Get a bath tub for baby's saftey. I didn't ever try or even thought about giving my baby a bath without bathtub. My mom has always emphasized on how important saftey is when giving bath or washing baby. I also have what SGC linked in her post. I loved it.
Without sound rude to ppl who don't use bath tubs, its very very dangerous for the baby. Giving bath in the sink without any additional saftey etc is not considered safe. Baby can slip, hit their head.
As far as knowing how to give bath, nurses taught me everything. I asked them how to do everything... they were more than happy to teach me everything.
CB - even with the circumcision you'll still need to bath baby....they need to still in warm saline water once or twice a day to help the healing and avoid infection.
First kid we both bathed him, we werent in our home when we had him so hubby would sit in the tub with swimming shorts and I would wash him while hubby held him.
Them we got this cool bath tub kind of like a reclined chair and Jr. Loved it, but we used that once he could sit.
Second kid I've been washing and bathing in the sink, you do get better with the second mashAllah
Erm they advise strictly against any baths until the circumcision has healed only sponged midget and bathed once he had recovered.
CB: if u get the seat, look for one with a seat belt... Mine was without it..i managed fine and still am and i have worms for kids... But just thought id let u kow...u can find ones with belts too.
we were also told to avoid soaking...but they said you can give bath and run water over it and keep it dry with a washcloth to avoid infection....same for umbilical cord
thanks so much guys for all the wonderful advise .. Yeah I am leaning more towards the chair as it has two settings and is flexible ..
Khawa , you are right , I am looking for one with a belt , infact the lady at the shop told me that you get a little floaty baby nest that can be placed on that chair , baby will be belted in and wont slip..
Guys with the bath tub, I am not comfortable at all .. firstly coz winters here in the UK are extremely cold and water goes cold so quickly .. secondly I will keep the baby wrapped in towels even while giving him the bath so dont want baby dipped in water ..
Thirdly I feel , becasue I am gonna be on my own, I need something where baby is not hitting any kind of hard surface like a tub .. the chair is soft and flexible and even if the baby moves , he wont be banging into any hard surface ..
SGC , that mug is awesome, gonna look for it at babies R us inshallah …
regards Circumcision , I believe they ask you to sponge the baby rather then take risk with a full fledge bath during the healing process .. dont wanna take any risks .. so will be sponging him through for the first week or two … at least with sponging you can control the amount of water that goes on the baby and its much easier too
CB, wet towels get colder much faster than warm water does unless you’re constantly soaking them in warm water in which case the baby would also be submerged. also keep in mind that towels will start to float once they are wet, even if they’re big, adult-sized bath towels. we ran into that issue the couple of times my mom thought to try bathing the kid in the sink and its just a safety hazard- wet babies are SUPER slippery as it is, you don’t want to be handling a heavy, wet, floating towel on top of that. plus, wouldn’t you have heating on in the bathroom/house? canadian winters are just as cold, if not colder, than UK winters and there were never any issues with the temperature indoors. having said all that, do what you are confident and comfortable with, of course!
I also didn't fill the tub (the one SGC posted) with water. I just kept the baby in it.. its such an awesome tub.. Its goes upto toddler years. I didn't fill it, just would put the baby in it and have a mug to put water on him. I made sure my bathroom was nicely heated before giving him baths.
Hmmm SGC, the towel thing you mentioned is a scary thought but come to think of it , yes wet cotton wont retain heat for that long … The bathroom will be heated but i am just scared , the midwife keeps telling us that baby will need optimal warmth etc etc …
don’t worry so much, darlin. the baby just needs one more layer than what you have on, at any given time. so if you’re wearing a t-shirt at home, he’ll need a undershirt onesie and another one on top. if you’re wearing a t-shirt and light sweater to go out, he’ll need a t-shirt + a heavy sweater, or a t-shirt + a light sweater + light jacket. it’ll all come together when he’s here, you’ll see. babies overheat very quickly too so don’t overdo the clothing either.
go see the fisher price tub in babies r’ us and you’ll know what we mean about its stability and ease of use and how it’ll hold the slipperiest of babies.
and i second the other’s suggestions- bathe him when the hubby is home and can help.
yeah , it hit home with me just now that i could save the bath for the time when hubby is home .. or else it could become difficult for me to handle it alone at least in the first few weeks .. thanks so much guys
SGC , think i will do a round in babies R us and see the tub you mentioned … perhaps seeing it will help me understand the concept alot better and sideline my fears as well :hinna:
