How often are you bathing your infant?

Rachel - posted on 03/30/2010

I give my daughter a bath 2 or 3 times a week. She's almost 6 months old.

Caroline - posted on 03/30/2010

I bath my baby girl daily ever since she was three days old and I only use baby vaseline on her skin and her skin is smooth as butter. My daughter also loooves baths and never cries during baths.

Kristi - posted on 03/30/2010

When Remmi was a newborn she would get a sponge bath whenever she was dirty or messed on herself. she has very dry skin so her doc told me to bathe her every other day at the most..but sometimes i wait the whole 3 days and she smells like taco shells hehe

Desirae - posted on 03/30/2010

I do! My son loves taking baths, so I give him one daily.I don't always wash his hair though because it made it start to fall out right after he was born. haha

Andrea - posted on 03/30/2010

I try to bathe Luke (5 months) every other day, that way he is fresh but he skin doesn't get dry!

Andrea - posted on 03/30/2010

I try and bathe my son every other day. You're not really supposed to bathe them every day as it washes away all their natural hair and skin oils. :o)

Ashley - posted on 03/30/2010

I would, but I already tried that and her skin got really dry and it cracked in some places and it was very painful for my daughter. Now I bathe her about every other day and she is much better.

Michelle - posted on 03/30/2010

my son is 15 months and I bath him every night, he loves his baths and it's part of his night time routine! He is very active and very messy so he tends to need a bath daily anyway! We have a bath, have milk, brush teeth and then have story time and bed!

Mandy - posted on 03/30/2010

i do every other day also

Shannon - posted on 03/30/2010

I have bathed my daughter, who is 3-1/2 now, since the day she was born. I bathe every day so why wouldn't I give my baby a bath every day too? I always bathe right before bedtime. This is constant routine so she knows bath, then bed time. She loves her routine and her bath time! Plus, I just can't stand the thought of her going to bed dirty!

Shelby - posted on 03/30/2010

I bathe my 15 month old every other day. I was doing everyday for a while but her skin would dry out so bad we went back to every other day. She has eczema.

Danielle - posted on 03/30/2010

No...my son has sensitive skin so I do it every other day to keep it from getting too dry and itchy. If he gets especially messy during meal time he'll get a bath afterwards even if it's not a "bath day."

Jessica - posted on 03/30/2010

Most days she gets a bath at bedtime. We almost have to at her age, food is always in the hair after dinner. It also establishes a good bedtime routine for her.

Courtney - posted on 03/30/2010

I bath every other night but the nights i don't i wipe him down with a wet wash cloth.

Nilda - posted on 03/30/2010

I gave my son [who is now 2] a bath every other day. As a first time mother, the nurses at the hospital recommended it becuz a bath everyday would dry out my sons skin. He is now 2. Considering he is getting into everything now, a bath is required every night ! LOL.

Lacey - posted on 03/30/2010

My daughter is 5 months and I bathe her everyother night. She gets really bad dry skin if I do every night. I dont think you haveto do it every day. When I was leaving the hospital they told me everyother day cause a few germs will also help build an amune system♥

Jolene - posted on 03/30/2010

I would bath my son nearly every morning or top & tail him. Hes loves the bath and gets so excited (hes only 5weeks old) hense why I wouldnt bath him at night.

Kristal - posted on 03/30/2010

yes i do bath my babies everyday!!! thats how it should be, there messy and need to be cleaned everyday i sometime to it twice a day.

Alicia - posted on 03/30/2010

My kids typically bathed every day when they were infants, and occasionally skipped one if they had dry skin and we'd just do a sponge bath instead. It's part of the bed time routine, the warm water really relaxes them.

Alyssa - posted on 03/30/2010

I only bathe my son every other day because he has drrryy skin. I wish I could bathe him everyday lol.

Erin - posted on 03/30/2010

Yeah every night as part of her bedtime routine

Kelley - posted on 03/30/2010

Usually every other day, Kaydence isa year old almost and she still gets dry skin if i bathe her everyday,but as of this week I am tryin to bathe her daily and make her skin get over the dryness!! Just loadin her down with night time lotion lol

Toni - posted on 03/30/2010

its been said that it isnt good to bathe your child every day/night......i bathed my son every other day as a baby but now he is 2 and a half years old, i bathe him every night before bed time so e fresh n relaxed x

Lauren - posted on 03/30/2010

Kaelyn was 3 mths on Saturday and she gets a bath every night, after dinner! helps relax her and she loves them!

Kristina - posted on 03/30/2010

i bathe twice a day & so do my children!!

Lea - posted on 03/30/2010

when my daughter was an infant she got a bath every night. just because if you think about it they pee and poop and spit up and drewl all over themselves all day .. kinda grose lol.

Jessica - posted on 03/30/2010

I did and still do especially since my son is 18 mnths now. I find esp. helpful if you are trying to develop a routine. Cameron knows now that after dinner he takes his bath then plays for an hour or 2 then it's off to bed!

