How to safely bathe your newborn baby
How do you bathe your newborn baby? It’s just one of half a million questions that come with being a first-time parent as if you didn’t have enough on your plate. Thankfully in Ireland, a midwife or public health nurse will show you how to bathe your baby for the first time. You can ask to […]
2 years ago
New mum criticised for admitting she won’t bathe her baby until he is a month old
No bath, no soap. Anyone who has ever given birth will know that when babies come out, they might be brand new, but they are certainly not clean. Covered in vaginal fluid, blood and a waxy, sticky substance known as vernix, babies most often come out looking like they need a good, old wash. Except […]
4 years ago
You can actually over-bathe your baby – so how often is too much?
Are you guilty of this?
8 years ago
How often do you bathe your kids? How much is too much?
Everyone and every child is different. And how often we bathe our children is a personal preference. However, this mum is concerned she is washing her children too much, and went to Mumsnet for advice. She tries to wash her daughters everyday and said in the post: “I have a 2 year old and an […]
8 years ago
Mum admits she won’t let husband bathe their daughters
‘I just don’t feel comfortable for a man to do this.’
9 years ago