How do you do negel vasser with your baby?

Ani

Wed, Oct 14 2009, 5:46 pm

imasinger, thanks for the song. I shall try it.

gz wrote:

I sit cross legged and hold her back towards my stomach- both facing same direction.
her legs spread out, around the negel vasser bucket- it is small enough to fit between her little legs.
with my left hand, across her chest, under both arms, leaning over the bucket, I wash her hentalach with my right hand.
she loves it!!! and I love it!

That's the exact description of how we've been doing it. It worked really well up until a few days ago. Now, for some reason, he stopped liking it and adamantly protests being washed, be it by the bed or sink. I try to distract him and come back to it later when he's in a better mood, only to no avail. He screams, hits and pushes the negel vasser bucket or just vehemently turnes away by the sink. Should I just leave it alone?! But then again, that wouldn't be 'healthy' for his nefesh to be left with ruach raah, as has been well noted earlier

greenfire wrote:

negel vasser is not about chinuch - but rather about tuma ...

So here I am, wondering what others do/would do in such a situation. What

raspberry tea

Wed, Oct 14 2009, 6:11 pm

greenfire wrote:

pobody's nerfect - did the nurse think you were nutso ...

and I was waiting to see the baby ...

just washed them in the am ...

I thought the nurse appeared to be thinking that! Smile

manhattanmom

Wed, Oct 14 2009, 8:28 pm

I wouldn't force a baby to have his hands washed.

Washing a newborn's hands (for negel vasser) is a concept I learned about on this site.
I don't wash my kids' hands until they can walk.

mummiedearest

Wed, Oct 14 2009, 8:32 pm

I have heard that one shouldn't bother until the child has a set morning routine. many babies don't.

that being said, I do it when they're willing to cooperate. until then, not happening.