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Bathing your second (or more) baby... how often?

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Flamesparrow · 28/03/2006 09:21

We've been talking on the Feb thread, and most of us with our second/third/fourth babies are much more lax with bathing than with our first - are most people like that?

I remember DD being bathed loads, and poor DS is cleaned, but his actual baths I can count on one hand!

What were you like - did you carry on with the lots of bathing, or were you/are you like us?

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schneebly · 28/03/2006 09:23

nope- have become very lax on the bathing front sice having number 2!

Pennies · 28/03/2006 09:23

DD2 has a bath every night with her sister - it just fits into our routine and also DD1 now won't go in the bath without her litle sis!

katyp · 28/03/2006 09:25

Once my second and third were a few weeks old I started to bath them in the big bath with older siblings - got them into the others evening routine at an early age

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Bozza · 28/03/2006 09:27

Yes DD was probably bathed more than DS because with DS it was some huge procedure with warmed towels and every laid out beforehand whereas with DD she was just dipped into the bath with her brother - so entertained him and occupied her at the same time.

Angeliz · 28/03/2006 09:28

I bath dd2 probably every other night now but in the beginning, not alot!
I don't think they need it and always topped and tailed a bit more in the early days.
Now dd1 is 5 and dd2 is 1 and probably every other night. (Although i often shpower dd1 before School as i find she needs it more now)

I have 2 February babies

serenity · 28/03/2006 09:30

Hardly ever, but DS2 had really dry skin which got irritated really easily. They don't exactly get hugely grubby before they start moving around/eating dirt/drawing on themselves with pen .

I have to say I didn't even do the 'bathing every day' thing with DS1 either, it seemed slightly pointless So long as you keep all the creases dry and clean at both ends then I can't see the problem. Mine all hated baths until they were old enough to sit and play anyway.

expatinscotland · 28/03/2006 09:31

dd2 has a bath every other night w/her sister, but i didn't use any kind of soap on her until she was 3 months old.

suzywong · 28/03/2006 09:33

ds2 had a bath once a week in the autumn and the winter he was under 6months. Never had a flake or a chap or a bit of skin trouble in his life

bossykate · 28/03/2006 09:33

both children have baths every night.

poppadum · 28/03/2006 09:33

every single day. hang over from my Indian upbringing. I can't break the habit, try as I might.

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Flamesparrow · 28/03/2006 09:35

The idea of bathing DD with him right now is just plain scary - she's lethal enough with "helping" me... let alone being close enough to cuddle him

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FastasleepQueenLentilWeaver · 28/03/2006 09:36

About once a week, sometimes twice, for both children. The shame. But I do a bath and massage for each so it takes aaaages...

They both look fine I will wash their dirty bits if and when they appear to be grubby! Just don't give them out and out baths...

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Flamesparrow · 28/03/2006 09:37

The idea of bathing DD with him right now is just plain scary - she's lethal enough with "helping" me... let alone being close enough to cuddle him

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expatinscotland · 28/03/2006 09:39

dd1 has a bath every night, but dd2 just every other night b/c she is 3 months. it's only in the past fortnight or so that she is bathed w/her sister.

LipstickMum · 28/03/2006 09:41

My dd2 has a bath almost every night, but I'm quite happy for her to skip it, it's mainly to fill in time before bed . Dd1, almost 3yrs, has a bath about 5 times a week, she'll miss it if we're going out for dinner or something. I'll always remember what the midwife said to us when we asked whether we should be bathing dd1 every night, her response was "Don't clean what's clean!". 3 years later, those words have stuck with me! I also liked the fact that we weren't stuck with having a lengthy bedtime routine every night and dd's can cope if they go to bed without baths!

hunkermunker · 28/03/2006 09:43

DS1 has a bath every night now - he loves it (he's just discovered "pouring" and it's hard to get him out of the bath!).

DS2...he's 10 weeks old tomorrow and has had three baths (one in the bathroom basin, two with me) and a couple more hairwashes.

I'm always being told how lovely his skin is - and he doesn't have the cradle cap his brother had. He'll start being bathed nightly when he can hold his own with DS1!

Bozza · 28/03/2006 10:24

Have to say though that although DD started going in the bath with DS from being about 10 days I didn't use bubble bath (only product was a bar of baby soap) and only do hair twice a week. DS is 5 and DD is 1 and I am still using the baby shampoo my MIL bought before DS was born.

Bozza · 28/03/2006 10:25

Also baths fairly short. It takes 1/2 hour max from going upstairs to both kids in bed with lights out - and that includes bath, cleaning teeth, 3 stories for DD and one chapter of Horrid Henry for DS.

malodorantemelly · 28/03/2006 10:47

well with 4 kids we have to stagger baths in this house, don't get bathed as often as they should, only once or twice a week, or if really dirty. They all have slightly dry skin, so was advised not to bath too often. I would never do it every night, because of their skin, and also quite frankly because I can't be bothered!!

The older 2 are ok, but twins are a nightmare, it takes so long... They hardly got bathed as young babies, we just kept the bits clean as and when.. And this is from someone who is a little obsessive about cleanliness!

Chuffed · 01/04/2006 05:10

ds is 3mths and dd is 2. They bath together almost every night.
We put ds on a bath seat and dd goes into the other side and she too loves pouring HM and funnily enough ds loves having water poured on his tummy so dd spends most of her bath pouring water on ds.
We always take ds out first to give dd a bit of time to 'swim' and make waves before getting her out.

carla · 01/04/2006 06:14

lol at your post, FS. It so didn't happen with dd2, although dd1 got bathed daily. Partly 'cos they're 14 months apart, and I couldn't bath them together, partly 'cos you get a bit complacent after the 2nd one. I think. I did T & T her daily, though.

misdee · 01/04/2006 07:42

dd1 was bathed daily, dd2 got a bath every 2-3 days to start with, dd3 barely got a splash. she didnt get her 1st proper bath at home till she was well over a week old (she'd had a quick splash at the hospital over vomiting up the formula they gave her)

tegan · 01/04/2006 07:52

both of mine have been daily bathers sinces birth, mainly because from birth dh has them in with him.

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