Bathing Baby Tips

Let’s talk all things bathing your baby: do’s, don’ts, needs, and don’t needs.

Newborn Needs and Do’s:

• bath system: Moby sling, lotus flower pillow, or anything to help hold them above water

• tear free shampoo/soap

• towel: hooded or not (hooded are my absolute fav)

• must make sure the water is very lukewarm

  • this may feel cold to you, so a temperature reading dinosaur or other toy might be helpful to make sure it isn’t too hot.

Newborn DON’t's:

• Don’t bathe their skin more than needed

• Try to bathe when they are already overtired

Newborn Things to Remember:

• Very easily overstimulated

• Very fragile skin and eyes

• Try to keeps baths very short

• Will most likely pee or poop in the bath or right after (all over you :))

• Can play some quiet relaxing music to help keep environment calm

• Take pictures - these moments don’t last long

Check out our bathing with baby page here for more information and links to our favorites: https://www.thebhb.co/bathing-baby

Love,

Your Bringing Home Baby Family