We use a cloth shirt, long sleeve w the hand covers. Snaps in front. In
labor and delivery, naked.....later with a diaper.if infant in shirt
depending on room temp, I remove shirt or open front and uncover hands.
Would love to see a pic of the disposable shirt!
On Mar 10, 2016 11:43 AM, "Westra, Mary" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> In the hospital that I work at babies are routinely dressed in little
> paper (disposable) t shirts after skin to skin time.  Skin to skin time is
> usually about an hour to hour and half after birth.  This is hopefully
> after the infant has had a good first latch.  Our emphasis is trying to get
> the staff to think of skin to skin time as almost continuous  during the
> postpartum hospital stay as long as mother is awake.  My thoughts are if we
> did away with the paper shirt and instead wrapped the baby in a warm
> blanket when baby is separated from mother,  it might serve as a non verbal
> reminder to both staff and family that baby should be skin to skin.  I am
> inquiring about other mother baby units.  Do you use clothes on baby, and
> if so, when?
>
> Thanks for your input as always!
>
> Mary Westra RN, IBCLC
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