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How often are you bathing your LO?

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How often are you bathing your LO?  Just wondering if I have to do it every day?
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  • annette4797annette4797
    I just bath my little one about every 2 days. If you bathe them everyday their skin will be dry. Babies don't do enough to get dirty anyway. I do make sure to clean under my LO's neck everyday for any excess leaky milk that makes it down that way! :)
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    I just bath my little one about every 2 days. If you bathe them everyday their skin will be dry. Babies don't do enough to get dirty anyway. I do make sure to clean under my LO's neck everyday for any excess leaky milk that makes it down that way! :)

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  • tuki06tuki06 member
    I bathe baby girl about every other day or every 2 days. Depends on how poopy she's been and if she's been bundled up a lot cus it is hot here so I don't want her to get all sweaty and stinky.
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  • ttimmermanttimmerman member
    About twice a week. 
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  • k4slr6k4slr6 member
    The nurse told us 2 -3 times a wk. I will more than that if she needs it.
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  • JNicole33JNicole33

    imageannette4797:
    I just bath my little one about every 2 days. If you bathe them everyday their skin will be dry. Babies don't do enough to get dirty anyway. I do make sure to clean under my LO's neck everyday for any excess leaky milk that makes it down that way! :)

    Ditto...plus when LO has a BM, I do a quick sponge bath on his bottom regardless of "bath night" or not. 

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  • JennyJensingJennyJensing member
    We were told she only needs it a few times a week, but I do every other day as part of bedtime routine and use Aquaphor afterward.
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  • pinkmoonlightpinkmoonlight member

    I give DS a bath about 2 times per week, unless there is another reason to do so like a blow out diaper or something like that. He still has his cord stump on so I do not do it unless I need to. Plus bathing babies to often will give them dry skin.

     

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  • mommytoanonlymommytoanonly
    Newborns should be bathed once or twice a week. Once a day is unnecessary. 
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  • m&m2006m&m2006 member
    twice a week...unless there is a blowout situation. 
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  • strawberrytreestrawberrytree member
    We were told to do it no more than twice a week. 

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    every other day
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  • see18haaksee18haak
    imageannette4797:
    I just bath my little one about every 2 days. If you bathe them everyday their skin will be dry. Babies don't do enough to get dirty anyway. I do make sure to clean under my LO's neck everyday for any excess leaky milk that makes it down that way! :)
    This. He always has milk running down his cheeks and neck.
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  • lsmith100lsmith100 member

    We bath DS every night as part of his bedtime routine. We use baby cream instead of baby lotion to keep his skin from drying out. He loves bath time and his "massage" with the cream afterwards.

     

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  • Wufroggy79Wufroggy79 member
    I did every third day for the first couple of months, followed by every other.  At six months, we moved to every day.
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  • kris_kelseykris_kelsey member

    with DS I bathed him 2 times per week.  DD is pretty cranky and will not nap in the evening, but she LOVES the bath.  I bathe her every day.  I don't use soap every time though, and FWIW she doesn't have dry skin at all.

     

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  • jmgcogginsjmgcoggins

    I bathe her daily as part of her bedtime routine. I lotion her up really good and she has no issues with dry skin.

    I did the same with DS...

     

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  • amandadotamandadot
    we bathe daily, LO really likes the bath and so we do it as part of our nighttime routine. we squirt in a bit of baby oil to moisten her skin. 
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  • TheBuddhaTheBuddha member
    imagekris_kelsey:

    with DS I bathed him 2 times per week.  DD is pretty cranky and will not nap in the evening, but she LOVES the bath.  I bathe her every day.  I don't use soap every time though, and FWIW she doesn't have dry skin at all.

     

    Ditto on no soap. I only bathe DD about twice a week but DS slept so much better on bath nights that I started doing it daily. Most days I just poured the warm water all over him and skipped the soap.  At his six month appointment the doctor actually praised me about how soft and perfect DS's skin was. 

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  • DCsaraDCsara
    I asked the pediatrician this when I had my daughter and she said once every two weeks was just fine for newborns and bathing too often will just lead to dry ski. Honestly, my son who just turned 5 weeks has only had one real bath and a few wipe-downs with a sponge and baby wash.  I do try to clean out his little neck creases with baby wipes when I change his diaper. He is a perfect baby and is in no way dirty!
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  • EmilyXLCEmilyXLC member
    Twice a week!  He has some skin issues, so if we bathe him more than that it becomes problematic.
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  • Annie234567Annie234567 member
    Everyday is excessive for most babies.  LO gets her face and bottom wiped down with warm water on a washcloth daily, but only gets 3 baths per week and only 1 shampoo per week or her skin and scalp get really dry.
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  • mrsshawnavanbmrsshawnavanb member

    every night as part of bedtime routine. We use baby lotion afterwards. She loves bath time

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  • easjer05easjer05 member
    Every other day + when necessary.  Sometimes, every third day.  Part of bedtime.  We do an oil based massage after (often argan, though olive or safflower are good too), and her skin is fine.

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  • thebokitheboki member
    Right now, about once a week. 
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