To bath or not bath every day

colsy · Nov 26th, 2009, 08:57 AM

Arrgh, conflicting advice as usual! Most MWs, HVs, etc. have told us not to bath baby every day as it can dry out the skin. However, in a pharmacy handbook that I'm looking at, I've just read the following advice: "A bath is good therapy for atopic eczema or severe dry skin as it hydrates the skin and provides a good base for the application of emollients" ... which suggests that this author thinks that a bath does NOT dry out the skin.

Those of you who bath babies every day, what do you think?

Pink1981 · Nov 26th, 2009, 09:13 AM

I was told to bath my dd everyday when she was about 4 weeks old and had ezcema... I had something to put in the bath (cant remember what it was called) and cream to put on her at every nappy change.... her ezcema didn't improve after a few weeks so i decided to cut back on baths, not use the stuff for the bath and only applied the cream once a day... her 'ezcema' cleared up after a week and she hasnt had any since and shes now 27 months! Not sure if it wasnt actually ezcema that she had or if all that bathing etc was drying her skin out.

aimee-lou · Nov 26th, 2009, 09:22 AM

I've been told that they should be washed everyday, with at least 1 bath per week to 'get in all the nooks and crannies'....this was the midwifery assistant at the hospital that said this. She said that she continued this with her boys until they were 3 months old then built up the number of baths.

I now bath Earl once per week (last night was his latest and he LOVED it!!) with a flannel bath every night as part of his bedtime routine. This seems to work and with a rub down with lotion afterwards, his dry skin hasn't flared up again.

faille · Nov 26th, 2009, 09:49 AM

I was told don't bath everyday but to do top and tails everyday.

Even now, she only has 2-3 baths a week as she doesn't get dirty and I'm not risking it when it's unnecassary (my dad, OHs dad and myself all suffer from dry skin).

Jacks · Nov 27th, 2009, 04:33 AM

I was told not to bath everyday by the HV, so I bath Maiya 2 to 3 times a week and she loves her bath!

Blah11 · Nov 27th, 2009, 04:46 AM

Amelie gets bathed every 2-3 days

Lucy_lu_84 · Nov 27th, 2009, 04:57 AM

We used to bath every day .. purely because it helped with the bedtime routine. Chilled him out and he slept much better the nights after a bath. Now I bath him 2-4 times a week as he doesn't really get dirty. He loves it tho

Kimboowee · Nov 27th, 2009, 05:19 AM

I bath every evening and top and tail in the mornings. I wasn't told not to, I've done it since birth. I use baby moisturiser afterwards it helped when he was flakey after the birth

Aidan's Mummy · Nov 27th, 2009, 05:23 AM

Aidan gets bathed every other day unless he gets dirty and then I will bath him anyway
xx

saraendepity · Nov 27th, 2009, 05:25 AM

we bath Daisy evrery day

never had any dry skin probs!! tbh she doesnt need a bath everynight but she enjoys it and its now part of her routine! usually once or twice a week i give her a massage with Olive Oil too which keeps her skin all nice

xxxxx

Nov 26th, 2009, 08:57 AM	#1
colsy Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Derbyshire/South Yorkshire border, UK Posts: 1,695	To bath or not bath every day Arrgh, conflicting advice as usual! Most MWs, HVs, etc. have told us not to bath baby every day as it can dry out the skin. However, in a pharmacy handbook that I'm looking at, I've just read the following advice: "A bath is good therapy for atopic eczema or severe dry skin as it hydrates the skin and provides a good base for the application of emollients" ... which suggests that this author thinks that a bath does NOT dry out the skin. Those of you who bath babies every day, what do you think?

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Nov 26th, 2009, 09:13 AM	#2
Pink1981 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2,516	I was told to bath my dd everyday when she was about 4 weeks old and had ezcema... I had something to put in the bath (cant remember what it was called) and cream to put on her at every nappy change.... her ezcema didn't improve after a few weeks so i decided to cut back on baths, not use the stuff for the bath and only applied the cream once a day... her 'ezcema' cleared up after a week and she hasnt had any since and shes now 27 months! Not sure if it wasnt actually ezcema that she had or if all that bathing etc was drying her skin out.

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Nov 26th, 2009, 09:22 AM	#3
aimee-lou Other BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Norfolk - UK Posts: 6,176	I've been told that they should be washed everyday, with at least 1 bath per week to 'get in all the nooks and crannies'....this was the midwifery assistant at the hospital that said this. She said that she continued this with her boys until they were 3 months old then built up the number of baths. I now bath Earl once per week (last night was his latest and he LOVED it!!) with a flannel bath every night as part of his bedtime routine. This seems to work and with a rub down with lotion afterwards, his dry skin hasn't flared up again.

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Nov 26th, 2009, 09:49 AM	#4
faille Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent UK Posts: 3,681	I was told don't bath everyday but to do top and tails everyday. Even now, she only has 2-3 baths a week as she doesn't get dirty and I'm not risking it when it's unnecassary (my dad, OHs dad and myself all suffer from dry skin).

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Nov 27th, 2009, 04:33 AM	#5
Jacks Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Carshalton, Surrey Posts: 219	I was told not to bath everyday by the HV, so I bath Maiya 2 to 3 times a week and she loves her bath!

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Nov 27th, 2009, 04:46 AM	#6
Blah11 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 32,857	Amelie gets bathed every 2-3 days

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Nov 27th, 2009, 04:57 AM	#7
Lucy_lu_84 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rugby Posts: 3,622	We used to bath every day .. purely because it helped with the bedtime routine. Chilled him out and he slept much better the nights after a bath. Now I bath him 2-4 times a week as he doesn't really get dirty. He loves it tho

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Nov 27th, 2009, 05:19 AM	#8
Kimboowee Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 9,444	I bath every evening and top and tail in the mornings. I wasn't told not to, I've done it since birth. I use baby moisturiser afterwards it helped when he was flakey after the birth

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Nov 27th, 2009, 05:23 AM	#9
Aidan's Mummy Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hull Posts: 11,002	Aidan gets bathed every other day unless he gets dirty and then I will bath him anyway xx

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Nov 27th, 2009, 05:25 AM	#10
saraendepity Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Co Durham Posts: 6,500	we bath Daisy evrery day never had any dry skin probs!! tbh she doesnt need a bath everynight but she enjoys it and its now part of her routine! usually once or twice a week i give her a massage with Olive Oil too which keeps her skin all nice xxxxx

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