Wiping cooker when baby bathes

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My sister just had a baby. My sister and I are only a year apart so very close. I’ve moved in for the first month into the spare bedroom. Just so I can help cook meals, walk the dog and keep things in order.

My sister is a bit of a neat freak. Ie she will need to do a quick vac and fold blankets etc before sitting down and watching telly. No problem. She doesn’t expect others to do anything so my family has always just ignored this anal retention side of her.

Anyway, sister has started insisting that whenever the baby is bathed (kitchen sink) we clean the range cooker which is on the same side. As it makes her feel gross and it’s cosier once cleaned. I think this is mental as her cooker is never THAT bad, mostly it’s just a bit of oil from a fried egg at breakfast.

Normally I would tell sister that she’s the only one bothered so she can crack on. But she’s had a difficult labour and pregnancy so it’s falling on me. I just want things to be nice for her also.

Im not crazy for finding this crazy, right?

Another vote for completely cleaning the hob after cooking. Even if I boil an egg I give it a quick wipe

Agree.

She possibly feels a bit worried things could get away from her with new baby (they could!) and wants to keep on top of things (that's ok).

I think you should just wipe the range each day so she can enjoy doing the bathing.

And the kitchen sink is fine for baby bathing if it is clean - and this house sounds clean.

They're perfect, and millions (if not billions) of babies have been washed in sinks. How is it really different to a bath tub? Except it's Not too big, it's a good depth. Perfect height to stand at.

No need to use a separate plastic tub/bend over on knees/fill a huge tub for a tiny baby.

They don't fit in them long. There's really no issue.

The sink can be cleaned between uses.

Given you can wash a knife/board that has been used for raw meat in a sink and then wash the sink, what 'hygiene problem' are you imagining that can't be dealt with by cleaning?

she sounds like she has a lovely home and wants to keep it that way. You and your family do sound very judgemental about her choices.

If your sister's a neat freak, she probably finds the 'few splashes of oil' difficult to deal with, regardless of the baby being bathed.
It's only for a few weeks, suck it up and clean the hob. You're a lovely sister, by the way.

You don't need chemicals other than a small amount of washing up liquid if you wipe the hob straight after use. It's one of the advantages of doing it straight after use.

Hard to be a laid-back guest in a spotless home, but you're there out of love for your sister, so you might as well do things the way she likes. It'll be easier to wipe over the range while it's still warm rather than wait until it's cold and set.

Another voice in defence of baby bathing in the kitchen sink! Same floor as daytime living, ideal size, perfect height, surrounded by splash proof surfaces; just swivel the hot tap away or wrap a cloth around it. A quintessentially homey thing, like clothes drying on the line. For babies shallow basins are best; for quickly hosing down toddlers clarted in poo or mud or vomit, then a deep sink with pull-out spray nozzle is heaven.

Do they have a bath? I always bathed my baby in the bathroom

A bath is easier to keep clean than the kitchen sink

And agree that you shouldn't just wipe the hob down after use..takes 2 mins

If you read the thread (or even just the OP's posts) you will note that her sister is finding it hard to bend at the moment and finds the sink an easier (and thus safer) place to bathe her baby.
OP has reassured those concerned that the sink is clean (I'm sure both OP and her sister have considered this).
Also, I don't see why a bath is easier to keep clean than a sink. If either of them get scummy (grease, oily products) then you just clean them.

Another one who wipes down the cooker after every use.