My daughter will be 3 weeks on tuesday and she really dont like to take baths, she cries the whole time. Do you think that if she takes a bath with mommy she will see that it's okay and be more calm when i give her baths alone?
2007-11-17 10:52:13 · 31 answers · asked by Amayas Mommy 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I really dont believe that im spoiling my daughter. at her age, you really cant spoil them. I will also have my husband next to the tub to help. Her cord stump fell off so i can now submurge her body into water. and also i do not give my daughter a bath every day or every other day. i DO ONLY GIVE HER A BATH ONCE-TWICE A WEEK. I appriciate the opinions of others, but if you're going to be rude please take it somewhere else.
2007-11-17 11:03:04 · update #1
At this age bathing with mommy (or daddy) is a wonderful bonding experience since she is still so little.
When my kids were little babies ...both my husband and I would take the baby in the shower with us , just to show them they are safe in water with us around.We would each turn the water on luke warm (not too hot ..not too cold) and hold the baby against us....so they felt protected while they felt the water.
Our children are now no longer babies but they do love baths and showers, hope this helps you too.
2007-11-17 12:44:08 · answer #1 · answered by Mr.G's wife 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a daughter that will be 6 weeks on Monday and as soon as her cord stump fell off, she was in the bath with me. It is a good idea to have your hubby there to help you get out because everything is so slippery. Also I found it helpful to have a dish towel so that when you pick her up to move her she doesn't slip.If you are breastfeeding, make sure you nurse her if she gets fussy. That's what helped my daughter finally calm down in the tub and now she loves baths. We put her in there every night but only use soap a few times a week so her skin doesn't dry out. Just keep trying and cuddle him a lot so he knows that he is safe and he should calm down quickly. GOOD LUCK!
2007-11-17 12:20:14 · answer #2 · answered by Caroline's Mommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course you can't spoil them...
Go on, get in. Except for a dip of the bum to wash off a particularly large poop, our daughter has never really bathed alone. Since birth it's been in the tub with me, or in the shower with Daddy.
She really seems to enjoy it, to the point where it was a calming method for a few weeks when she was younger and fussier.
It makes it a lot easier, too, to just bring her in with me every day.
She also nurses extremely well in the tub even if she's fussy out of it.
You might get pooped on a couple of times, but that'll pass as she gets older.
& -- the answer to your other question from somebody with the same username and avatar as me? That is not -- sigh -- me. I have a "fan" at the moment, it seems...
2007-11-17 11:52:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go for it! i had baths with my daughter and she loved it! my son loves having baths with me hes 12 weeks and i have been doing so since he was born. They like the comfort and the skin to skin contact can help them learn to regulate their body temperature. I always, as you say you do too, have my partner by the side of the bath to get my son out and dress him and help but i am still able to support him just the same, if not better when im in the bath with him. If you cant always get in the bath with your baby then soak a flannel in the bath and place it on the babys belly and chest they will then feel like they are secure and close to you. All the best!
2007-11-17 11:18:39 · answer #4 · answered by Natz 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My daughter hated the bath and so i started putting her in with me. Not only was it so fun, but she now loves the bath. But i still haev baths with her sometimes because we play around in the water. Her little bath isn't big enough for toys.
Just make sure you have towels beside the tub so that you can wrap her in it before you stand up. I also would put a little baby chair with a towel on it beside the tub so that when she wa sreally little i could just put her in it and then i would get out, just incase i was to fall!
Have fun with her! It is so Fun!!!
2007-11-17 11:33:42 · answer #5 · answered by Noodle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At that age, it is normal for babies to cry as it is something new for them. I would check the water temperature, perhaps it's a little too cold. When my son was born, we used to run the hot water in the shower for about 5 minutes and close the bathroom door. It made it nice and warm in there so when we gave him his bath, he didn't freak out. I brought him once in the bath with me (when he was a month or two old) but i was very nervous so we decided to run the water in the bathtub for me and to have the baby bathtub float over the water. He was felt comfortable and it went well.
2007-11-17 11:17:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never bathed with my daughter yet I did deliver her interior the bathe with me. a million. I both wrapped her in a towel and positioned her in her infant bathtub in basic terms outdoors the bathe so i might want to bathe my hair first or I had my Husband deliver her in when I washed myself. 2. I in a lot of circumstances use my cleansing soap yet now that she's growing older, she needs to squeeze the cleansing soap on our loofas in an attempt to sidestep confusing her, i have been using her cleansing soap lately. 3. I dry her off mutually with her towel first then have my Husband come get her or I used to position her decrease back in her bathtub (at the same time as she turned right into a touch one). Then I in basic terms dry myself. i wish this helps! Bringing your infant in with you is so efficient and a impressive thanks to bond. My daughter's 2 now and she prefers to take showers because she is well-known with i will connect her. also, she hates having water poured over her head yet for some reason she loves the bathe. only a tip once you've that mission interior the destiny. :)
2016-10-24 10:11:11 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's what I did and it helped a lot. Just always make sure to have Daddy nearby so you don't slip trying to get out!
My daughter got used to the bath w/ me in it, then we were able to use the little tub w/ her easily. Now that she can sit up, she loves the big tub!
2007-11-17 11:33:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of my babies got their baths with me until they were a few moths old and ready to splash and play. I would fill the tub quite full and let them enjoy the warm water with the security of being cradled in my lap. You aren't spoiling her, you're making bath time less stressful for both of you.
2007-11-17 14:44:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
She may prefer the bath with you, but just remember that with babies it takes more than one try before they realize that they like it. Your daughter might not like the bath right away, but she may the next time.
And also keep in mind that babies at this age aren't so much disliking the bath, but disliking not being dressed.
Have a good time!
2007-11-17 10:56:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