need help here--does anybody have a link to the article about tom

[niyad]

and katie and that whole silent birth whackiness? I remember seeing something in there about not touching the baby for seven days, and can't find that anywhere.

thankyou in advance.

[mzteris]

1. this?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9646386/

BUTTERWORTH: This is really kind of weird. But it is also kind of scary, because they also say, if the child needs a blood test, you don‘t do it.

And, you know, in the first few days, it is really important to check the child‘s blood, so, no touching, nothing. You know, we tried this with monkeys years ago and we came out with some really weird monkeys. And I don‘t think we need to experiment on humans.

WITT: You know, Scientology takes this whole silence thing even a step further. I mean, it is not just a silent birth. In fact, the whole following week, total quiet.

Wouldn‘t you want your baby to get used to some sounds, so that, eventually, it would be quiet for maybe the parents?

BUTTERWORTH: You know, but human are social animals. We need nurturing. We need holding. And, as I said before, that bond between the mother and the baby is really established in the first week or two.

And to take a child and just place them somewhere—what, do they just put them in a drawer and if they—they just feed them and not interact with the child? As a psychologist, I‘m really scared that these kids are going to be sensory deprived. They are not going to have interactions and they‘re going to start having developmental problem.

WITT: Well, in fact, L. Ron Hubbard is the one who founded Scientology and this whole silent birth thing is his idea.

Tom Cruise and John Travolta, both fans. None of these three were equipped with the tools necessary to give birth. I mean, should they be the ones to just shut the hell up on this?

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. How ANY parent could ignore their precious new baby for a WEEK after birth

is beyond me! I didn't put my son down for weeks! I couldn't get enough of him.

That's insane. That child will never bond with those 2 nuts.

The more I learn about scientology, the more frightening it looks. It sounds like a cult to me. and Who the hell is L. Ron Hubbard to be making this shit up? From Wikipedia...he looks like a LOONY.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Ron_Hubbard

[mzteris]

3. It also leads to failure to bond

which sets up a kid for mental health issues and lack of empathy their entire life.

[crikkett]

4. too bad it doesn't lead to child endangerment charges. n/t