Kathy:  I have to say that I 100% agree with you, but you wouldn't believe
the opposition to idea of not bathing a baby in the hospital.  With my 3rd
son (22 months ago) I had to practically stand on my head to DELAY the bath
as long as possible.  I kept saying "oh, he's nursing" or "he's asleep" or
"we are about to have visitors."  The midwifery literature actually states
that bathing of any sort is harmful because of the removal of beneficial
lubricants, scents, and of course m-b separation.  After 24 hours of arguing
(I had a c/section and was in for 3 days), I finally gave in.  They were
literally harrassing me about it every 15-30 minutes and it simply wasn't
worth it.  The hospital staff acted as though I was abusing my child by not
consenting to a bath.
Warmly,
Chris Hafner-Eaton, PhD, MPH, CHES, IBCLC    [log in to unmask]
mom, wife, educator, lactation consultant, researcher, scientist, author,
organic gardener, photographer, lapidary creator, lousy cleaner.

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