I'm non denom christian so very close to Catholic, but not quite the same. I've grown up in the church and went to a 4 year Christian college studying Old Testament, New Testament, Christian Theology, etc. I'm not all knowing by any means, but consider myself fairly knowledgeable. Not all babies are baptized at birth, including myself.. Baptising doesn't "save" you. It doesn't save you before or after accepting Christ.