A Safer First Bath

One of the things that you may not think about as a benefit of homebirth is that you get to choose how your baby is first bathed. Having seen how some babies are scrubbed down in hospitals, I think it’s pretty scary. They may even use some baby products that you wouldn’t THINK of using at home. That’s why I was encouraged when I read about Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital in Oregon and their plan on using safer baby products for first baths. (Thanks to Tanya at Motherwear for alerting us to this!) How cool is that? If you read the article you will notice that this hospital has also Banned the Bags. Hooray!