How often do you bath your babies

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Exactly that. My baby is 10 weeks old and bathe him one/two times a week but not sure if this is enough!

Dd absolutely hated baths when she was really tiny so we only did it twice a week, plus any extras as absolutely necessary (like a poo explosion!)

If your baby is as squishy as ours, just make sure you clean in all of their neck folds - we missed a couple on dd and they smelled like an armpit 🤢

We did it daily, but he loved it, and it was good bonding time with daddy (EBF so the only other activity he could do was nappies). I think 2-3 times a week is fine as long as you are washing their face and bum regularly.

We have done it every night near enough since about a month old. She loves it.

First baby every night religiously, believing it was necessary for ‘bedtime routine’ (it wasn’t). Second baby - when we could be arsed. Ie, once or twice a week.

Daily, it helped create some structure to our day.

By about 8 weeks it was most nights (sometimes in the afternoon if she was sicky) and we did baby massage afterwards as part of the bedtime routine. Dd had an infected birthmark and was quite sicky so hygiene was important. Plus she seemed to enjoy it. If your baby isnt keen then a flannel wash is fine sometimes to. Like everyone has said, just watch out for the folds and arm pits. A friend got told off by the HV as her baby had some arm pit cheese

Usually every 3 days - mine's also 10 weeks. He loves the being in the water bit but pitches a fit about getting dressed again afterwards, so tbh I can't really be arsed doing it every day. He's not an especially grubby baby just yet, anyway.

Daily.. for the nighttime routine and because it cleans their bums after a full day in nappies

When DS was that little about 2-3 times a week, now he's older it's either every day or every other day depending on how grubby he is!

Newborn - 3 months was once or twice a week

From about three months we have been doing every other night, mostly because he likes them so much! But when DH goes back to work and I’m on my own all afternoon up until 1am, I won’t be doing it that often unless he’s dirty!

My DS was in and out of hospital and had lots of dressings and attachments until he was 5 months so he was barely ever bathed and just washed with water and a cloth. Then when he was fully home it turned out he loved it and it became every night! Neither approach seems to have done any harm so do what you and he like!

Baby is six months - every other night. He’s quite sicky and a messy eater so he gets a flannel wash every day all over and obviously clean his hands/ face / neck multiple times.

Probably twice a week when he was tiny? Up until about 6 months he hated it, especially getting out, and I just couldn't face the screams. I just made sure I cleaned him up on the changing mat instead. Check the backs of the ears and in the ears for sick, it dribbles in

For the first couple of months or so, only a couple of times a week. Dd was very rarely sicky. But nappy explosions were very frequent, if there was a particularly bad leak, she would get a bath or hosed down in the shower.
Started doing daily baths as part of a bedtime routine at around 4-5months.
We often gave her time to kick around without a nappy and get some fresh air.

My baby is 11 weeks and we bathe him every night as part of the bath/bottle/bed routine. He LOVES baths!

Twice a week

Every 2-3 days (usually the latter). I time very messy meals to coincide with bath nights.

DD (9 months) quite enjoys her bath, but unfortunately, my house has the tiniest bathroom imaginable and no bath. So she's currently bathed in a baby bath in the kitchen.

Daily.

2-3 times a week at that age. Daily once in solids.

Same frequency as you OP but my LO hates it!

I used to do once or twice a week, both mine had excema and if did more than that there skin couldn’t cope.

DS is 13 weeks and has had a daily bath since 3 or 4 weeks. He pukes lots and now he’s a dribble tap so it’s a necessity! We also found that once we started daily baths he started to enjoy them more then when they were ad hoc.

But all babies are different and I don’t think there is a right or wrong answer as long as they are kept clean (eyes/neck/bum) and comfortable.

We did it weekly, but only really for wind down bedtime routine. If you’re willing down daily, I think a bath once or twice a week would suffice for cleanliness.

5.5 months and every 3 days for a bath but wiped down every day 😂.

Starting food soon so I'm thinking baths will be every day then haha.

Every two or three days, usually after she's done a massive poo. Thank you for starting this thread, I was feeling bad for not doing it every day but it actually seems to be normal