Welcoming the baby and her mom

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When my daughter in law was discharged from hospital after childbirth on 12th, she was received at gate of our home, by breaking coconuts at door step and lighting fireworks and crackers. Let me tell here, we have cloth washer women/men; who will wash all clothes in home if there is a birth or death in the family; body massager women for the new born baby and the mother for three months , who are connected with us since generations, by tradition as part of the rituals. So the massager woman came at 5pm, SEE PICTURE turmeric , sandalwood, rose water was mixed with rice flour paste was rubbed on his body, this not only cleans the body but removes the body hair etc that was there since he was in the womb, next sesame oil ; (sesame is Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed) was applied and massaged, his arms, legs were twisted as if he was given an exercise, the woman is expert in doing this, this massaging will be done both in morning and evening for minimum 3 months to keep his skin smooth and his body fit. After that he was bathed using Johnson’s baby soap. Next Vidhya applied Johnson’s baby powder all over body dresses her with pant and shirt. So how do you welcome the new born, do you massage his/her body etc as we do? Please respond, share and comment. Kalyani God bless you