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How often do you bath your lo?
« on: February 22, 2015, 21:08:30 pm »
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I've not had a great amount of time with Leo as everything that's happend so I feel I'm starting at the beginning again. I find he settles so very well after a bath before bed but I'm really not sure if every night is ok?  He's now 17wks corrected age.

Thanks nicola
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Re: How often do you bath your lo?
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2015, 21:22:12 pm »
I bath Thomas most nights now - those I miss I still do a quick wash and change upstairs to keep the routine.

He likes his bath as well  :).

No soap or bubbles, just water and a nice moisturiser afterwards.
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Re: How often do you bath your lo?
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2015, 21:33:44 pm »
Thanks Liz,  I'm not so sure he likes it but he sleeps so well! We have him home with us tonight and I decided against bathing him and it took me nearly 45 mins to get him to sleep so baths every night seem like the easier option.
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Re: How often do you bath your lo?
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2015, 21:39:34 pm »
Ds was bathed as a baby every night and still has a bath now almost every night, me as well. Our relaxing bedtime ritual.
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Re: How often do you bath your lo?
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2015, 21:43:59 pm »
I've been reading so many things about how it's bad for their skin but it's such a good way to end the day. Id love having a bath every night if I could!
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Re: How often do you bath your lo?
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2015, 21:48:00 pm »
I bathed mine every night when they were babies - not only part of the routine, but also filled in half an hour of the day! ;)
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Re: How often do you bath your lo?
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2015, 21:54:45 pm »
Ok I'm going with it definetly, I will be looking at routines for my two babies when Lewis gets home.
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Re: How often do you bath your lo?
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2015, 21:56:24 pm »
Quote from: clazzat on February 22, 2015, 21:48:00 pm
I bathed mine every night when they were babies - not only part of the routine, but also filled in half an hour of the day! ;)

And that still holds true!  Not to mention, our bedsheets are so much cleaner because we are clean!
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Re: How often do you bath your lo?
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2015, 03:14:56 am »
I also bathed mine every night when they were babies.  I found it got us through that extra bit of time in the evening when they were likely to be fussy anyway.  :)  And it made for a nice part of the routine.  We'd always moisturize after the bath as well.
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Re: How often do you bath your lo?
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2015, 09:46:13 am »
Quote from: babyrose on February 22, 2015, 21:43:59 pm
I've been reading so many things about how it's bad for their skin but it's such a good way to end the day.
I think it is only if you use soap/bubbles etc in the bath, no? I believe plain water is totally fine. Even much older our doc said we should avoid using soaps/bubbles for most of the baths.

Mine hated being in water until he was 5 months, even then it was only 1 or 2 baths per week and I slowly built up. Before 5 months I just washed him with a cloth he hated baths so much, and I tried 1 very quick bath every week or two to see his response.  If he had enjoyed them and slept well I would have bathed him every night.
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Re: How often do you bath your lo?
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2015, 12:49:24 pm »
Only my DD2 did not have a bath every day as an infant (was way OS by a bath at bedtime so we only did it in the morning as needed!). The other two have been bathing nightly since they came home from the hospital - mostly just plain water, no shampoo or soap unless absolutely necessary. I never intended to bath DD3 nightly but she loved it and it was much easier to toss her in while the older two were bathing.
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Re: How often do you bath your lo?
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2015, 12:59:43 pm »
Both mine have had baths every night from around maybe 8wks. Just plain water for first few months and after that a v gentle natural bubble bath suitable for sensitive/eczema prone skin. Their skin has been fine with this.

Like people have said, it's a key part of our BT routine and we do it every night. How dirty they are doesn't really come in to it!
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Re: How often do you bath your lo?
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2015, 13:07:34 pm »
I think if you don't use soap each time .like creations said skin issues won't be a problem. Dd had dry skin so the dr advised us to not use soap/shampoo frequently. We haven't bathed every night since it got cooler and I think one point it got too infrequent that dd started not liking it. But now we do it twice w week and she really enjoys it, so you might find taht as you continue he grows to like it. Ds has always loved it and practically swims the whole time ::)
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Re: How often do you bath your lo?
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2015, 13:35:13 pm »
Quote from: clazzat on February 22, 2015, 21:48:00 pm
I bathed mine every night when they were babies - not only part of the routine, but also filled in half an hour of the day! ;)
Ditto ;D Some nights I'd start bath time around 5pm to draw out bedtime :P
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Re: How often do you bath your lo?
« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2015, 22:11:06 pm »
Thomas is funny - cries getting changed but once I get him in the warm water he looks shocked, stops crying and is like 'oh, hmmmm, OK then, that's nice and warm'. They he cries again when I get him out  ::).

It does seem to relax him for sleep as well.
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