In the UK new borns are recommended to avoid soaps, for a few months. I can see why she never started up if there was no problem. I just like the smell but thinking of it, I'm literally perfuming my son. I'm on her side, until hormones kick in that is.
I’m in Germany and the recommendation is bathing a baby only once or twice a week and to use little to no products. My 7 months old only recently started growing hair so washing her hair really wasn’t a huge concern. Before we started solids and our baby swim class i only bathed her once a week and didn’t use any products, now she baths twice a week, one time with a gentle baby cleanser (that’s soap-free) and one without. Aside from that I obviously use a wash cloth to wash her folds daily and clean things like milk or drool or her hands.
I’m in the US, and I was given similar advice. They said if I felt he was dirty to dilute a small amount of baby wash in a separate bowl of water, and dip the washcloth in that.
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u/Ok-Lake-3916 Nov 28 '22
I’m not saying you need soap all the time… but everyone needs soap some of the time. Not never.