Should I Bathe my Baby? { Snag your seat in our FREE TRAINING to master your mindset for birth without the fear and anxiety! } Have you ever noticed how birth on television is very different than birth in real life? What baby comes out perfectly pink, clean, and sporting a completely round head? This seems a little different than how babies are actually born, right? Your baby probably came out squished from passing the birth canal, covered in fine hair ("Lanugo"), with a cone-shaped head, and screaming bloody murder! You might have noticed (or hopefully someone has warned you if you haven't had your baby yet) that your baby comes out covered in cheesy, waxy, distinctive smelling, white goo. This is called "vernix" and it develops around the 20th week of pregnancy. Vernix is a very important substance that, in recent research, has been proven to have many benefits to your newborn! Some research on vernix and ...