My little girl will be 4 weeks on Wednesday - she is my first baby.
We have recently started giving her little baths before her early evening feed, having topped and tailed her for the first few weeks. She really seems to hate the bath and screams blue murder from when the water is put on her. We have checked the temperature and it is at the correct level so it's not too hot or too cold for her.
I really hate to see her getting herself into that state and we are keeping the baths as short as possible but clearly she does need to be washed so we can't cut them out altogether.
I wonder if part of the problem is that the bath comes before the evening feed. I tried to give her one breast before the bath to settle her a bit but she then just screamed for the rest of her feed so it didn't change anything.
Any advice much appreciated, it is so upsetting to see her hating bathtime this much.
Many thanks
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3 week old hates bath - help!
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littleduck · 25/05/2009 12:24
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25/05/2009 15:05
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