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WHY do baths make children sleep

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Galaxygirl93 · 13/07/2019 21:52

I have a 17 month old who varies between having a good routine and being in bed between 7 and 8, then sometimes is up until 10pm which is not ideal. Bathing 2-3 times a week.

For the past two nights however I have bathed him around 6.30, and both nights he was out like a light and asleep by 7.30!

But even though I've been googling to try and find out WHY, I cannot find the answer. Is there some sort of science as to why kids are knocked out by the bath, or is it just magic?!

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Artesia · 13/07/2019 21:55

Is something to do with body temperature. Think it’s that your body temp dropping helps you fall asleep, so a warm bath raises your temp, then as it drops you feel drowsy.

TheHandsOfNeilBuchanan · 13/07/2019 22:30

With DS I think it's because he goes crazy in the bath, soaks the bathroom and whoever is bathing him and wears himself out!

Champagne791 · 13/07/2019 22:37

There’s plenty of research on why. I’ve just googled it myself to check. Nothing settles DD down like a warm bath.

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Galaxygirl93 · 13/07/2019 22:42

Thanks @champagne but aside from the temperature, I could not find much else!! *back to google to try again

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googlegoals · 13/07/2019 22:45

It recharges my two! They have bags of endless energy after a bath. So envious of all of you who have sleepy kids after a soak.

JohnLapsleyParlabane · 13/07/2019 22:46

It doesn't work on every child.
looks disgustedly at DD 1 and her bath related hyperactivity

freshasthebrightbluesky · 13/07/2019 23:19

Baths never sent mine to sleep!

Birdie6 · 13/07/2019 23:21

It always worked on mine - it works on me too.

JoxerGoesToStuttgart · 13/07/2019 23:23

I wonder if it’s something to do with reminding them of being in the womb all warm and floaty and cosy.

ChicCroissant · 13/07/2019 23:27

As a very young baby, my DD was not a fan of bathing so no way was it a relaxing nighttime activity for us, I used to get it out of the way in the morning!

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Galaxygirl93 · 13/07/2019 23:37

Yes reading your responses of how a bath recharges batteries is a reminder as my boy used to be like that but suddenly I have seemed to have found a magic off switch!!! Well, I shall ride this one out for as long as possible and enjoy the earlier bedtimes, 8pm is definitely better than 10/11pm!!

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Tutlefru · 13/07/2019 23:38

This never happens with mine. If anything they go hyper after all the splashing. —that I tell them not to do—

Itwouldtakemuchmorethanthis · 13/07/2019 23:40

Dropping temperature.

Cutesbabasmummy · 14/07/2019 12:27

Ha I wish it worked on our 4 year old!!!

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