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.

Jesus What a stupid prissy op.Do you go round smelling children. You sound really strange.

Just read the bit where OP says she likes to have one part of the day when her DP sees her looking nice, as she's not ready in the mornings when he leaves for work!
Dear reader, when I was pregnant with DD2, I used to be in PJs with DD1 having breakfast when DH left for work and at her bedtime, her bath looked so inviting, I used to run it deep and share with her, bliss for a big, pregnant lady. Afterwards, I could never be bothered getting dressed in day clothes again, so back in my PJs. I think DH only saw me in day clothes at weekends for months!! It doesn't seem to have affected us long term as we've had a third child too

No wonder this country is smelly...as a first world country.
laughing at the judgey parents who chastise those who have the temerity to bathe (or want to) their children everyday. Now I know why too many of the populace (if based on the opinion on here) harbour a raw smell.

As a first world country we have a responsibility not to squander the resources we are so lucky to have

I find the smell of overperfumed bodies really obnoxious tbh.

There's a difference between honking and a neutral natural smell.

Oh bugger, was I meant to have bathed them ?

I bath my DD every day because she gets dirty and food in her hair, but mostly because it's part of her routine and she loves a good splash about.

This is what we choose to do - I don't think everyone else should do it though! People do whatever is best for them/their kids. Very judgmental.

Well done, I'm glad you can afford to heat the house and water enough for a daily bath. And not have to scrub the mould of your walls because of the extra condensation for the luxury of a daily bath.
Mine gets one when he needs it. 2/3 times a week.

I do generally shower every day, as does dh, and I think I've got a pretty good sense of smell.

I don't know where all these smelly people are, because I rarely come across them. About ten years ago I had a colleague who smelt awful, and there is an elderly widower in my village who smells awful. I had another colleague who smelt bad, but he came to work every morning clean and fresh but smelt bad by the afternoon, so I assume he probably had a medical condition.

So that's 3 people I can think of. And once in a blue moon I'll stand next to someone in a queue and think they smell bad. But huge numbers of the population? Not where I live.

I was a child of the 70's and sunday night was bath night (unless I was wet overnight, in which case it was often a shallow bath in the morning before school). That seemed to be the norm (and perfectly acceptable) then, not sure when that changed....

Surely it changed because back then it was acceptable that the adults only took a bath once a week too?! Can you imagine now..just bathing (swap that for showering) only once a week? Most people would be pretty eww about that I'm sure. We have the facilities now to be able to keep cleaner. Why wouldn't you want to take opportunity of that?

i'm genuinely surprised at the number of people who think that because it was the 'norm' in the 70's, it should be ok now?

once a week. since birth. which means dd has only had about 130 baths in her life. bless.

And she smells lovely too.

That would depend entirely on whether or not people generally smelt bad in the 70s.

I was born mid 70s and my memory only goes back to about 1979, but I don't remember grown ups smelling awful when I was wee.

needaninsight adults sweat, their sweat smells, they can develop BO, they have other smelly areas that can get minging if they don't clean themselves regularly. My 4 year old might sweat when he runs about, but he doesn't have BO. Most children under 5 do not need to be washed every day to stop them smelling. Not every family in 2014 has the facilities to bathe everyday.

I genuinely do not care how often someone bathes their children - I bathe one son daily and the other a few times a week, but it amazes me that you (and so many on this list) seem to imply that anything less than daily washing is some form of parental neglect? What complete nonsense.

I wasn't born in the 70's and think 2-4 times a week is sufficient, 1-2 times a day is overkill and wasteful. You love your children, try and think beyond today's bubble bath and think about their future and their potential kids future and stop being so wasteful

I agree OP. I am shocked and think its yuck but generally wouldn't comment except to DH...and on MN!

Not read all the posts but my goodness what a judgemental OP, here have a medal just for you.

DD is 10 months old and I only bath her about 3 times a week on days we get messy. When she's not messy or dirty what's the point?! Mind you she does have some eczema so it would not be nice for her to be bathed every day I want to keep the natural oils in her skin.

They don't need bathing every day.

Good post needan

talkinpeace psml! did you forget then?

Ds1 (16) can now shower everyday - his eczema is much better, and can tolerate it. Ds2 (10) about 2-3 times a week - his eczema is getting slowly better, but despite creams, oils etc - it flares up his skin.

If I had non-itchy/scratchy/wheezy kids - I don't know - perhaps I'd have bathed/showered em everyday when they were smaller - but probably it might have been every other day anyway. They have never smelled...

Also most people that do bathe their children every night are doing it for routine reasons not cleanliness.

Before you judge me OP I shower every day. Twice a day if I'm going out.

Isn't it you who bathes your kids twice a day needan?

I took dd swimming today . Washed her hair therefore no bath tonight.

I don't remember the 70's being particularly whiffy.

OP... have a

Just don't get it soggy, in your luxuriant bubbles

Good grief, what a pile of pretentious shite.