Touch
Posted on July 17, 2009
The human touch is healing. Just think about how nice it feels to hold the hand of your partner. Or to get a hug from your friend when things are not going your way. Sometimes a quick graze of my husbands hand on my waist increases my heartbeat (which is so cool after 10 years of marriage!).
But most of all, I witnessed this miracle when my daughter Copy Cat was sick after she was first born. I credit the great care of the doctors and nurses for her survival, but I know that the time she spent in my arms played a huge part too. Studies show that when a baby is held skin-to-skin, called Kangaroo Care, by one of its parents his/her heartbeat stabilizes as does his/her body temperature.
Whether it is your baby, spouse, mother, father, friend, family member, etc. a simple gesture, such as a hug can do wonders. Give it a try today.
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This is so true! Because my daughter was wired up to monitors, I could literally see her physical reaction to my touch. Heart rate would stabilize, respirations would calm down – all of it! Every time the nurse would put her on my chest she would visibly relax, like a big contented total body sigh.
I think I would go mad without physical human contact. :0)