>Based on all the letters about bathing from a few months ago, I chose
>not to bathe my new baby in the hospital.  I *loved* the smell of him
>and just couldn't stop smelling him at every opportunity (a thousand
>times an hour :).  In fact today he is 24 days old and hasn't yet had a
>bath, but I have used a damp cloth to wipe him bottom and neck when
>necessary.  He smells so sweet, I'm a little sad for what their father
>and I missed out on with our first three.  I also learned enough to be
>able to 'defy' hospital policy and sleep with my baby, with the bed
>sides up, and carry him in a sling and not push that plastic aquarium
>around.  Every time I ventured down the hall, I was stopped by oodles of
>mums asking me about the sling, several were really impressed when they
>noticed my baby was actually happily latched on as well :)

Gitte, thank you for sharing your beautiful story.  Reading it gave me a
full-body smile.

Pat Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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