I understand skin to skin contact after birth but.....cant get head around this one.

[Taurean]

It didn't even cross my mind - leading up to labour or when DD was born. I couldn't wait to get my hands and eyes on her and find out what she was! I don't remember her being slippery (or gunky) at all but she was definitely fresh out of the birth canal

I delivered the placenta quickly while we had a decent snuggle (so the skin on skin definitely helped with that) then DD was taken briefly to be weighed and measured. At that point she was wrapped (but not cleaned) then given back to me for our first feed. She stayed there for the next 2 hours except for when the midwife bathed me (I'd had an epi) so DH and my sister snuggled her.

DD didnt have her first bath until the next morning (she was born at 3.10pm) and it didnt bother me in the least. It's a lot more natural than you would think but do what you're comfortable with

[Miss K]

I totally understand where you are coming from!!! My Mum, Nan and Cousins all looked at me like I was insane the week before DD was born and I was sooooooo against the "gross gooey baby straight from my VJ or Sunroof" They said they hadn't heard anything soo crazy in their lives they actually burst out in laughter thinking I was joking then realized I was being serious LOL!

I was telling DH make sure she is soo clean yet to be completely honest you don't even think of that it kinda goes out the window!