Bathing LO - How often?

**Wobbles** · Jan 31st, 2008, 05:51 AM

Its not suppose to be every day is it?

I see some say bath then lay down for the night can help but every night?

ablaze · Jan 31st, 2008, 05:56 AM

i used to every day, but got advised against it, so changed to every 2-3-4th day(dependant on sick etc lol)

**Wobbles** · Jan 31st, 2008, 05:58 AM

Can give her a little wash down like (is it called top & tail or something?) but was wondering about the whole bath & bed thing. ACE if it works Im probably doing it at wrong times when its convenient through that day but if it works to relax her bit naff it will only be every so many days?

ablaze · Jan 31st, 2008, 06:02 AM

see bathing mine just wakes the lil buggers up

even from wen they were teeny, bathing them was never part of their bedtime routine( i used to do it in mornin) tho i know some people have sucessfully managed to bath feed then bed

**Wobbles** · Jan 31st, 2008, 06:03 AM

Gonna use half a bottle of baby bathtime!!!

ablaze · Jan 31st, 2008, 06:05 AM

i cudnt use tht

am allergic, is full of perfume

Tilly · Jan 31st, 2008, 06:06 AM

When Bethanie was much younger, I used to top and tail her most of the time as it's not good for their skin every day. Also she has eczema which was much worse at the time, so I didn't overdo it - maybe every 3 days.

I now bath her every other day, times vary.. usually if I want her to chill out (before her afternoon nap, or before bed).

~Bethanie can't use Johnsons products (only the shampoo and some moisturiser) because it makes her skin go all red and sore.

sweetsammi · Jan 31st, 2008, 06:23 AM

We usually bath Ollie every other day. Too much tends to dry out his skin i find x

mickey · Jan 31st, 2008, 06:32 AM

bathing isn't a bedtime routine for us either, as I do not want to cause her getting problems with her skin!
she had as well very dry skin at birth, which was even bloody cracked around her ankles and wrists!

although it is all baby-blabla I do not think it is good to use the stuff every day.

we do the top and tail every day and bathing 'bout every three days or if we have a poo accident (Juleika has still quite explosive stools! sometimes shooting over the top of the nappy, although we now went for the next bigger size!)

RachieH · Jan 31st, 2008, 17:00 PM

I bath Frankie every evening, but not because I feel she needs to be bathed that frequently...its because;
A) I bath Ky every night (because he REALLY needs a bath every day) so she has one with him.
B) She really loves the bath, gets very excited about it and it does really settle her before her last feed.

Ky had really sensitive skin as a baby and I didn't bath him every night because of it and when I did bath him I had to use Oilatum in the bath and the cream afterwards.

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Wobbles Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chester Gal By Heart Posts: 50,081	Can give her a little wash down like (is it called top & tail or something?) but was wondering about the whole bath & bed thing. ACE if it works Im probably doing it at wrong times when its convenient through that day but if it works to relax her bit naff it will only be every so many days?
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ablaze Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 15,160	see bathing mine just wakes the lil buggers up even from wen they were teeny, bathing them was never part of their bedtime routine( i used to do it in mornin) tho i know some people have sucessfully managed to bath feed then bed

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Wobbles Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chester Gal By Heart Posts: 50,081	Gonna use half a bottle of baby bathtime!!!
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ablaze Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 15,160	i cudnt use tht am allergic, is full of perfume

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Tilly Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Guildford Posts: 5,389	When Bethanie was much younger, I used to top and tail her most of the time as it's not good for their skin every day. Also she has eczema which was much worse at the time, so I didn't overdo it - maybe every 3 days. I now bath her every other day, times vary.. usually if I want her to chill out (before her afternoon nap, or before bed). ~Bethanie can't use Johnsons products (only the shampoo and some moisturiser) because it makes her skin go all red and sore.

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Jan 31st, 2008, 06:23 AM	#8
sweetsammi Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Leicester- UK Posts: 1,100	We usually bath Ollie every other day. Too much tends to dry out his skin i find x

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Jan 31st, 2008, 06:32 AM	#9
mickey Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South-East London Posts: 1,637	bathing isn't a bedtime routine for us either, as I do not want to cause her getting problems with her skin! she had as well very dry skin at birth, which was even bloody cracked around her ankles and wrists! although it is all baby-blabla I do not think it is good to use the stuff every day. we do the top and tail every day and bathing 'bout every three days or if we have a poo accident (Juleika has still quite explosive stools! sometimes shooting over the top of the nappy, although we now went for the next bigger size!)

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Jan 31st, 2008, 17:00 PM	#10
RachieH Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Paderborn, Germany Posts: 1,217	I bath Frankie every evening, but not because I feel she needs to be bathed that frequently...its because; A) I bath Ky every night (because he REALLY needs a bath every day) so she has one with him. B) She really loves the bath, gets very excited about it and it does really settle her before her last feed. Ky had really sensitive skin as a baby and I didn't bath him every night because of it and when I did bath him I had to use Oilatum in the bath and the cream afterwards.

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