I always encourage a mother not to use anything that would mask her natural
smells for the first few weeks.

~ Ginger Chun


On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 1:11 PM, the juliest person you know <
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> How long should the mother wait to bathe herself above the belly button
> after giving birth?  I'm wondering if washing off her scent and adding
> soapy scent and flavor can have a negative impact on breastfeeding
> initiation.  A better question might be how long is it reasonable to tell a
> mother to wait to shower when she lives in a culture where people shower
> daily or every other day and certainly after working up a sweat.
>
> Julie Tardos
>  ==== Anything worth doing is even worth doing badly.
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