To only bath DD twice a week?

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DD is 9 months, she did have bad excma (sp?) and baths made this worse so we've only ever done 2 a week, but it's not so bad now so she could cope with more.

She doesn't smell, and I wash her face in the morning and after any food with baby flannels.
Everyone I know who's mentioned baths seem to do a daily one for bedtime, but she doesn't seem to enjoy them much, should she be having more, or is 2 a week (or more if there's a nappy or food explosion) ok?

I was advised "every 3 days" by the doctor for a child with eczema.

Dd is a very clean child though - when offered hand painting at toddler group she requested a "nice brush as I don't want paint on my hands" (said with almost a wail at the horror of the thought!). It would be a
To harder if you had the sort of child who can't walk past mud without diving into it.

YANBU...much more eco-friendly if we all avoided daily baths/hair washing.

Besides avoiding the drying out of the skin that ensues, the water/energy wastage and the harsh chemicals are damaging to the environment as well as your skin (and your bank balances especially if you are on a water meter).

Op YANBU as you bathe your child more than I bathe mine, and that reminds me, he's getting a bit grubby, so we'll probably have a bath today!

Dd is same age as yours op and has a bath once a week, she too has eczema and we noticed she itches if bathed more which cuts her skin. Since bathing once a week this has stopped. She gets a wipe with wet wipes on face bum etc then flannel every other day in the creases or her skin goes red and cracked

I was bathing DS every evening for a long time as part of his bedtime routine and because he just loves splashing! I noticed his skin was getting dry so I tried every other night and now I'm back at work and he's in FT nursery there is less time and he'll get a bath once a week, if he's lucky!

YANBU.

I think unless little kids are doing stuff that gets them dirty, they don't need a bath daily, as they don't have smelly adult sweat. Especially if the child doesn't like baths.

Sounds fine to me. Our 13 month old boy has a bath maybe 3 times a week - and I very very rarely use body wash or shampoo (unless he's got pasta sauce in his hair). Sometimes he comes in the shower with me too, but again, no soap.

YANBU. The GP told us not to bathe more than once or twice a week due to eczema.

I think you should bath less and give her a quick face wash in-between, the less often the better with eczema.her skin will improve with her natural oils.

YANBU dds and I all have ecsma everyone baths when they start to smell

I like to think I'm preventing water shortage 1 child at a time. I'm very eco conscious me

She should not be having baths more often than you suggest OP!!

YANBU!!

YANBU

I don't think babies need to be bathed every day. They are cleaned every time their nappy is changed with wet wipes. Then their hands and faces get a wipe after every meal.

So I think they get enough washes throughout the day, without then going for a bath.

I've never understood the need to bathe children everyday. DD doesn't have excema but gets awful dry patches if she's in water more than once every few days.

I think twice a week is perfectly fine.

LaQueen - I agree, my 3 ages 7, 6 and 1 yrs all have a bath every night, occasionally if we go out and it is late they might not, but only if there is no school or anything the next day and then they will probably have a bath in the morning.

I understand what you mean about the smell too, I like clean fresh children.

When they have a bath I only put bubble bath in the water rather than actually washing them all over, just face wiping and hair washing once or twice a week and after swimming.

YANBU. As a child, I was only given a bath once a week and I was well looked after.

Now I choose to give DS a bath every two nights because it helps him to sleep and I like reading to him when he is in there. But it's not because he would be smelly/dirty otherwise.

Why do people bath kids at night because of "the smell", surely it would make sense to do it in the morning if that was the reason as being at your freshest when nothing is happening but sleeping? And potentially getting sweaty etc.

(oh and OP YANBU of course)

I started DS out have nightly baths as part of his bedtime routine, but it was really drying his skin out.

I think some skin is perhaps more susceptible than others.

They now have baths every other night, but once they get to school, I might increase it to daily.

Fred - children do tend to get grubby in the day, well mine do anyway, they play outside, if they have bare legs they might get muddy, and they sweat running around and from activities.

I understand the point about also potentially getting sweaty at night, but for most people there is far less time in the morning to start giving numerous children a bath before school and I think washing the days dirt off and getting in to a cleaner bed because of this is preferable.

Personally I shower every morning and night as I like to be clean before bed and after bed!

I'm with laqueen, I bath them every night (I didn't when they were very teeny babies ie days old) but since then I do it every night. They smell so lovely and fresh for bed and I too think they smell a bit hot and stale if they skip a bath.
Dd gets pretty bad nappy rash if she doesn't get bathed every day and when it's really bad I bath her twice which helps.
I think they need baths daily when they are in nappies but that's just me. I wouldn't do it if it was upsetting their skin.

Both my children have baths twice a week. Some weeks ds may have 3 or 4 depending on nappy dramas but they're quick showers rather than a full on bath. Same with dd if she's had a particularly grubby day.

YANBU.

We're all about the hygiene hypothesis in the Something household.