how often do you bath your baby
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Topic: how often do you bath your baby
Posted By: NovemberMum
Subject: how often do you bath your baby
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 4:00pm
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I probably should give Megan a bath more often I probably give her one about once a week.
she does have a bath seat but she tends to lean forward in it. I cant get in the bath with her as it is just a shub so no room for the both of us. and she is too heavy for me to hold. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 4:01pm
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we bath him every second night but need to change to every night as that nigh he doesn't have one he is pretty unsettled:( we dont get in with him either.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: MyBelly
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 4:03pm
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could you maybe shower with her? i bath with Eden but i have a good sized bath, when she had dihorea i had her in the baby bath tho, i wasnt keen on her pooping in the bath!
i bath with Eden about every 2nd night, its part of her evening routine and she knows its bath, a story and bottle and bed! |
Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 4:06pm
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really need two people to shower her..and Im always scared of dropping her as she does get quite slippery. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 4:07pm
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We bath Luke pretty much every night, it is his time with daddy usually. He is also a sweater and starting to get grubby with dribbling and eating, so i think he needs it. ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids 
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 4:10pm
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Cooper has a bath every night. Hint: Put water in the big bath, just enough to say reach her ears.. then lay her down in it. She isn't going to move anywhere, if anything she's going to do big splashes. Then once she is more confident sitting up straight you can put more water in and she can sit and splash. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 4:15pm
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Spencer has a bath every 2-3 nights but sometimes there is longer between depending how tired he is, some nights its just best not to do it.
Could you put the bath seat in the bottom of the shower and then take her in with you? ------------- 
 
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 4:22pm
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I give Lauren a bath every single night without fail. Reason being is firstly, she loves her bath so why deprive her of something she absolutely loves, secondly she actually gets dirty with all these new foods she is trying out for the first time, more gets in her hair, arms and cothes than in her mouth some days and thirdly it is a great relaxer for bedtime and is a part of our evening "routine".
She has always been bathed every day since day one! I either bath her, bath with her or shower her with me and I do it all on my own as DH works late into the evenings! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 4:25pm
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MegansMum im not a fan of showering either..too scared though Ethan likes it:) and he loves having the bath to himself:) ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 4:30pm
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You just hold onto them for dear life in the shower, they are slippery little eels!!
Lauren loves the shower and doesn't mind her head going under at all either! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 4:34pm
We bath Liam every night too. He really likes his bath & I like that he knows his bedtime routine of bath, boobies & bottle  -------------    
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 4:35pm
| Daniel has a bath every single night always. He loves it so much, its an integral part of his bedtime routine. If we have been out and he's really tired we just give him a 5 min shower. The hot water just calms him and readys him for bed. Plus with all the food that gets all over him and if hes been out exploring he really needs cleaning well. |
Posted By: MelanieAndBree
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 4:36pm
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I bath Briahna every few days. More if she is super messy lol. ------------- Melanie. Mum to Briahna Robyn, 3yrs |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 4:46pm
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once a week if not less here.
this morning she had a shower with her daddy. And they dont get slippery if you dont use soap... 
i remember showering the boys on my own. used to undress them and put them in the bouncer in their towel in the bathroom, then i would jump in and wash myself and adjust the temp for bub. easy peasy. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Rachel75
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 4:59pm
| We bath Calais every couple of days. Either in the bath with Daddy or my other two or occasionally in the shower with me. She loves water but hates getting out. |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 6:02pm
| We have always bathed Alyssa every night from about 6 months as it's just part of her routine. I think I'm going to buy a tummy tub for this next baby though cause it seems like it will be so much easier to bathe them when they're little compared to our normal baby bath. |
Posted By: ShellandBella
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 6:31pm
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Every night here too - its part of Bella's night time routine. And I have to bath her all by myself because DH works nights, but she loves her bath and she does get really messy during the day! lol ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 7:04pm
We bath Maddi 2-3 times a week. I still havent figured out how to do it on my own. We only have a small baby bath and while I am getting Maddi out, geting her dry and warmed up, My 2 year old tries to get in fully clothed and ends up overflowing the bath, flodding the bathroom 
I have just started Showering with her which she loves but I have to do it when DH is around before he goes to work and he gets her in and out for me. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 7:31pm
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One tip I heard for the shower is to get some cotton gloves (you can get them at $2 shop) and they make baby less slippery. -------------  
 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 7:43pm
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It's random here, sometimes they have a bath every day, sometimes up to every third day depending on how I'm feeling and who's here to help with the dressing etc. Gremlins hate being in the bath with me (not that there's much room for that these days) but Maya always loved it. I never showered any of them, it seems like harder work!
When they were tiny they got bathed less often as I needed someone else to help me so it was sometimes up to once a week. Now I *can* bath them on my own, but I prefer to do it when Willie is here to dress them coz they are wriggly and I am fat and pregnant. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 8:31pm
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Issy has a bath everyday ... its part of her routine now and she 's it.
DH bathes her on his own (he showers her too) as Im still at work when its her bathtime .. on weekends I usually bath with her (but DH takes her out and then I get a little Mummy soak time) ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 9:12pm
Once a week (twice if he's lucky), I kind of figure he's not getting dirty so it doesn't matter. I do however attack him with the flannel every morning on his face, hands and feet, and anywhere else that needs it after his 2 solid meals. But we're getting quite good at straight-jacketing him with a cloth nappy that he only gets it on his face now 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 9:16pm
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When C was a baby , i *think* it was pretty much every night
now its SUPPOSED to be every second night according to HER , but its every night cos shes a smelly school kid .She claims to hate it, but of course refuses to get out. I always loved showering with her ,always reminded me of the very first skin on skin contact we had
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Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 9:44pm
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Eva has a bath every night. It's DH's job. She loves it and it makes her all relaxed and sleepy, ready for bed. We still use a baby bath, which she sits up in. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 27 May 2008 at 8:59am
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Keziah gets bathed every 2nd night at the moment... or showered/bathed every night in the summer...
