How often are you bathing your LO?

emcarl24 · March 2016

2 or 3 times a week. We do his face, neck and hands everyday though.

MissMheMhe · March 2016

I clean his face, neck and hands daily as well with just a wet washcloth. We usually bathe him 2-3 times a week. He really likes bath time, so if he's having a fussy evening, we'll plop him in the water for 10 minutes or so.

Monilee1017 · March 2016

Im with @missmhemhe if LO is ip upset a bath calms her down. But normally 2-3 times a weeks.

teachmegs817 · March 2016

Same as PP. Bath time is now calming for LO, so we will give him one if we feel it'll help him settle into bed easier. Otherwise, we do 2-3 times a week.

mamadcb · March 2016

We decided to have a bath be part of our bedtime routine, so we do it (almost) every day-- unless he's clearly tired in which case we skip it in favor of getting to bed sooner. He likes it! We do infant massage a few times a week so hopefully that helps his skin not get too dried out.

krrpe99 · March 2016

We started with twice a week, but DD has a ton of hair. It really needs washing every other day. Luckily, she loves bath time!

dobes1020 · March 2016

We started with every other day, and my LO developed some really bad baby acne. A friend recommended cutting back on baths (something about the warm water opening up their pores) and it cleared right up! So now we bathe once a week or after a blow out, and wash face and hands every morning.

Ljohn43 · March 2016

Pediatrician suggested that we bathe him every night, so we try to do that. He likes baths now and we enjoy that time with him so it's a good bedtime routine.

kaym6 · March 2016

We do baths every night as part of his nighttime routine because he loves them not because he needs them lol

nackie · March 2016

I have a question for those of you with LOs that love bathtime. Our seems to enjoy the bath part, but he screams bloody murder as soon as we take him out to dry him off. He doesn't usually calm down until I nurse him. Any advice on making the drying off process a little less terrible?

failuretofly · March 2016

LO's hair is super fine and seems to get greasy looking every other day so that's how often we bath him. He loves it and his skin seems to be tolerating it fine, plus I apply lavender lotion as part of our daily bedtime routine so I'm not worry about drying him out.

@nackie I don't know what you usually do but I use a towel to bundle him up like a loose swaddle and cuddle him for a bit and he's usually mostly dry by the time I dress him. My LO LOVES being naked though so it's not that difficult for us haha

SBH041815 · March 2016

I give her a bath every night as part of establishing a bedtime routine. The water relaxes her.

@nackie my LO is exactly the same way. I usually try to use two bath towels or a blanket and bundle her up right away. I also use a space heater until the room is almost uncomfortable because she hates that cold wet feeling so much. When I lotion her I try to do it under the towel as much as possible. That combination helps a little but not completely.

mamadcb · March 2016

@nackie we had the same problem and experimented with putting him in different things right out of the bath-- a few different towels and even blankets of different fuzziness. There's only one he didn't cry with so we use that. Tonight he even smiled in it! Just trial and error and eventually we got it right.

StephEppie · March 2016

@nackie we're currently recovering from our after bath episode. She's the same way... I hold her as close to me as I can to use as much of my body heat as possible to help warm her up when she's wrapped.

katiedid0907 · March 2016

We bathe DS 2 or 3 times a week. We give my 2.5 year old a bath every night though, so once DS can sit on his own pretty well we will probably bathe them together every night.

@nackie we keep the bathroom really warm and keep the door closed. Then I wrap DS in a towel right away. He does usually start screaming once we get to the next (colder) room though lol

SuperherosMom · March 2016

@nackie we use a small heater that blows hot air. I set a blanket and all clothes I aper and supplies on the floor next to the heater and turn it on 80 when I'm getting the bath ready. It's nice and toasty after bath for lotion diaper and pjs

cyanope · March 2016

I bathe LO every night. There is nothing like a fresh-smelling baby to me! I can't stand it when babies smell "sour." I'm not saying that babies all babies who don't get bathed every night stink, but my baby is a spitter, so she would be pretty smelly if she didn't get bathed frequently. It is also part of our nighttime routine. Baby girl knows that a bath, a feeding, and swaddling equals bedtime. I asked me pedi about the frequency, and she said that as long as LO's skin wasn't getting dry, she was okay with it. We use an organic, all natural shampoo/body wash, and it has been very forgiving on her skin. In fact, I think she's TOO oily sometimes. If she doesn't get a bath every day, she gets really greasy!

leap_frog · March 2016

Add us to the stinky hair club!

2winterbabies · March 2016

Every other night for us. She likes bathtime! Soothes her and makes her fall asleep quick

Vamason89 · March 2016

@nackie if you don't have a space heater like everyone is suggesting, just try throwing whatever towel you want to use in the dryer for 5-10 minutes before bathtime!

nackie · March 2016

Thanks for all the suggestions, we have been using a space heater to warm up the room and using a warm towel, but maybe we need to up it a bit. Tomorrow is bath night, so I'll give it a try.

fishee333 · March 2016

Ugh I really wish LO liked baths, but she hates them! I would love to give her a bath every night as part of our bedtime routine, but we only do 1-2 times per week because she cries the whole time.