bathing??

Shazzy-babee · Nov 8th, 2009, 17:15 PM

my DD is 10 days now just wondering how often should i bath her???

elainegee · Nov 8th, 2009, 17:41 PM

The midwifes advise that you bath a newborn once a week and top and tail every morning etc. I bath my wee one every night with the odd night i don't, the reason for this is it has got him into a good routine of knowing that he gets a bath and fed and then bed for the night and he often last from 11pm till 5/6 the next morning. I have read mums on here who don't bath every night and only once or twice a week but their children still have a good bedtime routine. It is your choice totally i dont think there is a right or wrong, just look out for dry skin etc if you do choose to bath him every night, i have used nothing in his bath water as advised till 6 weeks and my wee ones skin has no problems x

Foogirl · Nov 8th, 2009, 19:25 PM

We were told every night is a good idea to get them into a routine. If you use a mild bubble bath (or none at all) it should avoid the skin drying out but you can always lotion them up if you need to!

KJunkie · Nov 8th, 2009, 20:45 PM

The hospital told me every other day when my son was born, so that is what I have been doing.

**Vickie** · Nov 8th, 2009, 20:48 PM

when Hannah was a newborn we gave her a bath every third night with a sponge bath on the nights she didn't get a full bath

lexy604 · Nov 9th, 2009, 01:24 AM

Im doing Carter about every two days if you think about it they dont really get dirty if you keep up on diapers and such.

mari72 · Nov 9th, 2009, 06:17 AM

I top and tailed Ellis every day when she was little and bathed her once/twice a week. I didn't use anything in the bath soapwise, occasionally i'd use olive oil if her skin was dry. I didn't start daily baths until she was older and that was for fun/bedtime routine (about 4/5 months.)
Incidentally i had no problems with her bedtime prior to introducing a daily bath.

moomin_troll · Nov 9th, 2009, 06:29 AM

at this age i gave zane mostly top and tails each night then when i started to bath him it was every 3 nights. u dont really need to use soaps at this age but i found simple products great also asda own brand then after a wash or bath id say use olive oil instead of baby oil as some babies can react to it and olive oil keeps the skin softer

then from 5 months we started bathing him everynight as part of a routine.

tinkabells · Nov 9th, 2009, 08:14 AM

I bathed hollie from day one in just warm water, only started lastnight with bathing her in johnsons bedtime bath and lotion xxx

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Nov 8th, 2009, 17:41 PM	#2
elainegee Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: West of Scotland Posts: 1,861	The midwifes advise that you bath a newborn once a week and top and tail every morning etc. I bath my wee one every night with the odd night i don't, the reason for this is it has got him into a good routine of knowing that he gets a bath and fed and then bed for the night and he often last from 11pm till 5/6 the next morning. I have read mums on here who don't bath every night and only once or twice a week but their children still have a good bedtime routine. It is your choice totally i dont think there is a right or wrong, just look out for dry skin etc if you do choose to bath him every night, i have used nothing in his bath water as advised till 6 weeks and my wee ones skin has no problems x

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Foogirl Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Falkirk, Scotland Posts: 4,602	We were told every night is a good idea to get them into a routine. If you use a mild bubble bath (or none at all) it should avoid the skin drying out but you can always lotion them up if you need to!

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KJunkie Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 640	The hospital told me every other day when my son was born, so that is what I have been doing.

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Vickie Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 75,655	when Hannah was a newborn we gave her a bath every third night with a sponge bath on the nights she didn't get a full bath

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lexy604 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Burnaby B.C Posts: 1,954	Im doing Carter about every two days if you think about it they dont really get dirty if you keep up on diapers and such.

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mari72 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 479	I top and tailed Ellis every day when she was little and bathed her once/twice a week. I didn't use anything in the bath soapwise, occasionally i'd use olive oil if her skin was dry. I didn't start daily baths until she was older and that was for fun/bedtime routine (about 4/5 months.) Incidentally i had no problems with her bedtime prior to introducing a daily bath.

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Nov 9th, 2009, 06:29 AM	#8
moomin_troll Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: staffordshire Posts: 14,581	at this age i gave zane mostly top and tails each night then when i started to bath him it was every 3 nights. u dont really need to use soaps at this age but i found simple products great also asda own brand then after a wash or bath id say use olive oil instead of baby oil as some babies can react to it and olive oil keeps the skin softer then from 5 months we started bathing him everynight as part of a routine.

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Nov 9th, 2009, 08:14 AM	#9
tinkabells Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4,088	I bathed hollie from day one in just warm water, only started lastnight with bathing her in johnsons bedtime bath and lotion xxx

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