Kirsty - posted on 03/30/2010

Hiya mines 19 months and I bath him every night, but when he was a wee babba I would top and tail him and bath him every other night.

Rachelle - posted on 03/30/2010

every second or third day to much bathing gives her dry skin but i will wipe her down on non bath days with a soapy wash cloth..

Caroline - posted on 03/30/2010

i have 3 girls chloe 5 yrs katelyn 2 yrs and casey 1 yrs and i bathe them every nite, i think it's important to bathe every day children and babies get dirty very quick if there skin goes dry i use lotion x

Alisha - posted on 03/30/2010

I usually bath my 8 month old every other day. Now that she is on solids and trying to feed herself sometimes she gets one everyday. It depends on how sticky she is by the end of the day!!!

Lori - posted on 03/30/2010

Hi Liz,

I was told by the pediatrician to bathe my 2 month old (almost, she is 1 month for another day) every other day, because too much bathing would dry her skin out. Its not working too well for me though, if I bathe her every other day she breaks out in baby acne and if I bathe her every day then she has dry skin all over her face.

Lauren - posted on 03/30/2010

everyday :) gets them into a good routine at night.

Michelle - posted on 03/30/2010

I do i think that i like to have a shower at night it makes me feel relaxed an good so i do it for my little girl to :)

Miranda - posted on 03/29/2010

I bathe my son every other day. I noticed that when I was giving him a bath daily, he started to develop dry patches especially on his back. So when I cut back to every other day the dry patches went away. I too used Aquaphor by Eucerin when he was little, and then switched to baby lotions around 3-4 months. He loves his bath, but won't stay still for lotion! :)

Tiffany - posted on 03/29/2010

I bath my little boy every second day. I found that when I was bathing him every day his skin would dry out. So every second day works well for us. But it may not work for everyone!

Francesca - posted on 03/29/2010

Nope. Its more or less every other day. (Depending on messes) It can be a bath, or a shower with me. Just depends. Works out just great for us.

I know some people who bath their babies once a week and others who bath them everyday. I suppose this just depends on preference.

Shannen - posted on 03/29/2010

I bathed my kids everynight until recently. they are 3 and nearly 2 so when its raing and they have been inside all day i dont see the need to bath them that night but then the next night they get a really good soaking mainly due to our sons till being in anppys and our 3yr old doesnt seemt o like to wipe properly some days and yes she and him both can get stinky.I wish i had the nergy to do it every night but i am pregnant with our 3rd and sometimes i just can't but like i said its whent hey have been inside all day and done nothing much.

Christina - posted on 03/29/2010

I have bathed my 7 month old daughter everyday since she was born. She does not have dry skin. Her night time schedule helps her to relax before bed. we eat dinner, bath, lotion, book, and then She goes to her room for bed.

Amanda - posted on 03/29/2010

My daughter is 2 now, but when she was an infant I would bathe her every day. My feeling toward it is if you want to be clean everyday then why not have your baby clean everyday. Hope this helps.

Lexi - posted on 03/29/2010

Until he started eating solid food my son got baths every 3-4 days. Now that he gets messy during meals and is crawling around on the floor it's about every other day. I try not to bath him more often than that. Even doing the every other day baths seems to make his skin dryer than it was before. Of course if he's dirty, he's dirty and I won't let him get stinky and unhygienic. When he has to bath more often we just slather on extra lotion.

Danielle - posted on 03/29/2010

but i agree with it relaxes them and as long as you put baby lotion on afterwards they wont have dry skin

Danielle - posted on 03/29/2010

I bath my son everyday as well he is two years old and gets into everythign dirty and messy lol

Morgan - posted on 03/29/2010

I only bath my daughter maybe 3 times a week I also dident want it to become part of her bed time routine because there are some nights when were to busy or she falls asleep before I get the chance :) she never stinks!!!

Lizzy - posted on 03/29/2010

yea i do its his bed time routine and if i dont he gets really upset ... and refuses to sleep (its his favorite part of bed time lol)

Emily - posted on 03/29/2010

Right now he gets one every other day. As soon as he sleeps through the night and we can get a routine down he will get one every night before bed.

Melissa - posted on 03/29/2010

My daughter is 14mths and i bath her everynight i mean she gets into so much during the day by bed time it calms her down and cleans her all in one LOL

Sara - posted on 03/29/2010

both of my children get bathed every single night cause through out the day the can get pretty stinky and by the end of the night they are wanting and welcoming a bath.

Randall - posted on 03/29/2010

I had to put my daughter in warm water baths often. We couldn't figure out why she would cry and act like she was in pain a lot. So we gave her a bath in warm water which turns out is a great way to get rid of gas. Which we found out she got a lot. But i didnt always use soap because it will dry out their baby skin.

Shelley - posted on 03/29/2010

I do. I can't stand the thought of putting him to bed without giving him a bath first. Plus the baby lotion smells so good right after a bath.