Nikki says, << As a nurse, I remember hearing other nurses complaining about families that wanted to delay the bath. There was such an attitude of "we are the ones that know what the right thing is to do" and "what's wrong with these people who don't want to wash their baby? >> Yea, but isn't this the attitude about anything that goes against the cultural norm -- whatever that "norm" is in that particular hospital? I got it for wanting a home birth. Moms get it if they want to breastfeed and keep their babies in bed with them. Parents get it if they choose to not: (pick one -- vaccinate/circumcise/birth in a hospital/start solids at 5 months/whatever). It's the way....walk ye in it. Jan -- who is STILL cynical in Wheaton, and it is yo these many hours later! *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html