Hey, Mamas! Babies are so adorable, but sometimes gross. What are some must-have bathing products for the little ones? What kind of bathtub or seat do you recommend? Shampoos or other products that are gentle and safe? Also, feel free to ask questions! For example, "How to I wash this child? Why are they so angry at me?"
TTC History
Me: 38 DH: 52
Started trying June 2018
BFP Jan 2019 DD born October 2019
TTC July 2021 BFP, ended in MMC August 2021
TTC October 2021
BFP January 2022
MMC March 2022
Beginning May 2022 under the supervision of an RE - Benched while undergoing testing
Re: Product Spotlight: Bath Time
If you have a shower stall in the master bath I highly recommend getting something for the baby that you can bring in with you - whether it's your baby bathtub or a sling seat, whatever you prefer. It's one thing to take a shower with baby crying in another room, but I tried once leaving DS in his bouncer seat right outside the shower door... He screamed the whole time. I swear I took my whole shower in about 2 minutes, sobbing with him (Thanks, PP hormones!)
Try not to get too hung up on bathing "on schedule" if it isn't working for your family. Lots of people incorporate into bedtime, and if that works, it's great! It really winds my son up, though, since he loves to be in the water. As a result, he takes a bath really infrequently (probably a confession-worthy frequency, actually), but, especially as a baby and even now as a toddler, he doesn't really get smelly. We do wash his hands and face multiple times a day, and, up until this past week, his bottom was getting a good cleaning with every diaper. He has no skin issues, and his hair looks fine, so we aren't pushing it too much. Not at all trying to discourage bath time, just don't let it stress you out as ANOTHER chore you're adding to your day.
We liked having a baby bath with a sling attachment. We used this at the kitchen sink with our sprayer to basically shower the baby in the sling. Once baby was too big for the infant bath, we got the Munchkin inflatable duck to use inside our regular bath. The duck tub was awesome! Once he outgrew it we used it as a beverage tub for his first birthday party which was rubber ducky themed.
Other great products for the bath include a foam knee pad (must-have), a faucet cover, something to help with pouring/rinsing (we used the Skip Hop whale rinser and faucet cover), hooded towels (I love the ones from Ikea and they also have bigger toddler-sized ones that we still use), and bamboo washcloths.
Me 39 - DH 41
Married 8/26/07
TTGP #1 Jan '15 -
BFP 9/11/15 - DS born 5/31/16
TTGP #2 July '17 -
CP July '17
Blighted Ovum MC Dec '17
CP June '18
BFP 1/30/19 - EDD 10/13/19
For soap, we use the Dove sensitive baby line. DS1 broke out from both J&J and aveeno soaps. Now that they both have a decent amount of hair, we have dedicated shampoo and conditioner that we use on them (barely scented stuff). For lotion, I really like the Aden & anais lotion
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BFP #2 5/4/14, EDD 1/15/15, DS1 1/19/15
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As for shampoos and soaps, we use babyganics! I second loving the foam dispenser!! However, due to both DH and my skin dryness we usually just rinse DS unless he actually gets dirty. It's helped keep his skin and hair looking great!
days or use product in their hair after washing
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BFP #2 5/4/14, EDD 1/15/15, DS1 1/19/15
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