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randella
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What's the earliest you can give a baby a bath again?
A week after birth or something like that??
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Posted 12/14/08 7:35 PM  |
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SkyzTheLimit
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Re: What's the earliest you can give a baby a bath again?
Once the umbilical cord falls off which could be a week or 2. Sometimes longer. You can wash them down and wash their heads but you can't get the cord wet.
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| Posted 12/14/08 7:39 PM |
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randella
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Re: What's the earliest you can give a baby a bath again?
right-- I am just trying to determine if I need to make sure I have the tub right away-- guess not!
Although I will greatly appreciate my baby's cord falling off before I even get home!! 
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| Posted 12/14/08 7:40 PM |
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Bridex100
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Re: What's the earliest you can give a baby a bath again?
I think you are supposed to sponge wash your baby until the baby's umbilical cord falls off. I plan to do this in the baby tub.
I just learned that the umbilical cord falls off on its own. I find this quite disturbing!
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| Posted 12/14/08 7:49 PM |
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browneyedgirl
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Re: What's the earliest you can give a baby a bath again?
i used cotton balls to give him a sponge bath on a bear sponge. i didn't use the tub for it personally. i continued to use the bear sponge until he was almost one month when i finally gave him a real bath. his cord fell off at like 2 weeks but only partially. it took another week for the rest to fall off.
i didn't want to bother getting the tub set up with the hammock thing so that's why i used the bear sponge
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| Posted 12/14/08 7:57 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: What's the earliest you can give a baby a bath again?
Posted by browneyedgirl
i used cotton balls to give him a sponge bath on a bear sponge. i didn't use the tub for it personally. i continued to use the bear sponge until he was almost one month when i finally gave him a real bath. his cord fell off at like 2 weeks but only partially. it took another week for the rest to fall off.
i didn't want to bother getting the tub set up with the hammock thing so that's why i used the bear sponge
what is a bear sponge?
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| Posted 12/14/08 8:09 PM |
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hannahsmom
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Re: What's the earliest you can give a baby a bath again?
Posted by davenjess
Posted by browneyedgirl
i used cotton balls to give him a sponge bath on a bear sponge. i didn't use the tub for it personally. i continued to use the bear sponge until he was almost one month when i finally gave him a real bath. his cord fell off at like 2 weeks but only partially. it took another week for the rest to fall off.
i didn't want to bother getting the tub set up with the hammock thing so that's why i used the bear sponge
what is a bear sponge?
It's a thing you can pout the baby on say on the table for a little cushion while you sponge bath.
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| Posted 12/14/08 8:22 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: What's the earliest you can give a baby a bath again?
Posted by hannahsmom
Posted by davenjess
Posted by browneyedgirl
i used cotton balls to give him a sponge bath on a bear sponge. i didn't use the tub for it personally. i continued to use the bear sponge until he was almost one month when i finally gave him a real bath. his cord fell off at like 2 weeks but only partially. it took another week for the rest to fall off.
i didn't want to bother getting the tub set up with the hammock thing so that's why i used the bear sponge
what is a bear sponge?
It's a thing you can pout the baby on say on the table for a little cushion while you sponge bath.
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| Posted 12/14/08 8:41 PM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: What's the earliest you can give a baby a bath again?
Once the cord falls off you can bathe them. Emerson gets a bath every other day.......she LOVES baths!! 
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| Posted 12/14/08 9:05 PM |
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Lucky
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Re: What's the earliest you can give a baby a bath again?
Posted by Bridex100
I just learned that the umbilical cord falls off on its own. I find this quite disturbing!
It's not as bad as you would think. It's just a nub that is left at that point...maybe an inch long.
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| Posted 12/14/08 9:14 PM |
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bonitachyc
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Re: What's the earliest you can give a baby a bath again?
we're sponge bathing  til the cord falls off 
Message edited 12/14/2008 9:14:37 PM.
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| Posted 12/14/08 9:14 PM |
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Lillykat
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Re: What's the earliest you can give a baby a bath again?
I found the tub was helpful to sponge bath her - it was easier to wash her - I found it was much more messy and harder to contain her when not using the tub. You can put then in there with either no water or just 1/2 inch - then just use a sponge rather than pouring water over them. You need to just make sure the cord stays dry.
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| Posted 12/15/08 8:59 AM |
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ARIELSMOM
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Re: What's the earliest you can give a baby a bath again?
i do the sponge bath until the cord falls off.
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