Sheila, I think you are very perceptive. Not everyone is comfortable with
sexuality, and those of us who are comfortable are frequently viewed with
suspicion. However... When someone has a question, guess who they talk to?

Personally, it is my favorite part of nursing, the sexuality part. I often
bring it up with patients, and get the most interesting perspective on life
as well as the lives of my patients. It's something many people like to
discuss, but are afraid of asking. And I have yet to meet someone who
doesn't open up to my thoughts.

Best wishes,
Sam Doak


We're going to Candy Mountain, Charlie!


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 I personally think the reason staff want to wash the baby off very quickly
is that the goop makes them feel very uncomfortable for reasons other than
germs: Without meaning to sound vulgar, it was when my slimy wet baby slid
across my thigh and was placed naked on my belly and into my hands that I
suddenly recognized how sexual childbirth was. That feeling of hot throbbing
flesh against my skin made an immediate connection to the conception nine
months earlier which surprised me - and thrilled me! I ask a lot of women if
they were able to hold their baby as soon as it was born, and they usually
reply "Yes! As soon as they wiped it off!" And then I know that they missed
the most incredible moment.

I wonder if the sexuality of the moment is too intense for anyone other than
the parents. Cleaning the baby simply makes US feel more comfortable.


Sheila Stubbs 

I learned the hard way to Birth the Easy Way! 
www.birthingtheeasyway.com


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