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Do you bath your kids every night?

105 replies

DavetheCat2001 · 15/01/2019 17:30

I usually do, but some evenings I just wonder if its ok for them to go a day without.

Obviously if they have done PE or something sweat-inducing I'd bath/shower them.

Just feeling lazy this evening.

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Ragaroo · 15/01/2019 20:53

And he is 3.5 years. I think I'm still stuck in the baby-in-nappies routine but he's been toilet trained a year with no hiccups so I am probably stuck in a rut. It settles him well before bed though :)

emzw12 · 15/01/2019 20:55

I bath DS every night - he loves it and is in a great routine. I wish I didn't have to do it every night but he actually is really stinky! 2.5years!

Vanillaradio · 15/01/2019 20:56

Pretty much daily yes. Ds has eczema and we were advised by his dermatologist to give him a 10 minute luke warm bath daily with dermol 600 in the water and use Dermol 500 as soap. We'd previously only been bathing him a couple of times a week because of dry skin but have found this way works much better for his skin.

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RedDwarves · 15/01/2019 20:57

Yes. It's a part of our routine and has been since birth. Also, we live in Australia and we're now into our 6th week of pretty consistently 30+ degree temperatures (40 this week!), so showers twice daily here.

CakeNinja · 15/01/2019 21:04

Mine did when they were toddlers, more for something to do and fill the witching hour with!
They showered/bathed every other day while they were young and at school and now shower daily as teens.

ToftheB · 15/01/2019 21:09

I bath my 1yo every night - but I know it’s not good for their skin. Once he’s out of nappies and his bedtime routine is less crucial I plan on dialling it back to every other day.

llangennith · 15/01/2019 21:34

Only because it's part of winding down routine.

jusdepamplemousse · 15/01/2019 21:37

Yup but don’t wash hair every night - plus use eczema friendly bath wash and coconut oil after. It signals end of day.

SpringIntoSpring · 15/01/2019 21:37

No. They have a shower about 3x a week. Daily washes/showers dry out their skin, even with the eczema cream.

Youmadorwhat · 15/01/2019 21:39

No. Usually Sunday night with hair wash before school week starts, Tuesday night but no hair wash, Thursday with hair wash, and then maybe a bath on Saturday morning if we’re going somewhere.

EggysMom · 15/01/2019 21:40

I'm envious of families who view bath-time as winding down .... I only bathe our autistic son once a week, he gets over-excited by baths Grin It's definitely not calming for him nor me!

Bippityboo2 · 15/01/2019 21:48

Nope, usually every 2nd night, she's 16m with eczema, and it's not good for her skin.

MaryDollNesbitt · 15/01/2019 21:50

Yes, DD was always bathed every night. Huge part of her bedtime routine. A warm bath before bed always knocked her out cold! Grin

She's 11.5yo now and still pops herself in the bath every night. She may give the odd one a miss at the weekend, but she's hit puberty and really does NEED to wash daily. She sweats more, her hair gets greasy after just one wash and she's started getting a touch of acne on her face, back and shoulders. Sad

hazeyjane · 15/01/2019 21:52

With the dds it was every night. Dd1 enjoyed it and dd2s eczema was vastly improved by daily bathing (but I know this can be the opposite with other eczema sufferers)

With ds bath time is like torture time. He hates it. We do it as often as it is possible (which isn't as often as we'd like)

Robin2323 · 15/01/2019 22:08

Son always bathed every night.
He loved it and it relaxed him before bed. It was good binding time when daddy helped.

thegreatbeyond · 15/01/2019 22:43

Yes, bath and hair daily. Husband's job. I can have 30 min peace :)

happypotamus · 15/01/2019 22:50

No. I do it as part of the bedtime routine (dinner, bath, pyjamas, teeth, stories, bed), but 2-3 nights a week I am at work at DC's bedtime and DH doesn't feel the need to.

LikeACowsOpinion · 15/01/2019 23:05

DD (3) has a bath and hair wash every other day. She has a full top and tail wash on the other day though.
If she's gotten really grubby then I'll give her a bath, no matter the day.

Baths do not relax or calm her down in anyway Grin so I have to plan her bath around our day!

knittedjest · 15/01/2019 23:08

I used to bathe them every night but I didn't wash their hair every night so it was ofyen just in and out in about 3 minutes. I think it's important to establish that habit early because a shocking number of teens and young adults are soap dodgers and it's a hard lesson to learn that just because you can't smell you doesn't mean that others can't.

jessstan2 · 15/01/2019 23:36

Agree with you knittedjest, some kids really do look grubby and smell bad. There's no need for that, a shower doesn't take long. I was lucky, mine always enjoyed bathing, washing hair & putting on clean clothes; now he's an adult, he still does. It's an important/essential part of his day.

He's scruffy in other ways though :-). Absolutely no sartorial sense. Smells clean, that's what matters.

Flambola · 15/01/2019 23:48

No. Every other night for my 3 year old. To be honest, we just can't be bothered, we all get home about 6pm so some nights just play before bed. DD has extremely long, thick hair as well so bath nights coincide with hair washing, which means using a hairdryer, which she can't stand!

Anothermothersusername · 15/01/2019 23:53

I used to but then I stopped because I noticed they were getting dry patches on their skin. So now they have a bath every other (sometimes every third) night. They still have a wash. They are clean tidy and always wear clean clothes.

Commonwasher · 15/01/2019 23:57

Goodness no! What a palaver.

raffle · 15/01/2019 23:59

What?

Good Lord No!

Bath on a Wednesday and Sunday, until they become smelly little men. I couldn’t be bothered sitting there supervising a bath EVERY night Shock

Kintan · 16/01/2019 00:01

Twice a week max for our almost 2 year old. Any more and his skin gets too dry!