Crazy bath time question

Erica102106

So we did our first bath time in her rainforest bath tub yesterday. She instantly peed and then pooped a short time later. What do you do about this??

 How do you wash your baby? Do you pour water over them at one and a half weeks or just sponge bathe? I thought this would come naturally but it didn't.

MarlaDossett

DD has done this once.  We simply cleaned out the tub and started over again.  If she's pooping frequently, I might go with sponge bathing for a while longer.  Good luck!

Mjmksb04

We didn't give him a real bath until his stump fell off, but until then I just gave him a sponge bath. My son still pees in the tub almost every time I bathe him. I think its something about the warm water being relaxing.

Mogwai

I had him in the tub in the sink, with the sling so he wasn't submerged.  Rinsed him with warm water, then wiped him down with a sudsy wash cloth (head first, then body & arms/legs, then butt).  Then I rinse him off.

He peed for his first one, at the beginning, but since I was cleaning him anyway, I wasn't too worried about it   No help on the pooping though.  Maybe wait to do a bath until right after a dirty diaper, and hope the pipes are clear?

GRKaters

Just sponge baths until the cord stump falls off--it's supposed to stay dry, and pouring water = not dry. We kept a diaper and towel on him for those early "baths" and unwrapped whatever piece we were washing at the time. We bathed him on the kitchen counter.

 

 

Erica102106

Mogwai:

  No help on the pooping though.  Maybe wait to do a bath until right after a dirty diaper, and hope the pipes are clear?

 

It was after a dirty diaper. She loves pooping!

Lucky_Dragonfly

we sponge bathed for the first 3wks. Week 4 I got inthe tub with him and then week 5 he went into his own tub. He peed inthe water but have not pooped yet.

Erica102106

her stump fell off two days ago so yesterday was the first time in the tub. I kind of did a sponge bath but in the rainforest tub.