AIBU to bath my toddler twice a day

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DS is 20 months and I currently bath him twice a day. Every night, without fail, his nappy leaks (and I have tried every brand of nappy ) and he is soaked in wee. I find it easier to just stick him in the bath for a couple of minutes whilst I'm brushing my teeth/having a wash. He has a bath with his sister before bed too (as he is usually wearing his dinner!) AIBU to bath him twice a day? I do moisturise him with Aveeno after each bath and his skin is lovely and soft.

Mine is nearly 2. He showers with me in the morning (so I can shower in all honesty). He has a bath at night as part of his bedtime routine, and because he is a grubby small child. His skin is absolutely lovely, but I don't use soap on him (unless absolutely necessary), water and a flannel does the job.

Do they still do top & tails bowls? I sometimes used to give my boys a wash with cotton wool & water using a top & tails bowl, if they were a bit whiffy before bath time? Basically just washing the urine off them but no need for a bath?

I had the exact same problem with my DS from when he was about 12 months. Nappy leak every single night until I started lining his nappy with a ladies incontinence pad. Never leaked again

Not unreasonable at all to bathe him twice a day. It sounds like a good solution.

I understand why.....but it's far too much, I don't know how you have the time! And it'll be drying his poor skin out something chronic.

I think you need to get to the bottom (no pun intended) of why his nappy is leaking. Never known that at this point.

Do you tuck his tinky down and hold it in place with the nappy. We had 3 weeks of first born being constantly wet until someone told us that trick - never a problem since apart from sometimes on a morn if he’s done a mega wee in the night.

I had a terrible time with my eldest’s nappy leaking at night. I ended up putting two nappies on him and a pad across the top of the inner nappy.

[quote lookatallthosechickens]@MereDintofPandiculation source on that? I really don’t think that’s the case. Bath is a noun, bathe is a verb. People on mumsnet seem to constantly use bath as a verb, as in ‘I bath my children’, instead of ‘I bathe my children’, which is correct. I’m just curious if the use of ‘bath’ as a verb is a simple misspelling or lack of knowledge (similar to the constant use of ‘loose’ instead of ‘lose’) or if it’s a dialect thing and some people actually say ‘I’m going to bath the baby’ with a short ‘a’ sound.[/quote]
Perfectly acceptable to use bath as a verb, bathe in the context of taking a bath is an American usage.

@lookatallthosechickens
The latter, I think. I think a lot of English people use bath as a transitive verb. They haven't misspelt 'bathe'; they pronounce it as they would 'bath'. However, you are also correct that bathe can be a transitive verb and you correctly do it to someone or something.

[quote lookatallthosechickens]@MereDintofPandiculation source on that? I really don’t think that’s the case. Bath is a noun, bathe is a verb. People on mumsnet seem to constantly use bath as a verb, as in ‘I bath my children’, instead of ‘I bathe my children’, which is correct. I’m just curious if the use of ‘bath’ as a verb is a simple misspelling or lack of knowledge (similar to the constant use of ‘loose’ instead of ‘lose’) or if it’s a dialect thing and some people actually say ‘I’m going to bath the baby’ with a short ‘a’ sound.[/quote]
Bath is a verb in British English www.dictionary.cambridge.org/amp/learner-english/bath_2
www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bath_2

Also agree with PP that provided he has any getting dry skin just do what suits.

We used Pamapers premium pants at night as found they were the best ones for not leaking.

No reason not to bath them whenever they need it.
I had one who peed like a racehorse and needed frequent dunking.
I had him potty/toilet trained by about 15 months.
Mind you that was in the days of terry nappies and I think that most kids were toilet trained earlier.
Oh, God! The washing

Two year old has a shower with me morning and night. Wash her with soap at night. Skin is fine, dunno what the issue is.

We switched to nappy pants with my 16 month old after her nappy kept leaking at night. The waist band sits much tighter and we’ve had zero leaks since!

But no harm in giving him extra baths if he needs it

[quote lookatallthosechickens]@MereDintofPandiculation source on that? I really don’t think that’s the case. Bath is a noun, bathe is a verb. People on mumsnet seem to constantly use bath as a verb, as in ‘I bath my children’, instead of ‘I bathe my children’, which is correct. I’m just curious if the use of ‘bath’ as a verb is a simple misspelling or lack of knowledge (similar to the constant use of ‘loose’ instead of ‘lose’) or if it’s a dialect thing and some people actually say ‘I’m going to bath the baby’ with a short ‘a’ sound.[/quote]
In England both bath and bathe are verbs.

Totally fine. My 3yr old often ends up in the shower with me in the morning if he wets the bed, and is in the bath every night too because he loves it!

If he's dirty then yes you should. I bath my kids every night. Older kids have theirs in the morning before school. I probably wouldn't bath them at night if they had had one in the morning though, unless dirty.

DH is a consultant dermatologist. We do every other day. Too much water dries the skin.

I’ve always showered in the morning and bathed at night. My kids were always in the bath as kids.

I don’t see a problem.

Yeah its grand. Wack some moisturiser stuff in his bath. No different from being wiped down

Is he possibly wearing the wrong size of nappy op? Does he drink a lot before bed? His nappies shouldn’t be leaking like this. But I can’t recall if it means they are too big or too small.

As long as his skin is ok I'm sure it's fine. I just used a wet cloth for morning cleanup if they flooded overnight though.

I think bathe is an old fashioned way of speaking which my grandmother would use.

GameSetMatch. Talc often has the impurity asbestos in it and is therefore carcinogenic. Baby powder may be what you are using which is usually cornstarch. Just make sure you are not using talc.

@KetoPenguin

I think bathe is an old fashioned way of speaking which my grandmother would use.

No it isn't.