how often do you bath your ds/dd?

[popsycal]

strange question i know...which only came to me when i just went and tidied the ducks up from this mornings bath time...
i dont do it every day...but my friend is horrified at this!!!
what about you?

Younger 2 (aged 4 & 6) every other day - although they would have one every night as they love the "jacuzzi bubbles". DD1 (8) likes to have a shower instead now.

I had always bathed my ds (age 5) every evening - again as part of bedtime routine, he even had clean pyjamas every night - which looking back even I think was a bit excessive!
We moved house when he was 4, and don't have a bath any more! So instead he has a shower every night, he loves sitting under it filling little tubs with water - tonight he took in an old sports water bottle and used it as a water pistol.
He occasionally misses a night, if we're in late from somewhere, but more often than not he will then have a quick shower in the morning.

So maybe I am being a bit over the top - but I personnally wouldn't dream of leaving the house without having a shower - and I guess I just apply my rules to him.

My brother only baths his 3 boys "when they need it", and although secretly a little horrified I have to say they never look grubby nor do they smell!!

anything from once a day to once a week. usually its at least once a day. dd1 sometimes have baths in the middle of the day or night to calm her skin down. she is eczema prone and finds a nice cool bath helps stops the itchies. dd2 needs her hair washed everytime as she has ringlets and they are easier to get under control if i wash and condition her hair most nights. the longest they have gone without a bath is a week which was when we were on holiday and the site had no baths. so i washed them down everynight with water and a flannel.

Twice a week, but wash every day.

Every night, 3 year old and 3 month old. 3 year old gets his hair washed every day too. I wish I could leave it for a few days but ds1 would really pong!
It also the crucial part of their bedtime routine, ds1 refuses to go to bed without a bath and ds2 looks a bit put confused if I try to put him down without one.

I put 16 month old dd into the bath (accompanied by hair wash) only once per week. She doesn't smell or look particularly 'soiled' in between times.

The main reason however is she gets full on hysterical in the bath and I feel like a complete sadist every time I put her through the 'ordeal'. Dh helps me with her once weekly bath - partly for moral support, but partly for safety (otherwise in her efforts to get out she is liable to bang head on taps etc)

We don't have the time or need to bathe ds more than 3 times a week. He spends a good 30 mins in the bath. Since we leave the house at 7.45am and don't get home until 6pm it eats a lot of time!

And he doesn't smell..... well not badly anyway.

Bekki, we have 2 about the same age - how does bathtime work for you? Do you bath them together? Or one when the other is in bed? I was bathing DD and DS together but Im scared too now after Megs accident last week - cant help but think I could have prevented it if I was just concentrating on her instead of both of them.

every night for our 2 year old ds, but really it's just to stick to a night time routine - 10 mins in the bath and hair wash once a week. It's a routine that works really well, so I'm already worrying about what to do when new baby comes along - how to establish something similar without messing up the all important 7pm (yes, we did Gina!) bedtime..!

Since the summer I bath DD most evenings as part of her bedtime routine (ha - routine! I wish!) In a morning she gets a wipe down with those Johnsons Softwash things, or at the sink if none left.

She does miss baths out occassionally though - last night for example.

Every day, because ds loves it and because dh does it when he comes home from work while I lie on the sofa. I'm VERY keen on bathtime

LOL Aloha - we do it the same way; very relaxing bath time for me too

DSs (5 & 3) have a shower every 2/3 days before bed. They seem to have really gone off baths, I think they like the quickness of showers plus we haven't central heating either so flat is usually nippy at this time of year!

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I try and do 16 month old DD every night, with a hair wash. She has very fine hair and it gets really greasy/sticky from her pulling at it when she is tired or excited. She also has clean PJ's every night, mainly because she tends to get breakfast all over them the morning after and they do get dirty. She never goes more than 2 days without a bath.

The DSs (11 & 10) have a bath and wash hair every night before bed. I genuinely think that boys of that age generally need a bath every day as they get sooooooo dirty (perhaps it's just mine).

Beccarollo- ds2 gets bathed at 6pm and is then put to bed for half 6. Then I bathe ds1 and he should go down for half 7. Ds1 watches cartoons whilst I'm settling ds2 down. I found it too difficult and dangerous bathing them together as ds2 would get ignored and sometimes left alone in the bath.

ds1 at 28 months gets a bath 1-2 times a week - usually goes in with dad ! Gets other impromptu ones if he has a particularly explosive nappy.

10 month old twins get baths less often - mainly because it is a major effort to get them undressed/dressed etc. They usually go in with dad and DS1 - a real family affair

Every 3 days for ds (13 months) on health visitor's advice cos he had a bit of exzcema which really cleared up when we stopped batheing him so often.

Twice a day without fail, followed by emollients/steroids for eczema. Apparently they work better on damp skin. I dream about twice a week...

DS has had a bath every day since the day he was born .... don't see how it is over the top as I have a shower every day ... is that over the top too?
It is part of his routine and is his wind down time before story/bed. Like Aloha it is also my wind down time as DH usually does it when he gets home from work and I 'clock' off for the night
If DH doesn't come home in time (2 out of 5 nights) then DS still gets his bath ....
We wash his hair every other day ...

Luckily for me, Mumsnet quoted once on the front page that it was better for Dads to do bath time as it helps them bond. - Another bonus for using Mumsnet

So Dh does it twice a week. Hands get washed before every meal and hands and face get a good wipe with a wet flannel after.

They both get bathed every night, dd2 sometimes by me sometimes by dp - then I breastfeed her and put her to bed; then dp usually baths dd1 and I read her a story and she goes to bed. So in theory I can do the lot, or he can do everything bar the breastfeed. It's not actually all that stressful. If it was, I can assure you we wouldn't do it

everyday

Every day in the morning. Sometimes she does have another bath in the evening idf she wants to get in with me or dp.

Every night, though sometimes DD2 has a fit of colic so she might miss one night.