How often do you bath your children?

[mersmam]

Just wondering... most people seem to give them a bath every night. We have three (aged 1, 3 and 4) and bath them on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. They get a quick wash on the nights they're not bathed. Should I be bathing them every night??

my 2 have a bath about twice a week, dd1 has excema and bathing too much doesnt help. they dont smell or anything. we only wash hair once a week as it would be easier to bath the cat.

I do every night, gets him into a routine (although I am not a routine freak) and it's his fun water play time. He is a grubby brat cherub so needs it. Poor ds2 (12 weeks) has one less often - it kills my back so only when DH is off he gets one! When DS was about 1 ish it was less often too.

Wed, Fri and sundays here.

every other day, for alll 3.

I think a bath every night is environmentally irresponsible. Twice a week here.

Sundays Tuesdays and Wednesdays. DS has a good wash after preschool or when we've gotten messy in the park.

dd everyday now...since she loves it and asks for it.

ds every two or three days

This is very encouraging - have always felt like a secret scruffbag in this respect as other parents all seem to have a nightly routine which includes bathtime.

I did bath DS very night but I reckon every 2nd night is fine now or sometimes every 3rd depends on everyones mood.

Its not part of his routine it was when a baby but now hed much rather cosy up on the couch and watch bedtime hour read a story. Although tis is only every 2nd night

I used to do DS every night as part of bedtime routine but he is now 7 and doesn't really need it. Shower every night in summer as he gets v. sweaty but now a bath every 2nd night or so.

DH would bath him every night. I don't think that he needs it, it is good for his skin or good for the environment.

I bath ds everyday just for the routine thing. Wash hair once-twice a week.
We find that he doesn't settle too well if he doesn't have a bath

I don't think I have ever done 'every night'.
Every 2-3 days, here.

Everynight in this house, both dc's love it and they are clean.

Thread other week they was dc once a 3/4 weeks, yuk.
Seemed quite common to wash less often. how minty.

mrssanta

Sunday, Tuesday and Thursdays. Just off upstairs to get the taps running

bath once a week and shower every second morning

Every other night here too.

We all bath every evening - are we too clean?

every other night if necess, but less if DS2;s ezcema has come back, then as little as poss.

I also don't ever use soap on them and only wash their hair every few weeks with shampoo (unless they have been dumping their tea on their heads )

I'm allergic to soap so feels weird to use on them.

Every other night on average although it is not unknown for them to go 3 or 4 nights without if I am stressed out and just want to get them 'put away' quickly.

Once or twice a week (dd is 18 mo)

On average twice a week but it varies depending on grubbiness and mood (dd is 3). Hair once a week. Dd also has eczema so I don't use soap.

twice a week in bath oil. More if they look dirty. Less for ds1 if his eczema is flaringf.

2-3 times a week.