She hasn't had a bath in a few days though as she has a nasty cold and our house is freezing but I do sponge bath her (from top to toe every morning -------------  
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 27 May 2008 at 9:16am
| every night but not for hygeine, he just loves it! It forms part of his night time routine and its also daddy time. And he does get dirty as heis a grottymessy eater. |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 27 May 2008 at 9:16am
| but I hardly ever use soap |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 27 May 2008 at 9:55am
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I don't use soap either, infact I don't use anything, just water, as soaps/bath gels aggrevate her skin! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MyBelly
Date Posted: 27 May 2008 at 11:19am
| My DH was always worried about dropping Eden in the shower, and i got told to put him in a tshirt and then baby doesnt slip, it meant DH didnt get much washing of himself done, but baby was clean (didnt use soap) settled and relaxed ready for bed |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 27 May 2008 at 7:39pm
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Both my kids have a bath every night, together :)
Those bath racks with towelling covers are really great for lying baby on to bath them (crap descrition I know, LOL) Kids rarely miss bath but do if just so tired they need to sleep. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: WRXnKids
Date Posted: 27 May 2008 at 8:24pm
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i have one of those towelling bath seats they lie on its brilliant got it from baby factory cos josh is way to heavy for me to hold for too long in the bath. He gets bathed every night because 1 he wont sleep unless he is bathed cos he LOVES it and 2 he is a sweaty baby and spills up milk and dribble under his chin. He is also a very rolly baby so gotta keep his wee creases clean -------------   
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 27 May 2008 at 9:19pm
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We bathed DD1 every night from early on, but DD2 has so far only had one bath - we need to do another one tomorrow night! I think she'll be getting them every couple of days until she's big enough to be in with her big sister, because trying to bathe her seperately with DD1 around just seems like too much hard work! ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 27 May 2008 at 9:44pm
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I know what you mean Mazzy! When Lily was tiny we had to wait until Joey was asleep to bath her so we never ended up getting her to bed before 8.30ish, LOL. They will be bathing together before you know it though!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 27 May 2008 at 11:55pm
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My boys usually have a bath every second night (or morning) depending on what the night before has been like. Andre does need one every night after being in the sandpit at kindy but sometimes it is too much of a struggle to get him in there and I am picking my battles and that one one I am going to battle. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 28 May 2008 at 8:38am
We have been bathing Sam every night since she was a few months old. It is definitley part of her routine now and she LOVES it! When you tell her it's bath time she goes and waits by her change table for you to undress her and once nakey she wanders into the bathroom with one hand on her hip and the other scratching her butt! It's hilarous! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 9:14pm
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we had a chub thing too, hence the bathroom renovation.
the shower was ok for sarah but, as you said i couldnt fit in it with jett and seems he was so HUGE & i couldnt crouch down for too long i had to do something, so i went to payless plastics and bought 1 of those coloured big rubber tub/bucket things with the handles on each side, i think the supermarkets have them too, then i could just fill it up and sit him in it! in the bottom of the shower he loooooved it, then we got the bath, he has 1 every 2 days depending on how dam tired i am really.
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 9:45pm
Yup, can't wait for my girls to be able to do that together - although I reckon there will be a whole lot of hard work involved in bathing them together as well! Fun times! ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
newmum wrote:Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 12:37pm
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We bath Chloe every night, not because she's dirty but because it's part of her bedtime routine and she just settles so much better on nights that she had a bath. Actually I would probably bath her most nights anyway, but only because she throws up a whole lot and it gets in her hair and around her neck. ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: Deez
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 12:57pm
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Lycan had baths very couple of days till he was 3wks old then we changed him to having showers. Since he was about 6 months old he has been showering every night with his dad and he loves it...he'll be able to shower by himself soon - he'll just need one of us to wash him down and then we can leave him to play for a wee while.
If you want to shower with her you can try sitting down in the shower and holding her while you wash her or place a hand towel down on the shower floor put her on that and wash her. Just a couple of idea's and i have done them both with Lycan cos' i was scared i was going to drop him when he had the odd shower with me.... -------------  
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 2:23pm
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Bath here every night as well. I find it's a nice way to end the day and wind him down. Also if it's been a cold day, give him a nice warm bath and it warms up any cold feet or hands . I sometimes get in with him, if DH is home and can watch the other 2, or they end up in the bath with us as well. ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 31 May 2008 at 6:49pm
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Bath or shower every night here too. Part of our bedtime routine, plus the boy gets spit and sicky and food everywhere (especially in those dreaded neck creases).
Harry gets sooo relaxed and kinda in a trance lol, especially if it's a shower (I think it's the combination of the hot water, the skin to skin contact, and the noise). I showered with him for the first time a couple of weeks ago and it was so lovely. He doesn't get slippery cos we don't use any soap. It changes often how we wash him though - sometimes DH or I shower with him, or we sit him in the baby bath on the change table, or he lies in the big bath on his towelling thing, or I bath with him ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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