BATHING - What to wash a newborn in...

[Hummingbird]

Hi Everyone,

Just wondering what you washed your bub in when they were newborn? DH and I have sensitive skin so I am thinking our baby will too.

Everyone I speak with says with new babies you just need to wash them in sorbolene cream and water. I was never going to buy soap stuff like J&J but after hearing alot of bad stuff about petrochemicals I am now hesitant to use sorbolene cream in the baby's bath.

Any ideas for something else that I could use when I want to put something other than plain water in the bath?

I have heard olive oil, is this the best? Or should I sporatically use something like the Gaia baby wash?

Not sure if I am just being paranoid and should just go with whatever they do at the hosp?

Thanks for reading.

[Winter]

I use sorbolene & water. I have sensitive skin and this combo doesn't cause DD any irritation. I also use sorbolene and cloth wipes to keep her bum clean and I love it.

Good luck with bubs, you'll work out what works for you guys even if you try a few different things first.

[squidipa]

we used sorbolene & water and now with his VERY sensitive skin he cant share bath with anyone so we use huggies stuff and another brand.

[~Trish~]

I've never used baby washes for any of my bubs. I currently use QV bath oil in DD's bath, just to ward off dry skin. You can also use bicarb soda in the bath, this is cheap and works the same way. There is no need to use anything else if you don't want to

[Kitt3n]

plain water hun

newborns truly don't need anything else

Personally I have used plain water, almond oil or olive oil. I wouldn't use sorbolene myself....

[Kazmar]

Annabelle, Lucy and myself have a bath together and I use Gaia products Organic. Or as everybody else has said plain water Plus if they have a little dry skin I have heard olive oil

[Traveller]

It is now recommended that you use plain water only for the first 6 weeks, and after that a mild cleanser if you wish. Anecdotally I can tell you that the two babies I have who were exposed to soap in the first 6 weeks both have eczema, and the other 2 do not. It's only a really short time and your babe will smell gorgeous as a baby should with no perfumes, plus the benefit of possibly helping their skin for a long time.

[Kazmar]

It is now recommended that you use plain water only for the first 6 weeks, and after that a mild cleanser if you wish. Anecdotally I can tell you that the two babies I have who were exposed to soap in the first 6 weeks both have eczema, and the other 2 do not. It's only a really short time and your babe will smell gorgeous as a baby should with no perfumes, plus the benefit of possibly helping their skin for a long time.

Mmmmmmmmm.....that newborn smell! Sweetest thing there is!

[~MummaBear~]

i used just plain water for the first couple of months too. sometimes i added a little olive oil with
DS1 as he had really dry skin but babies dont need anything else!!!

[suse]

Plain water is fine, it does not interfere with the oil balance of the skin. I didn't start using any product in my son's bath until he was (I think) about six months old, maybe a little older. It was around when he started crawling and getting really mucky.