Infant massage garment

Abstract

An infant massage garment including a body portion, sleeves, a hood, and first and second inwardly folding chest flaps having an arcuate shape, the garment defining openings therethrough for accessing the wearers skin through the garment. The garment may further include detachable blanket and towel layers that may also include corresponding openings therethrough.

1 . An infant massage garment comprising a body portion, sleeves, a hood, and first and second inwardly folding chest flaps, each of the first and second chest flaps having an arcuate shape such that when folded inwardly a double layer of material is provided over an abdomen portion of the garment while only a single layer of material is provided over a chest portion of the garment, the first and second chest flaps each having an elongate opening therethrough positioned on a non-overlapping portion of the respective flap, and the body portion having a plurality of elongate openings defined therethrough. 
   
   
       2 . The infant massage garment according to  claim 1 , further comprising a removable blanket attached to the body portion and having a shape corresponding to a shape of the body portion, the blanket defining a plurality of elongate openings therethrough corresponding in position with the plurality of openings defined through the body portion. 
   
   
       3 . The infant massage garment according to  claim 2 , wherein the corresponding openings defined through each of the body portion and the removable blanket include an opening positioned aligned along the longitudinal centerline of the garment and openings positioned on either side of the longitudinal centerline and at an angle thereto. 
   
   
       4 . The infant massage garment according to  claim 2 , further comprising a removable towel attached to the blanket and having a shape corresponding to the shape of the blanket. 
   
   
       5 . The infant massage garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of openings defined through the garment include an opening aligned along about the longitudinal centerline of the garment and openings positioned about either side of the longitudinal centerline and an angle thereto. 
   
   
       6 . The infant massage garment according to  claim 1 , further comprising a removable pillow attached within the hood. 
   
   
       7 . The infant massage garment according to  claim 1 , wherein ends of the sleeves have at least one of a flaring and a slit. 
   
   
       8 . The infant massage garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the elongate opening through each of the first and second chest flaps is positioned such that it diagonally intersects the chest portion of the garment to provide access to the chest through the garment. 
   
   
       9 . The infant massage garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the garment further includes indicia on an exterior surface of the garment corresponding to at least one of massage location and massage technique.