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What to put in bedtime routine if DD hates baths?

marrymemylovemarrymemylove member
in Babies: 0 - 3 Months

I think my 3 month old DD must be the only baby in the world who hates baths with a passion - except my DS who always did too! He didn't get over it until he was a year old and didn't really love them until more like 18 months. At 4 he STILL hates them sometimes.

Seriously, I'm trying to work out a bedtime routine with something substantive in it. Not just cuddles or whatever because we do those all the time anyway. 

 I swaddle, but I do that for naps too or she won't sleep unless she's on me. 

I simply can't justify putting a bath in there. She hates them. Screams the place down through the whole process. Sometimes collapses in an exhausted nap afterwards but not in a good way. I therefore only do weekly baths on a Monday morning after DS has gone to preschool/childcare. 

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Re: What to put in bedtime routine if DD hates baths?

  • I'mAcrossThePondI'mAcrossThePond

    Make the water deeper and warmer...try taking a bath with her so she can be up to her neck in the water...

    If you want to leave the bath out completely, maybe do lotion massage, baby yoga, and/or story time...

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  • marrymemylovemarrymemylove member
    I've tried different depths and temps, and with or without the bathseat. I will not have her in a bath with me, she's a notorious poo-maniac. Gets distressed and explodes! Only done it once in a baby bath but that's once too many times for me to get into a big bath with her. Besides that isn't very practical in an evening anyway with another child to also put to bed. DH will be doing the washing up.
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  • searcy7searcy7

    Try reading stories or just telling her a story even though she is little she will still like the soothing sound of your voice. You can also try singing to her even if you cann't sing its the same as reading they just love your voice.

     These are all things I use to do with my 2 yr old when she was an infant she hated baths to. I found that because she hated baths that I give this DD a bath in the mornings every other day I don't want her to hate them as well. I still sing and rock at bedtime.

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  • Jenn06L80Jenn06L80 member

    My DD is just starting to like baths.  So most nights her bedtime routine did not include one.  The things I do different at bed are swaddling  (which you do for naps too), and a sound machine of rain.   It could be a coincidence but when she hears the rain, she goes to sleep easier.  

    Basically our night goes (with bath)  bath, baby massage, breast, swaddle, sounds (rain), sleep.

    Good luck! 


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  • nosoup4unosoup4u member

    My older son hates baths with a passion, too, and pretty much always has. Babies are bathed too often anyway, IMO.

    Infant massage might be really nice instead. We took a class when DS1 was little, but never did it much outside of class.There's definitely books (and probably videos?) about it.

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    DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)

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  • kjuliet91kjuliet91 member
    I tried doing a bath with DD in her routine, but it just makes it too long for her. After her bottle, I read her two books (one is the same every night) then sing her two songs. One short and one a little longer. Then, I put her in bed, say a prayer with her, turn on her mobile and tell her "Nighty night, I love you."
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