can i take bath with my newborn???

[Butterflyy20]

so i'm 1 week pp and i really want to have a bath with my baby. the cord has fallen off i've tries to bath him and he hates it on his own. is this okay?? only because i have stitches and i'm bleeding. (not heavy) tia x

'crazydiamond222
I often put my baby in the baby bath and then put the baby bath in my bath'

How big is your bath!

Yes, if you like being cold, uncomfortable and stressed for 10 minutes.

Another learnt the hard way here. Didn't try it a second time.

You could buy one of these while your baby is so tiny. My neighbour had one and her baby loved it from the start, facing her mum.

www.amazon.co.uk/Baby-Towelling-Support-Newborn-Bathing/dp/B0147G606U?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

I wish such things had been around years ago and there are more sophisticated ones. I always bathed with mine but when he was newborn to a few weeks old, it was easier to bathe him on his own in baby bath. He used to scream something terrible at first!

When husband wasn't at work he would bring him in to me in the bath and I'd wash him, that was fine, then his dad would take him out and wrap him in a towel.

I think you will be fine if you have an adult to help you in and out of the bath.

These bath sponges make bathing a tiny baby easy as will a gently support under the sponge/their head they kind of float.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Summer-Infant-Comfy-Bath-Sponge-/133178996893

Rinse it and squeeze it out / put on the radiator after to keep it hygenic.

I bathed with ds.
The bathroom was nice and warm, the bath not too hot (I was used to not too hot baths during pregnancy) . It was great.
Get someone to pass you the baby once you're in the bath and take them from you before you get out.
Don't attempt to wash the baby without help. Thats when they get slippery.

I bathed with my children once I stopped bleeding. Until then I just washed them in a small tub or shallow bath.

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I’m breastfeeding and I loved this I had a c section so had to wait till 6 weeks and my partner would help me. I would just breastfeed in the bath it really calmed baby down. Made me so emotional as id always wanted a water birth , I loved the skin on skin, ahh I miss that part of newborn stage so much !

My son hated baths I didn't have a bath to get in with him only a shower. For the first year he had 1 bath I would wash him from head to toe really well though with warm water cotton wool and the head to toe wash . He loved this and made it a lot easier other wise he would scream so much he was sick and went blue .

My husband and I used to take turns every night to have a bath with first DC, it was a lovely experience. Whoever wasn't in the bath took them after about 10/15 mins to get them ready for bed while the one who had been in the bath ran hot water to warm up the bath then chill on their own for a bit.

Didn't really happen with the younger DC which was a shame, although DC1 was a waterbaby from the start. Definitely give it a try, if you don't like it just don't do it again!

Oh, and if DH wasn't there I used to put the bouncer next to the bath and lower him into that while I got out.

I have with both, the water isn't as hot as I'd usually have but it's definitely not cold. I just run a nice deep bath and step in with baby, if DH isn't around to help get out I pop a towel by the side of the bath and put baby on there while I step out then pick them up and wrap us in a warm towel.

I love it, it's so relaxing and special having that time together. My ds is 11 weeks and he's so much calmer in with me than he is alone or with his sister.

I used to bath all the time with mine, I don't think I really washed him at all for the first two or three weeks (other than nappy changes), but after that I just popped in the bath with him. Had it warm but not hot, and just normal depth, no bubbles. He loved it.

He's still a proper water baby at 2.

I was/am a lone parent and managed to get in and out fine carrying him.

I did it but only with dh around. I fall asleep so easily in the bath.

Yes it’s fine, I had one with my youngest in hospital he was no more than 2 days old when we first shared a bath!

You can, but you'll soon get fed up of it, far too much hassle. Much better waiting until they are older. I just top to tailed my son for about 6 weeks (or more possibly). Then put him in the snuggle baby bath until he got too big for it. He used to go in the big bath on his own then, but for some reason he now refuses to go in the bath on his own, and I have to go in with him. I need my partner about for this as I can't get out the bath first without him having a meltdown and trying to climb out at the same time. He's like a slippery eel when we are both wet, so I have to shout my partner to come in and get him out before I can get out myself. So he only has a bath once a week now after swimming (which he loves and he goes under the water and jumps off big floats and all sorts, so no idea why he gets freaked out in the bath now).

I used to bathe with mine all the time solo, just put the baby on a mat, get in the bath, pick up the baby and place on your chest, then wallow for half an hour. When it's time to get out reverse the procedure. It was lovely. It's made me feel quite broody remembering that!

We waited until 3 and a half weeks to give ds his first ever bath and he wasn't in the bath with me until a few months old. He's one and a half now and still has bath time with me sometimes. It's only ever been when daddy had been around to help with getting in and out though - I'd never do it if it was just me and baby.

Each to their own, that's just what we do personally

I used to do this all the time. Dd hates the baby bath, but was better when I took her in with me. Not really the relaxing bath I longed for because it was so cool. Also really helps to have someone hand you the baby and then you hand baby back before getting out.

Its very very rare here that we aren't in the bath with baby and/or toddler. I'm not sure our baby has ever had s bath without a parent in the tub.

Its lovely for bonding, warm, cozy, reassuring for them and something we all really enjoy. Definitely my preferred way of bathing a small person, and to me, much less faff than a baby bath

Does baby hate the bath or hate the bath environment?
My lo hated his first few baths.. in his baby bath in the bathroom. someone suggested tryinf in the lounge. we used to sit it in front of the fire and put baby lullabies on youtube on the telly. he LOVED baths after thst.

My friend slipped getting out the bath with her baby and fractured his skull ( he is fine now) if you are alone make sure you have a bouncy chair or similar with some towels on it so you csn place baby in it and wrap before you get.oit.

My baby hated bath time in her baby bath so I'd have my bath then once it was cool enough I'd get my partner to pass her to me, I'd hold her so her bum was on the inside of my elbow and my hand supporting her neck and head, then wash her with my free hand. I didn't try it alone until she was a bit older but she was always a lot more relaxed with me, and now she's 7 months she'll splash about in her few inches of water quite happily with me sat next to the bath.
Babies are slippery little things but what I found helped was having one of those flannel mitts on and not taking it off until we were safely out of the bath and she was in her towel, it just added a bit of extra grip

I used to do it sometimes and just lie the baby on my chest it was nice I had my husband pass him to me and take him off me and get him dressed afterwards while I topped up the hot water

I took my very high maintenance first born DS to the bath every night around 4pm to get through the day and stop him screaming. Both loved it. Needs to be deep and warm water. My DS always had a feed in the bath and loved a swim about, never ever pooped.
You can use a bouncer to help you, keep it flatish and pop the towel on in, before you get out sit him on there and wrap up in towel like a fajita then you have some time to get your self washed and sorted and you can keep and eye on him.

Iv been bathing with my 5 month old son since he was a few weeks old.he loves the water and always ends up having a feed once hes washed and then his dad takes him out and drys and dresses him and puts him to bed. Its helped keep my milk supply up.wotj the skin to skin too xx

It's fine. I did it a few times. It's ideally a two person job though. If you have a DP, ask them to hand you the baby and then take them out. There's no need to have ridiculously shallow water. People take babies to the swimming pool. You're holding them the entire time.

I used to bath with DS, then DP would take him and dry him while I topped up the hot water and carried on with my bath. Bliss!