Baths, how often?

tinaraye

How often do you give your LO a bath? I wipe DD's hands and face every day when she gets dressed, but we only a do a full-on bath once a week. She has eczema and the doctor told us to limit baths and not use soap/body washes, except on her hair. Since she is just sitting in water, I feel like the bath is more just for her play and getting her used to the idea of bathing. I'm curious about how often other babies are soaking in the tub!

Mason&Mama

Almost every day since his bellybutton came off. He was borderline colic for the first 3-4 months, and often that was the only thing that made him happy. He still loves his baths. However, he has no skin issues. His skin doesn't seem to be sensitive in any way.

swimiz500

Usually every other day because her hair gets so greasy if we don't, but the past few weeks her skin has been so dry that we've been cutting back to every third day.

Schnooks88

Every other to every 2 days. Unless he gets super messy before that! He loves bath time! 

kdel09

Usually every other day unless he gets really messy. He loves bath time.

Timshel17

Usually 2-3 times a week. Like you, I'll wipe her down too.

clineak

Like swimiz, usually every other day, or DD's hair gets greasy. She also has eczema, and pedi suggested fewer baths and shampoo only. We tried that dir awhile, along with calendula cream, but neither seemed to work. Something we've found to work REALLY well is the Aveeno eczema lotion. It has worked wonders in her skin!

hecallsmecat

Every 2-3 days. She really doesn't get "dirty," but I will make sure it's bath night if she has a big poop or spits up a bit that day. Saoirse absolutely loves the bath so it turns into a big event and I feel bad taking her out too soon when she's laughing her butt off and eating bubbles, not something we can manage every night. I do wash her face and hands every day though.

Kara03

DD gets a bath evernight as part of her bedtime routine.  She doesn't have really have skin issues but we use aquaphor bath wash.

PinupMomma08

2-3 Times a week, but def really depends on a sniff test.

aesf

hecallsmecat:

Every 2-3 days. She really doesn't get "dirty," but I will make sure it's bath night if she has a big poop or spits up a bit that day. Saoirse absolutely loves the bath so it turns into a big event and I feel bad taking her out too soon when she's laughing her butt off and eating bubbles, not something we can manage every night. I do wash her face and hands every day though.

I love your daughters name.  It was my dream name for a little girl since I was 18.  My husband vetoed... because he's an idiot.  :-) really beautiful.

 

Once/twice  a week.  We do wipe downs but she doesn't get dirty, she doesn't have hair and  she has drys kin so im trying to combat that. 

Rob & Tori

We do every other day most of the time.  

AmandaP678

every day to every other day. Sometimes in the morning sometimes at night/ Yea I have an awesome set up

LnR70707

Every other day in general,  If he gets unusually dirty or is at the ILs (MIL smokes inside when we aren't there) he gets a bath on off days too.   DS also had eczema this winter, so we only used soap in his hair when he was really dirty.

lisamoe

Every other day, unless he has a blow out or food on him everywhere.  Sometimes it is every 3rd day if he is having skin issues.  He also has some mild eczema, so if it flares I may hold off on a bath.

Amitchell0626

Every night, it's part of her bedtime routine. We started when she was 3-4 months I think. We only use soap every 3 nights or so.

jdm7

Every other evening she gets a bath, dirty or not. Her skin gets some dry patches but I just use Aveeno lotion on her legs/arms/belly and that works for us. I'll sometimes skip a bath night if it falls on Friday night or Saturday (if I skip Friday, she gets a bath on Saturday). I sort of feel like I'm being cruel if I don't bathe her every other day. She gets formula in her neck from drinking her bottle. I use wipes to wash her off every night/morning, but she still smells because of the food in her neck. 

MilMom2B

Every 3rd day. Sometimes a little more (like if she gets covered in poop/food/dirt/whatever), but on occasion even less if time gets away from us. But, really 99% of the time it's every 3rd day.

aimeelynn116

Either every other day or every 2 days. DS loves bath time and splashing around with his ducks.

mainemommy

Maybe once a week, usually longer. I sponge bath a lot though.

MOONGIRL2467

We do baths every night, unless she falls asleep early in which case I'll make sure she gets one the next night.

Saltina11

She takes a shower everyday with me. I plop her on the floor of the tub and give her toys and we multi-task/ save time & water.

weebos8

Every day; this baby loves a bath!

awisern

1-2 times a week - more if needed such as really messy meal time or a blowout, etc.  DS has super dry skin so we limit the baths right now.

jesstellina

I used to bathe DD twice a week and only wash her hair one of those times. I started bathing her more frequently when her bum was getting more rashy than I would have liked, and it seemed to help. Now she gets a bath every other day, and I just go ahead and wash her hair every time since she loves to lay down in the water while I do it.

FYI for all the eczema moms - I did a 4-week clinical rotation in an allergist's office, and they recommended something different for treatment. They have their eczema patients take a bath every day, or even up to several times a day if the parents have time. Soak for at least 10 minutes, trying to keep all of the affected areas under water if possible. Doesn't matter if you put soap in the water or not. Pat dry after getting out, then cover affected areas with a thick, white, unscented cream. They recommended Aquaphor, Eucerin, CeraVe, or Vanicream. These are all, as I said, white, unscented, and thick enough that they need to come in a jar instead of a tube. They had VERY good success with this method in some kids who were really severely affected.

Nutrguru

Every night. He loves it, he has no skin issues and we only use soap about every 3rd day. He loves playing with his bath toys!

MISSMOLLY1214

hallamb:

Every night. He loves it, he has no skin issues and we only use soap about every 3rd day. He loves playing with his bath toys!

This is exactly what we do too.

tinaraye

aesf:

hecallsmecat:

Every 2-3 days. She really doesn't get "dirty," but I will make sure it's bath night if she has a big poop or spits up a bit that day. Saoirse absolutely loves the bath so it turns into a big event and I feel bad taking her out too soon when she's laughing her butt off and eating bubbles, not something we can manage every night. I do wash her face and hands every day though.

I love your daughters name.  It was my dream name for a little girl since I was 18.  My husband vetoed... because he's an idiot.  :-) really beautiful.

 

Once/twice  a week.  We do wipe downs but she doesn't get dirty, she doesn't have hair and  she has drys kin so im trying to combat that. 

 Haha! Aw, thanks!