> It makes me feel very uncomfortable when I hear things like this 'We
> give
> the first bath...'- even if it's in the best circumstances/intentions, I
> want to say 'Whoooa, who's baby is this??' -before I get shouted at ;-)
> I do
> realise that there are reasons for most things etc. but it's certainly
> my
> first thought.  There is no reason as far as I can see that a bath can't
> wait until the mum is fit/well enough to do it herself (even if
> necessary
> with supervision the first time),if and when she wants to.  Lets hand
> the
> 'mothering' to the mothers and get rid of unneccesary interventions and
> 'medicalising' this normal 'condition'.

I'm sorry I didn't make it clear enough. When I said "we" I meant the
parents and the nurse.

Anne

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