I just use Burt's bee's baby bee buttermilk soap and I wash his hands, crotch, and hair (with BBBB shampoo bar). His skin isn't drying out but is this overkill? I just did it to start that evening routine thing so he would sleep when he was a baby but now he sleeps (mostly). I'm scared that if I stop the everynight bath that he'll not fall asleep. And I can't get it out of my head that he would be more comfy getting cleaned off. Is this too much? How often do other mom's wash their babies?

 

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Ann

Mommy to Logan 8-25-05

If you routine is working I say stick with it.
You have way more energy than I do. I couldn't give my kids a bath every night. Every baby is different. My Dr. said give a baby a bath every 2 to 3 days. This will help keep baby's moist and keep it from drying out. So if his skin is fine I wouldn't worry about it.
Beth

We used to do a bath everynight.  Had to switch to every 2 to 3 nights, little guys eczema got so bad for awhile.  Now that he is eating more babyfood I am debating going back to an everynight bath again. 

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Angie
mom to Taylor (1/95) and Alex (7/05)

We can't do a bath everynight. Jayna's skin gets to dry. If you are worried that it is overkill, you can do a bath without soap. Just warm plain water would be relaxing enough IMO.

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JoLynda

Mama to Jayna 7.10.05

No soap everyother time? Done! I'll try it!

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Ann

Mommy to Logan 8-25-05

My boys both have nasty eczema which is under control as long as they only get a bath a couple times a week.  I do wash them down with a cloth before bed, and obviously any outside day that has been a hard day of playing usually winds up with tub time.

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SAHM to Max and Zachary

Weight Loss: 10 /21 pounds (first 10 %)
Total of goal: 10/100-only 90 to go :D

I'd love to give Satori a bath every night. She needs it (she mashes food in her hair and her face, bascially everywhere hehe). But both her and I love giving her bath. When I say bath at night, she excitedly signs it and starts heading upstairs!

But we give it every other day most of the time, as her skin would get too dry. I also wipe her down with a wet cloth alot.

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Angela
Mama to Satori (11/04)

Amelie has eczema, too, so altho she loves her bath, she only gets one 2xs a week, maximum, usually less than that. Altho, the more mobile/solid food eating she gets, the more she needs her baths

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Jasmine, SAHM to Amelie

We're frequent bathers here.  DS1 spit up all the time so he needed them.  DS2 stays pretty clean, but he's got a sweaty head, so he gets his bath daily.  Even if they were both extra clean kids, they'd still bathe everynight.  They  both have mild eczema.  We use dove on them and lotion 'em up afterwards.  If I was in a colder climate, I might bathe them less, but here, everyday bathing is the norm all around.

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Kristin

Oh no!  Not us! Jacinta's skin is SO so dry, I only bathe her about twice a week. Of course her hands and face get washed off at every meal, and her bottom gets wiped good with every dipe change. But her skin is so sensitive. She gets slathered with lotion or shea butter a lot more often than that.  With my son, we bathed him more often, as he was messier and his skin wasn't nearly as dry. But she is so different than him!