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Baptism at hospital

Lora&GeneLora&Gene
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Has anyone ever heard of doing the baptism at the hospital prior to discharge? This is a same state adoption, so a pastor could be arranged. Would this be inappropriate to bring up to the birthfamily? Was thinking it would be a good experience for us to do together. Open to ideas?
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  • jillianmbjillianmb member

    I have only heard of baptizing in the hospital if the baby is very, very (terminally) ill.

     A baptism is God's sign and seal on that child, welcoming a child to the covenant community.  It is not meant to be a private sacrament, rather a public one for the child's covenant community to witness and celebrate.  Why are you wanting to do it at the hospital?

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  • Dr.LorettaDr.Loretta member

    Ditto jillian. My friends did it when they had micro-preemies. And they still had a ceremony for their friends and family in their church when their kids were older.

    I agree that it would be a better idea to invite them to the actual baptism.

    Are you trying to include them without them meeting all your friends and family?

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  • silliestbunnysilliestbunny member

    You may need to check w/church laws.  You may not have the authority to baptize at that point.

    I am Roman Catholic, and within our archdiocese we could not baptize until the adoption was final.  This really irked me... in so many ways.  Esp when our priest keeps telling me I need to get my girls baptizes.  Um... it's your crazy rules that prevented me from doing so early on. 

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  • Dr.LorettaDr.Loretta member
    imagesilliestbunny:

    You may need to check w/church laws.  You may not have the authority to baptize at that point.

    I am Roman Catholic, and within our archdiocese we could not baptize until the adoption was final.  This really irked me... in so many ways.  Esp when our priest keeps telling me I need to get my girls baptizes.  Um... it's your crazy rules that prevented me from doing so early on. 

    This was not our experience. No one even asked about it. We waited until TPR was final (which took forever for the BF) but we baptized her a month before finalization. So it will vary. Our agency also discouraged us from doing it until we were at a certain point in the process.

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  • silliestbunnysilliestbunny member
    imageDr.Loretta:
    imagesilliestbunny:

    You may need to check w/church laws.  You may not have the authority to baptize at that point.

    This was not our experience. No one even asked about it. We waited until TPR was final (which took forever for the BF) but we baptized her a month before finalization. So it will vary. Our agency also discouraged us from doing it until we were at a certain point in the process.

    Yep... this is a diocese by diocese rule which is just silly IMO. 

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