At what time of day is it best to bathe the baby?
Baby bath time is a very important and special time, but is it better to bathe in the morning, afternoon or evening?
When we are parents for the first time, everything we do is a world, thousands of doubts of absurd questions. Since we want to do everything perfectly and that our baby is the best and happiest care in the world, many times we make the dumbest mistakes we can make.
Our baby’s bath time is one of the most important times of the day, but what is the best time to do it, in the morning, in the afternoon or perhaps at night?
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WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO BATHE OUR BABY
Choosing the perfect time to bathe our baby will depend on what we want to achieve with the bath. The first thing we must do is see how our baby reacts throughout the day and then choose the perfect time to bathe him if in the morning or at night.
If we do it in the morning, we will achieve an activating effect, so our little one will be active and clear throughout the rest of the day. In this case, the bath can bring you many benefits, as it can help you develop your stimuli.
On the contrary, if we do it in the afternoon or at night, we will achieve a relaxing effect . Most parents choose the late afternoon to bathe their little ones because it is usually the time of day when they can dedicate more time to the little one and because they take the opportunity to give them dinner and put them to sleep.
Apart from this, the bath with warm water reminds our baby of the moment in which he was inside the mother’s womb, since he was immersed in the amniotic fluid and reminds him of a similar sensation, so for him it is a moment of relaxation and pleasure.
HOW TO BATHE OUR BABY
When it comes time to bathe our little one, doubts begin to arise about whether we are doing it well or not . For this we must bear in mind that we must use a thermometer to know the temperature of the water, since it should not be put too cold or too hot . Experts recommend that the ideal temperature is around 37 degrees , as it is a warm temperature that will help you achieve the desired effect.
On the other hand, it depends on the time we bathe our baby, we must do it differently. If we choose to do it in the morning, we have to encourage him by playing, letting him splash around and thus be able to wake him up and stimulate him for the remainder of the day. On the other hand, if what we want is for him to relax and we bathe him at night, we can finish the child’s bath with a relaxing massage starting from the feet to the head, with a lavender-scented cream, which will help him enter a state of pleasure.
As for the perfect duration of our baby’s bath, the water temperature must be taken into account above all. That is, the time it lasts warm. There is no estimated duration for the bath. Experts recommend that the first days of the child’s life the bath last around five minutes, but as it grows, the duration can be lengthened until the water maintains the temperature.
Finally, many new parents have the great doubt of how many times it is advisable to bathe the baby each week. The first thing to keep in mind is that a baby does not have as much physical activity as an adult or a child, so it will not sweat as much or get as dirty as they do, and on the other hand, the baby’s skin it is much finer and more delicate than that of an adult, so once a day it can become excessive.
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.
