Although the video is brief, it has been viewed millions of times and has struck a chord with many viewers. “This is the purest thing on the internet,” one person said, while another said, “Wow, it’s so amazing to see this.” While watching, I begin to smile.”
A touching short video of twin babies being bathed using the Thalasso method. The first impression (which is misled by the video’s title) is that the two babies have just been delivered and are still being kept in some simulation of the womb to maintain the illusion that they have not yet been born. The truth is less dramatic, but it still has an incredible impact on a newly born child.
Sonia Rochel, a French nurse, developed a technique to “welcome” babies into the world by simulating the environment in the womb from which they had just been forcibly removed. “I developed this special bathing technique that is there to welcome the baby in all softness,” she says. It’s like a welcome gift, my gift to them as they enter this world.”
Sonia has worked with babies and young children for over 30 years and has seen many different approaches to childbirth and post-natal care. “In particular, I met a midwife who showed me many lovely things.” The most important thing she taught me was that when it comes to babies, we must take our time.
Sonia, on the other hand, is concerned with more than just taking time. She spent a significant amount of time observing newborn babies and listening to what they were trying to tell us. “We hear many sounds in the background. We hear it, but we don’t really understand it. So, after going through this, I told myself that I needed to do something to help these babies.”
Sonia gradually developed the technique now known as the Thalasso baby bath method based on her observations. As Sonia puts it, “most of all, it’s about changing the whole idea of a bath so that it becomes less strict, more about fun than about hygiene.” I’d like to change the definition of a bath for a baby: it’s not about cleaning everywhere, under the arms, feet, ears, etc. A bath is first and foremost about taking the time, relaxing, feeling good, etc. and to me, that would be amazing if we could use that as the new definition for a bath.”
Be warned, there is no problem with your speakers and no sound, but I dare you not to be as engrossed in this as the two babies are. (A lovely surprise awaits you at the end of the video; please watch all the way through.)
