I’m here at the hospital, blogging the day after my sweet niece was born via c-section.  At the moment, mama is trying to rest, (looks like earplugs are helping) which is a good thing, since this precious girl has her days and nights backwards. Since my sister isn’t able to move much, I, along with her helpful husband have been taking turns holding, rocking and changing (the diapers of) their new sweet family addition.  Yesterday, after she was born, with mom looking on, dad gave her first bath.

Because its natural, safe and ultra gentle, my sister packed Lafe’s USDA Organic Baby Wash in her hospital bag and insisted her newborn not be washed in anything else.  She purposefully packed it to avoid hospital-provided suds because she knows what can lurk in many of them.  If you’re curious about how your baby wash rates according to The Campaign For Safe Cosmetics, check out their “No More Toxic Tub” cheat sheet that was released in March ‘09.  You may be surprised to find a wash that even your mom and grandmother may have used, is given negative marks and were found to contain formaldehyde and 1,4 dioxane.  See it for yourself here.