Has anyone heard of not bathing the newborn baby for a few weeks?

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I just read somewhere that some people decline the bath after birth for the baby and don’t bathe their baby for the first few weeks - this particular person waited 9 weeks. I was shocked but then it went on to explain that babies need to cultivate their microbiome so it’s best not to wash them with soap for as long as possible. Has anyone done this? Looked into this? Thought about it? 
I mean it makes sense I guess I just had never thought about it. Is the microbiome that important? Can they not gain it on their own even after soap?

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I didn’t bathe my son for at least a week. It’s supposed to be good for them!

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The hospital (midwives) bathed our first daughter after 4 days our last day in the hospital after a c-section. And this one we’ll do the same. 
Trust me after a week you’d want to bath them lol it’s all fine it’s doesn’t harm them and it’s caked on by then ewwwwww!

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thanks for the info.  going to research a bit we may not be bathing him either now that I know this

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Yup not supposed too, something with their immune system if I remember correctly as well as their umbilical cord.

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I wanted to delay my son's bath for a couple of days after birth, but I had a C-section and by the time that I got to the recovery room they had already bathed him 🙄

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I mean you don't really need to babies don't do much and don't really spend too much time outside the first few weeks so it's really not necessary. It's supposed to help their immune system and you aren't supposed to get the umbilical cord wet

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Wow I’ve never heard of this

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I've heard of delaying the bath and rubbing in the white stuff into their skin like lotion. I forget what it's called. 😂 it's a good moisturizer and apparently helps protect them as well. :)

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Yes, we didn't wash our baby until he was over a month old! The stuff that covers them when they're born has lots of benefits that we'd read up on. It was no longer visible after like a day, & you never would've guessed that he'd never had a bath. Our hospital actually just asked if we would like him to have a bath & we said no thanks & they said OK cool.

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well that's disgusting!!!!

Has anyone heard of not bathing the newborn baby for a few weeks?

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