Comments on: Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness…Or Is It??? http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/03/cleanliness-is-next-to-godlinessor-is-it/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:24:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Katie http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/03/cleanliness-is-next-to-godlinessor-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Katie Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:38:38 +0000 http://newmoonbirth.wordpress.com/?p=131#comment-18 Great post, Sharon! We were lucky in that the hospital where we birthed didn't pressure us to bathe the baby. We wiped the residual goo out of his hair ourselves with a wet washcloth and once we got him home, we didn't give him a full-on bath until he was nearly a month old. He simply wasn't dirty! He was a little befuddled by his first bath, but did seem to enjoy the experience, and he has loved baths ever since. I bathe him about once a week now, and he completely enjoys it. There's no bathtime fussing, ever! Great post, Sharon! We were lucky in that the hospital where we birthed didn’t pressure us to bathe the baby. We wiped the residual goo out of his hair ourselves with a wet washcloth and once we got him home, we didn’t give him a full-on bath until he was nearly a month old. He simply wasn’t dirty! He was a little befuddled by his first bath, but did seem to enjoy the experience, and he has loved baths ever since. I bathe him about once a week now, and he completely enjoys it. There’s no bathtime fussing, ever!

]]> By: Leah http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/03/cleanliness-is-next-to-godlinessor-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Leah Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:22:21 +0000 http://newmoonbirth.wordpress.com/?p=131#comment-17 Funny how the natural process ends up being beneficial to the baby. It seems so obvious that so many things happen in the birth process for a reason (how do we get the medical community to realize this?). Gee, vernix is beneficial? Who'd a thunk it? Very interesting post Sharon :) Thanks for sharing your wisdom! Funny how the natural process ends up being beneficial to the baby. It seems so obvious that so many things happen in the birth process for a reason (how do we get the medical community to realize this?). Gee, vernix is beneficial? Who’d a thunk it?

Very interesting post Sharon :) Thanks for sharing your wisdom!

]]> By: Meghan http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/03/cleanliness-is-next-to-godlinessor-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Meghan Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:03:38 +0000 http://newmoonbirth.wordpress.com/?p=131#comment-16 Sharon, remember too that the nurses at a hospital birth are judged by how well they complete the checklist in question. I get a fair amount of pushback for delaying baths (because recovery isn't complete until the bath is done) even at my hospital. One "out" is that if it's in the birth plan not to bathe the baby, I will not get flak for not doing so. Sharon, remember too that the nurses at a hospital birth are judged by how well they complete the checklist in question. I get a fair amount of pushback for delaying baths (because recovery isn’t complete until the bath is done) even at my hospital. One “out” is that if it’s in the birth plan not to bathe the baby, I will not get flak for not doing so.

]]> By: Tera http://www.newmoonbirth.com/2009/03/cleanliness-is-next-to-godlinessor-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Tera Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:21:04 +0000 http://newmoonbirth.wordpress.com/?p=131#comment-15 Good info! I always cringe at photos of newborns being bathed. I didn't bathe my babies until they were several weeks old, and now I am glad to find some validation for that never-thought-about-it choice that I made. Good info! I always cringe at photos of newborns being bathed. I didn’t bathe my babies until they were several weeks old, and now I am glad to find some validation for that never-thought-about-it choice that I made.

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