Bath time

[buster]

What do you bath your kids in? We use Bedtime bath by Johnson & Johnson but it is a bit expensive. Looking for something that is nice and a bit cheaper.

[NonnyMouse]

Water! :)

We wash him with a drop of Gaia on the cloth... a $10 bottle is still half full after 5 months.

[Nomsie]

Bedtime bath does nothing for calmer bedtimes if you ask me lol! :laughing:

I still have a large bottle going from when the boys were first born, and some of the huggies bath wash as well- both are nearly empty now.

I don't really like J&J, as it gave the boys cradle cap when they were NB's, and B has eczma from it now.

So I am going to get something like QV or Dermaveen for them :)

[onedayatatime]

We use Natural Instinct brand of baby bath, shampoo, conditioner, baby lotion and in fact wherever in our house a product is required. (including for home cleaning).

in my opinion this is a very affordable chemical free brand. our bath wash bottle still quite full after 6 months.

brand available from most chemists and health food shops.

[jembelina]

We use Natural Instincts body wash for the bath. It is free from all the nasty stuff. It is $20 for a big bottle(1 litre, I think) and lasts for ages. Has lavender in it too, so if you like that calming effect, this is perfect.

[~Temet Nosce~]

J&J milk bath most of the time. Sometimes the coles one (the orange one) that's really cheap.

[WorkingClassMum]

Letric Soda, bicarb, lavendar oil.

Velvet soap occassionally

[mim1]

Um ... water! Seriously!

We use J&J no more tears shampoo but that's it in the bath. My ds has ezcema so we have to be extra careful. And I'm highly allergic to lavender so the J&J bedtime bath is a big no-no!

We use Dove unscented soap as our hand soap.

[WorkingClassMum]

Um ... water! Seriously!

We use J&J no more tears shampoo but that's it in the bath. My ds has ezcema so we have to be extra careful. And I'm highly allergic to lavender so the J&J bedtime bath is a big no-no!

We use Dove unscented soap as our hand soap.

My DD is prone to excema/dermatitis - I've found for her a small (tablespoon) of letric soda softens the water, and a tablespoon of bicarb seems to be enough to get most stuff clean :yes:.

I see that you can't use the lavendar oil :( :hugs:

[BoyCrazy]

We use Natural Instincts body wash for the bath. It is free from all the nasty stuff. It is $20 for a big bottle(1 litre, I think) and lasts for ages. Has lavender in it too, so if you like that calming effect, this is perfect.

we use this too, for us and ds1.

ds2 uses method baby: squeaky green bubbly bath.

both of these have nothing nasty in them whatsoever.

for a new bub tho, id only use water. but now that ds2 is on the floor alot practicing his crawling skills, i use the methodbaby on him.

[jarrod004]

Hi,

Just wanting to know if using a purified water and natural products like some of you have stated above would be an over the top way to go or is it just me being over cautious as a soon to be father?

[onedayatatime]

Hi Jarrod, Maybe the purified water might be a bit much - depends on how hard or easy that is to do... but I definately think using a natural product is the best way to go.

Congrats on being Dad to be and all the best! :)

[TripleTime]

Water! :)

We wash him with a drop of Gaia on the cloth... a $10 bottle is still half full after 5 months.

Same.


Until a child is 12months old, they dont need anymore than warm tap water.

Jarrod - A NICU unit will only use warm tap water & nothing more. Use that as a guide on what to use at home.

[jarrod004]

Cheers for the reply guys... Yeah i'm looking forward to it thats for sure. MY partner is starting to say I am getting a little over prepared.