We had our water birth, and I carried him from the bath to the bed, still attached, and I didn't notice it. What I did notice was that looking at the video of the 2 births after was that the birth where he was washed & wrapped before Pip came to me, it was a very "clinical" birth. Where Will was placed on me before washing and we did the breast crawl was so much more relaxed and I think I actually bonded with him so much better. Just go with the flow, if you want him bathed, then you could ask your DH to do it and bond that way, or you could put a warm washer over him while on your tummy.

and all the best.