to be shocked at how many parents don't....

[formerbabe]

bath their children every day!

Following on from the thread about a poster not changing her children into pyjamas, I was surprised reading the responses how many people say they only bath their kids a couple of times a week.

I bath mine every night before bed and always have done, bar illness or something catastrophic happening in my day. On the rare occasion they have had to miss their bath, I have done a quick wipe down with a flannel, but they never seem clean after it. My kids seem to get filthy during the day, mud/food etc.

I know those kids who have excema cannot always have a bath everyday, but for anyone else it just seems like pure laziness to me.

Bitter? Err ok... projecting much? Think people are jealous of your lifestyle?

There is pollution in the air in cities. Fact. Air pollution makes your skin dirty all over. Fact.

That amounts to more reason for daily bathing in the city that the country to me.

loveandsmiles you thought that everyone baths/showers twice a day? Honestly? Never mind the OP being shocked, I'm shocked that someone can have made it to adulthood and thought it was standard practice to bath/shower twice a day

I fully expect that someone is going to post shortly saying 'oh, only twice a day? I don't feel clean unless I shower at least three times a day...' and it will continue from there.

Why should i think anyone is jealous of my lifestyle? Because in bath my DCs you think i think people are jealous? What planet are you on?

just to add, I don't really care if anyone chooses to bath four times a day or four times a week as long as they don't smell bad when I stand next to them.

But the 'oh, I thought that's what everyone else did too' thing does leave me going

I'm not sure, why don't you tell me? You said I was bitter after I accused you of veiled snobbery about your lifestyle - the logical assumption from that is that you think people are jealous of you. I can't tell you why you would think there was something to be jealous of though, since that's information in your mind.

Only on MN can you have a thread about how many times DCs are bathed / showered a week that turns into a bunfight!

You're such a better mother than I.
I'm away to put my head in the oven.
For shame... wrings hands

You're such a better mother than I.
I'm away to put my head in the oven.
For shame... wrings hands

I'm not sure, why don't you tell me? You said I was bitter after I accused you of veiled snobbery about your lifestyle - the logical assumption from that is that you think people are jealous of you. I can't tell you why you would think there was something to be jealous of though, since that's information in your mind.

Dd (12) has a bath everyday, washes hair every other day - her choice.
ds (16) showers everyday and washes hair everyday - I make him, he stinks.
ds (8) has a bath twice a week, that is all he needs.
dp showers everyday- he works in a manual job and needs to.
I shower every other day, I do not work in a manual job and do not need to shower every day.

I do not put make up on for dp getting home

I do not think small children need to bath every day unless they are a) bed wetters, b) taking mud baths daily or c) have ocd parents.

A flannel wash and teeth brushing is suffice imo before bed.

I do not change kids pJ's daily, I do not let my kids sleep in their clothes, My kids do not sleep naked either, We are also a pants under PJ's family.

Has that covered everything?

Offred i don't think anyone is or should be jealous of my lifestyle. I am not a snob. I bath my DCs everyday because they are generally pretty dirty by bathtime. Looks like i should only bath them once a week though so everyone on MN approves. Gosh everyone is so judgy on MN. Out of here

Dts bath on school nights mostly. Hair wash Sunday. Clean pjs once a week when bed sheets are changed. However in North Africa chez DH there is not always water availble to waste on bathing. Even in 40 deg heat. So when they are there it is as and when. It hasn't killed then. They isn't even any ingrained dirt to see.

Ffs who gives a shiny shit what other people do?

You are easily shocked op.

Well, I have a bath at Christmas and my birthday July
Whether I need one or not.
I also get out of the shower to take a piss, when I can be bothered.

Oh god. This again? I'll wash myself/my son as and when we need it and it is absolutely none of your business.

DD has a bath every night in just plain water. No soap/bubbles/washes. Hair washed maybe twice a week. She's 22.5 months. Her face and hands also flannel washed every morning and bum and bits several times a day with nappy changes.

6 week old DS has only had 4 baths so far. Face washed with cotton wool and plain water every morning. Bum and bits every happy change.

Both their skin is lovely

I couldn't give a flying fig if others bathe their kids daily or not. As long as they aren't constantly caked in filth that isn't washed off, it is no reelection on their parenting.

Oh god who CARES what anyone does as long as their child isn't obviously dirty! The things people use to feel good about themselves and hate on other people blows my mind sometimes.

DC get bathed a minimum of 3 times a week. Then if needed between those set days they will be bathed, but only if they are grubby, look a bit worse for wear, or DS has wet the bed.
DS has eczema so bathing too often dries him out, 3 times a week is normally the best option for him.
My children are clean, tidy and presentable before they leave the house, and that is what matters.
I could not care less how often other children are bathed, as long as they are well cared for it is none of my business.

Morethan

This thread still going, I've not had a bath today and wont later god I wished I had a shower, nobody gave me strange looks as i whiffed passed them earlier. Nobody can tell from my appearance if I've not had a sheep dip and i always rocking clean clothes same as my young un, his hair looks better after few days of not being washed.

LO has quite dry skin and a bath or shower everyday is not good for her. Bath every couple of days, top and tail otherwise.

3 times a week for my kids. They don't need it anymore than that. I don't bath every night O.o

If you think your child's bum is pooey and that only a bath will sort it, then won't they be sat in pooey water, hence they get covered in bits of poo?
I wondered about that too.

I can only get my teenage DS in the bath one a week and he won't get in the shower, I don't understand how he doesn't smell but he doesn't.

Careful OP your in your own mind halo may slip and choke you

FYI mine get bathed/showered every day one week maybe only once or twice the next A bit of muck never hurt anyone & as they say where's there's muck there's brass

I don't shoot me now one morning bath one morning strip wash