Handwashing for 11 week old

[NoviceKnitter]

DD is 11 weeks and we have been washing her with just water (and a bit of olive oil for dry skin)

Now she's beginning to suck her hands and fingers like crazy, and to grab at stuff, I'm wondering if I need to introduce something stronger for hands only.

Any thoughts?

[FluffyMummy123]

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[NoviceKnitter]

Sorry, why doing what?

[flowerybeanbag]

DS is 4 months, and the way I look at it is you can't sterilise everything in sight, and equally you can't monitor them and wash their hands every 5 minutes either.
I tend to just give DS's hands a bit of a wipe with a babywipe every so often tbh.

[FluffyMummy123]

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[LilRedWG]

DD's get washed at bedtime (when I remember ) and the rest of the time just a wipe down - she's 16 months. As flowery said, you can't sterilise everything in sight. It'll help her natural immunity (at least that's what I tell myself, but maybe I'm just slatternly).

[NoviceKnitter]

Hi Flowery how are you?

Icod, I just give them a wipe with wet cotton wool on days she doesn't have a bath (most)

Just wondered at what stage she'd need something stronger. Certainly don't want her sterile but just wondered when handwashing as basic hygiene kicks in...

[lailasmum]

wouldn't worry about specifically washing hands, just a bit of a wipe every now and again.

[lailasmum]

I reckon hand washing as basic hygiene so they get into the habit kicks in when they start on solids. So they know to wash hands before a meal.

[Tigana]

I would think just water is fine unless she has been sticking fingers in dogs mouth/down nappy etc.

11 weeks still pretty young for introducing the habit of washing your hands before meals etc plus it is a real PITA dangling a baby over a sink and turning taps on/off etc etc.

[LIZS]

don't think I ever bothered . Once they are eating solids and into things you'll have to wash them or use wipes as a matter of course.

[KommandantColditz]

The first time you catch her chewing mud off the pushchair wheels, or the cat's ear, or the toilet brush, you will wonder why you ever wasted your time

[LilRedWG]

Like lailasmum, I wipe DD's hands before and after she eats and will instigate actually washing at the sink when she can walk to it and stand and wash them.

[NoviceKnitter]

Thanks all, I'm not OCD, honest , just cheking was doing right thing!

[Twiglett]

washing a baby's hands .. whatever next?

get a grip people, what do you think they're doing with their hands that they need washing more than a bath?

[EffiePerine]

Quick dab with a baby wipe occasionally tp remove top layer of grime. Dirt is good for them

[flowerybeanbag]

Hi novice, not too bad thanks, still over your car seat cover

How are you apart from OCD tendencies..

[flowerybeanbag]

rofl Starlight!

[NoviceKnitter]

She's already being primed for dishwasher loading, and morning tea runs

Very well thanks Flowery. Car seat seems to be getting heavier by the day...

[RedBundle]

i thought you meant something like dreft or stergene

[flowerybeanbag]

tell me about it, I am getting fabulous arm muscles myself

[UniSarah]

Wet flannel every now and again or if shes been pawing somethig particularly grubby like teh dog or lawn.
kids need to eat a bit of dirt its good for them.