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When is it advised first bath baby?

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Another bath question!

LO is 2&1/2 weeks old. Any advise, tips, recommendations for when/ how to first bath? Thsnks

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Allyemo1985

It's ok to do a first bath after a few days. I use to rap a towel round baby and then allow into water quick swish and out into a dry towel. Use cotton wool balls to wash face one for each eye. Xx

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I used a towel because LO gets a bit sloppy and why they were so small it was the best way for me until they got a bit more chunky and me a little more confident. Xx

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ElyAndBelly

Hey hun. Its okay to fullly bath them once their cord has dropped off. Bathing them before it has dropped off can cauuse it to get infected. I mean you can bath them but make sure their cord isn't under waterr and that itt doesn't get wet :) xx

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immysarch

I have always had a bath chair/seat for.my children. think it was bought from argos about it£15 which you place baby on and can wash.more easily. i found this a lot easier for me. i was told 10-14 days after just top and tail before then.

I stick them in the bath with my other half makes it a lot easier with 2 pairs of hands he holds them while I wash them then I leave him to top his bath up with hot and he is happy! Job done! X

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Very enviromentally friendly babymother......might try that one.

I always bathed them a couple of days after being let out of hospital, although I have used a top to toe bath before but found it really faffy.

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ritz21

you may want to watch these videos

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AmesHk

Thank you for all the tips ladies :-)

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