'I Really Don't Bathe My Baby': Controversial Blogger Sites Mayo Clinic

A recent report shows that a mother of three was promoted by online debate after she wrote a blog regarding the amount of times she bathers her baby. Claire Goss, the 32-year-old mother, notes via her blog babble, that she washed her baby less than once a week.

"Yep, total confession time: I really don't bathe my baby," Goss writes. 

After seeing her response, a number of readers responded by calling the blogger "gross" and "lazy."

The Massachusettes mother said her oldest child got one or even two baths every day. However, as the two older children took up much during bedtime, she was unable to take care of their hygienic needs.

"It can be a good 10 days, but if you met my baby and held him, you'd probably think he smells as amazing as I do," Goss said, via an interview with ABC News.

Goss sites the Mayo Clinic as a reason for waiting on bathing her child. "There's no need to give your newborn a bath every day. In fact, bathing your baby more than several times a week can dry out his or her skin. If you're quick with clean diapers and burp cloths, you're already cleaning the parts that really need attention - the face, neck and diaper area."

The blogger said that one of her children had dry skin as an infant and the pediatrician told Goss it was from too much bathing.

"We've learned now that baby skin is very different then adult skin," Doctor Alan Greene, a California pediatrician, via ABC News. "Really, you want to watch your baby more than watching the calendar when deciding to give a bath."

Goss also said she may be less inclined to bathe her baby because she loves the way he smells.

Goss was asked in an interview how she would feel only taking one shower a week.

"I would feel gross because I'm an adult and I have hormones. But I have to go back to, mothers know their babies," she said, via ABC. "They have gut feelings about their babies, and I would never presume to tell you how often to bathe your baby."

What do you think?