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I am pregnant with my very first baby and one thing I am confused about is bathing and wiping a newborn. I have been told many diferent things. For example, my mother and a friend of mine say it's ok to bathe the baby with baby soap and clean baby with wipes. I have also heard that a newborn is too sensitive and should not be bathed with soap only water and to clean the baby with a cotton pad and water instead of baby wipes.
It is confusing! You cannot bathe a baby in water until the belly button falls off. Until then, sponge baths will have to do. After the belly button falls off bathe baby in an age-appropriate baby tub using warm water and baby soap two to three times a week.
When giving sponge baths you can use baby soap. Becareful not to saturate the umbilical cord. I cleaned that last and dried it right away. You can use baby wipes, I was unsure at first also and asked the pediatrician. She told me to use unscented baby wipes in the beginning. I have tried scented now, my daughters 3 weeks, and the scented seems to bother her, so I would definitely hold off on them.
my daughter is 10 weeks and her pediatrician said it was ok for her to have a regular bath every other day even before her cord stump fell off we never had any problems with it
my daughter is 10 weeks and her pediatrician said it was ok for her to have a regular bath every other day even before her cord stump fell off we never had any problems with it
my daughter is 10 weeks and her pediatrician said it was ok for her to have a regular bath every other day even before her cord stump fell off we never had any problems with it
my daughter is 10 weeks and her pediatrician said it was ok for her to have a regular bath every other day even before her cord stump fell off we never had any problems with it
