anxiety is so high right now
so i bathed my baby and when i was lathering him up with soap and washed his hands and arms and that’s when i noticed he brought his hands to his mouth and i panicked because i saw soap all over his chin and lips, without thinking i poured some water on him and then i watched him swallow some of the water. he didn’t cough or anything like that. i immediately freaked out since i heard water this young is toxic to babies. mind you my baby is only 3 weeks old. now its been like 45 minutes since his bath and he’s been breathing normally and acting normally. and im not seeing any bad signs. i mean he did have some spit back since he fed prior to the bath and i couldn’t get him to burp. do i have to contact anyone or will this one time occurrence not do any harm to my baby?
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No mama, a lil bit of water is fine.
Water is not toxic. They shouldn't be given any to drink it's true, but having a tiny bit in their mouth isn't dangerous
The only bad thing that could happen is that the baby gets a bit of a tummy ache from the water when swallowed. I wouldn't contact anyone if there is nothing showing.
Btw my baby is soon a year old and we haven't started with soap yet. Always just clean everything with pure water. Baby skin is very sensitive and soap can irritate it
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