Daily bath time?

Are there any mums who are bathing their babies daily? My daughters 7 weeks old and I’m only bathing her 2/3 times a week as recommended by my midwife but I feel it helps soothe her tummy as well as relaxes her before bedtime and I’m wondering if I should add more baths into our routine!

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idk i always did daily for them🥹

My baby girl is 9 weeks and we started off bathing ever other day/2-3 times a week but she loves it so much we now do it every night. I just go steady on the products and she’s fine. She settles so much better at bedtime with a bath beforehand! Do what is best for her, if it’s helping her, go for it! Guidance is guidance but you know best! 😁🩷 xxx

I give her a bath daily, I don’t use soap daily though
Some days, it’s just a shower after a soiled nappy

my baby is 9wks & i only bathe her 2x/wk!🤷‍♀️ i wipe her rolls daily, she has no baby acne or cradle cap, she doesn’t get dirty like we do, u know what i mean? seems like enough to me! lol

6 month old and I aim for every other day unless poo explosions of covered in broccoli :,,,)

I think it depends on what your comfy with. I only recently started bathing my son daily since it has started to warm up and he sweats a lot more now. He is 9 months old

I wouldn’t use soap daily because it can dry out their skin but I don’t see an issue with letting her relax in warm water before bed every night. I bathed my babies once a week but they didn’t like baths

My little one is 7 weeks and we have been giving him a bath every night before bed since week 2. It calms him and helps him sleep so much better. Also helps his gas and he loves the routine! We use soap daily and just make sure to really moisturize after. We’ve had no issues with his skin!

As part of my 8 week old bedtime routine she has a bath, I don’t wash her on every one but she loves it and it helps her settle into her nightime routine x

we started giving our 6 week old a daily bath a week ago, mainly because we bathe our toddler every night and we wanted to start the routine of bathing them together.

Mines almost 7 weeks old and I bath him every 3rd day, my boy absolutely loves the bath but getting him dressed afterwards is dreadful

I do every other day for my 6 week old but with my first I bathed everyday but my second she had such dry skin I think bathing everyday made it much worse x

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