Handwashing for 11 week old

[NoviceKnitter]

DD is 11 weeks and we have been washing her with just water (and a bit of olive oil for dry skin)

Now she's beginning to suck her hands and fingers like crazy, and to grab at stuff, I'm wondering if I need to introduce something stronger for hands only.

Any thoughts?

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Sorry, why doing what?

DS is 4 months, and the way I look at it is you can't sterilise everything in sight, and equally you can't monitor them and wash their hands every 5 minutes either.
I tend to just give DS's hands a bit of a wipe with a babywipe every so often tbh.

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DD's get washed at bedtime (when I remember ) and the rest of the time just a wipe down - she's 16 months. As flowery said, you can't sterilise everything in sight. It'll help her natural immunity (at least that's what I tell myself, but maybe I'm just slatternly).

Hi Flowery how are you?

Icod, I just give them a wipe with wet cotton wool on days she doesn't have a bath (most)

Just wondered at what stage she'd need something stronger. Certainly don't want her sterile but just wondered when handwashing as basic hygiene kicks in...

wouldn't worry about specifically washing hands, just a bit of a wipe every now and again.

I reckon hand washing as basic hygiene so they get into the habit kicks in when they start on solids. So they know to wash hands before a meal.

I would think just water is fine unless she has been sticking fingers in dogs mouth/down nappy etc.

11 weeks still pretty young for introducing the habit of washing your hands before meals etc plus it is a real PITA dangling a baby over a sink and turning taps on/off etc etc.

don't think I ever bothered . Once they are eating solids and into things you'll have to wash them or use wipes as a matter of course.

The first time you catch her chewing mud off the pushchair wheels, or the cat's ear, or the toilet brush, you will wonder why you ever wasted your time

Like lailasmum, I wipe DD's hands before and after she eats and will instigate actually washing at the sink when she can walk to it and stand and wash them.

Thanks all, I'm not OCD, honest , just cheking was doing right thing!

washing a baby's hands .. whatever next?

get a grip people, what do you think they're doing with their hands that they need washing more than a bath?

Quick dab with a baby wipe occasionally tp remove top layer of grime. Dirt is good for them

Hi novice, not too bad thanks, still over your car seat cover

How are you apart from OCD tendencies..

rofl Starlight!

She's already being primed for dishwasher loading, and morning tea runs

Very well thanks Flowery. Car seat seems to be getting heavier by the day...

i thought you meant something like dreft or stergene

tell me about it, I am getting fabulous arm muscles myself

Wet flannel every now and again or if shes been pawing somethig particularly grubby like teh dog or lawn.
kids need to eat a bit of dirt its good for them.