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Anonymous wrote:I am pretty crunchy and I think this is way overblown. Maybe if you have a nicu baby clinging to life. I was annoyed when they handed my daughter to me after the C section. She shoved her on my shoulder like a parrot while my blood pressure cuff was going off. With DS they handed him to me with an apgar score of 3 (blue and limp, not breathing). Not a fun memory. Pregnant now and I'm telling my doula I don't want this baby until I ask for him.
It was chilly when my first was born so he got very little (naked) skin to skin. EBF both my babies over 18 months and they are both securely attached.
Same as PP, I'm a pretty crunchy mama, and I don't get this for a healthy newborn and in a comfortable environment. Pretty sure baby regulates temperature and bonds just as well with a thin layer or two of cotton between you.
I have a feeling the emphasis is just to encourage holding in general. Like, there are people who will stick a newborn in a lounger/car seat/swing for hours and never spend that time with them close to their chest.
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