
Changing Diapers
A mother’s touch while she is changing her baby’s diapers or while she is bathing her is a large determining factor in the formation of her personality. A baby can instantly tell if the person touching her is enjoying it or not.
Get right in there and enjoy changing diapers. There’s nothing you can get on your hands that doesn’t wash off with water. If you like cuddling her but touch her lightly and gingerly when you’re changing her, she’ll learn to think that her natural body functions are revolting, which can have a strong effect on her personality. If you enjoy cleaning all her cracks and folds, and like seeing a nice, clean plump bottom, she’ll grow up knowing her body is okay. I like to squeeze my kids’ bottoms. They like it too.
Cara
From Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin




