cuddling,talking

and

singing

and

putting them incontact with skin

so that they can get to know and recognize their mother’s scent.The father can also play an important role,by caring for the mother and helping with the baby he helps to ensure a peaceful pregnancy and strengthens his bond with his child.

Eveiller les sens.En prendre soin avec amour.

Durant la grossesse,le toucher s’avère être l’une des expressions majeures de ce langage sensoriel.En massant et en caressant son ventre,la maman entre déjà en contact avec son enfant.A sa manière,elle lui souhaite la bienvenue.Mais elle peut aussi stimuler l’ouïe du bébé,par le chant,notamment,ou par la parole.Après la naissance,ce

sont tous les sens

du nourrisson qui vont vibrer ! Le regardmaternel,baigné de tendresse,

capte sa vue

.L’allaitement développe son goût.La douceur des

massages

et du bain renforcent son

sens du toucher

.Murmures et chansons affinentencore plus son ouïe,tandis que le

contact avec la peau

de la maman stimule l’odorat.Le père,aussi,a un rôle important.Par sa présence et ses attentions à l’égard de la maman,il contribue au climat de sérénité qui doit entourer la grossesse puis,la maternité.Et très tôt,grâceàla communication par les sens,il noue aussi une relation forte avec son enfant.

Taste

Breast-feeding is an intense and valuable contact between mother and baby.All the senses are stimulated during breast-feeding,in a moment of great intimacy and significance that all mothersshould enjoy whenever possible.According to the pediatrician Baumgartner

and thespeech therapist Delgado

,in addition to nourishing,breast-feeding helps develop psychomotor and socialskills and strengthens the bond of love between the mother and her baby.Breast milk is also rich inantibodies,helping protect the baby against diseases.

Sight

It is through the mother’s eyes that a baby begins to know the world.The mother represents the world to her baby and so it is through her that they get their first look into life.That is why it is so important to look a baby directly in theeyes with love and joy,it is through the mother’s feelings thatababywill feel loved and welcomed to this world,it also helps to build self-esteem a vital condition for a happy life.Lookingababyin the eyes is an important means of communicationbetween parents and baby,do so when bathing,breast-feeding,changing or simplycaring for your baby.According to research conducted by Montagner

at theUniversity of Bordeaux,by looking a baby in the eyeswe help develop abilities such as better understandingof their emotions and longer attention span.The psy-choanalyst Winnicott

says that the mother's look is thebaby's first mirror;howthe mother looks at her baby helps structure the image they will haveof themselves throughout their lives.

Smell

The sense of smell also strengthens the bond between themother and her baby.When in contact with their mother’s skin,specially her neck and chest,the baby gets to know her smelland is able to recognizeit whenever the mother is nearby.Studies conducted byMontagner

showthat a baby isable to recognize the mother's smell from as early as the third day of life,and contact with mother's smellon her breast and neck has a soothing effect.

Hearing

Singing and talking to a new-born baby helps calm and adapt them to the new world.During pregnancy,singing and talking to your baby telling them about your feelings,joys and sorrows,deeds and worries,conveys acceptance and calm,awakening the baby to sounds and introducing them to their mother’svoice.After birth,a baby can recognize the mother’s voice andeven the songs sang to them in the womb.These familiar soundsremind the baby of the warmth and safety of the mother'swomb,making them feel safer in their new environment.The fetus captures the vibrations of the soundsand words uttered by the parents,with all theemotions associated to them.From the 20thweek of pregnancy,babies can hear and understandemotions in the sounds.

Touch

Touch is a very important exchange between parents andbaby.During pregnancy,the mother can caress and massageher belly,knowing that her baby can feel her touch and isaware of her welcome.After birth,hugging,cuddling,and massaging helpdevelop the parent bond with the baby.Studies show that from as early as the 18th week of pregnancy a babyreacts to touch,and can attachmeaning to it.Caressing the mother’s belly makes the baby feel loved and welcome.After birth (from the 1st month),research conducted at the University of Miami Medical School and the Duke University Medical School show that babies that receivemassages sleep better,gain more weight,cry less,are more active,alert and aware of their surroundings.(1),(2),(3),(4),see Bibliography