Baby Bath - When to Give the First Bath & WHY

Baby Bath - When to Give the First Bath & WHY | Sarah Lavonne

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3 жыл бұрын

Giving the first bath is such a fun and slippery experience for you! In the past, the first bath was given almost right away. Newer evidence actually shows that there is benefit to waiting to bathe your baby! Today, I'm going to talk all about the reasons why for this recommendation, the benefits, and some other baby bath tips so that you can make the best decision for yourself!
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@noemi915 3 жыл бұрын

This lady is a mom and baby encyclopedia 🤯

@jessmcg4438 3 жыл бұрын

We did the first bath at home after coming home from the hospital. And then we did sponge baths until the umbilical cord fell off. We wrapped her in a muslin swaddle and then just unwrapped the body part we needed to wash then wrapped her back up. She was so relaxed and cozy for her first bath, it wasn't traumatic for her or us.

@madinakassengaliyeva387 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Our first was bathed right away at the hospital and with our second we waited a week for even a sponge bath. The first one had terrible eczema and the 2nd has much healthier skin so far (6 weeks). Really appreciate your videos! They helped me labor at home and deliver quickly without an epidural!

@ShadesofSage 3 жыл бұрын

I bathed my last baby (my third) myself in the hospital. I believe it was the second day, I was too tired the first day, lol 😂! It was such a beautiful experience for both of us❤️! I’m a doula as well and also make motherhood/doula content🤗! Thank you Sarah for inspiring me🥰!

@megancierra21 3 жыл бұрын

I’m not pregnant anymore I’m one year post partum but you got me through my pregnancy and I continue to watch you because you’re so hilarious!! I’m still in nursing school I can’t wait to do what you do thank you !!!

@brandaoberg4841 3 жыл бұрын

You always upload things at the perfect time for me. My son was born recently and I needed to know this

@letursparkleshine 3 жыл бұрын

Just had a baby 3 weeks ago and only gave him a bath after 1 full week because I was scared of his umbilical cord coming off. His normal flora is on point!

@katherinep708 3 жыл бұрын

nice! I plan to do this to my baby.. I'm currently 40weeks+4days

@lightworker4813 7 ай бұрын

But he stank!

@vanessavanessa4754 3 жыл бұрын

Love this video So entertaining and good easy to ingest information x

@lesliesanchez9864 3 жыл бұрын

Currently at the hospital in labor, this video came just in time

@chaoticjimasmr 3 жыл бұрын

Thank youu!! Due date is today, have been wondering about bathing. Perfect timing !! Thank you so much.

@notclaire612 3 жыл бұрын

How exciting! Congrats!

@Tsion16199 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations

@thelovelylife7451 3 жыл бұрын

Awwww!!! Congrats!!! What an exciting day! You got this ♥️! I had my baby a month ago and can just remember how stoked I was!

@ashleytoney7000 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations!!

@chaoticjimasmr 3 жыл бұрын

☺️💞 lol!! I love u guys thank you so much for the comments. My water broke on my due date and she was born the next day 😁, I'm absolutely in love I had a great experience too thanks to Sarah's videos lol!

@mariacelery5659 3 жыл бұрын

uhm i just wanna say thank u. tnx for all of the tips, advices, etc. your vids are very helpful ive been watching you since my first trimester and i had already given birth in fact my baby is already 7 months old now its been a hell of a ride and thank u for staying with me allthe time. Just want u to know that ur like my baby's mom #2 coz u help me take care of him since he's inside my tummytumtum hahaha ill never forget u even if you stop making youtube vids

@nadines.9760 3 жыл бұрын

In Germany we wait until the umbilical cord falls off. So normally the first bath is at home with the midwife that visits baby and mom after birth. It is so strange to me, that many bathe their babys so early and even let strangers do it in the hospital.

@kiayafinch6169 3 жыл бұрын

In the US, we normally don't get medical professionals visit in the home. The first bath here is not a submerged bath, it's more of a wiping off with soap and water.

@kem5029 3 жыл бұрын

I was about to ask my midwife what the protocol is in Germany for bathing. Then I saw this. 😅

@ccheyenne 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm from Spain and hospital baths are not a thing at the vast majority of hospitals. In our childbirth classes they said a week is fine, just wipe them well if they get poop or puke all over themselves but no rush to bathe them.

@JudyAbbott494 Жыл бұрын

@@ccheyennewipe them with a towel? Like a dry towel?

@ccheyenne Жыл бұрын

@@JudyAbbott494 No, a wet wipe or a sponge dipped in soapy water and you wring it out.

@IsabelGarcia-rl2sb 3 жыл бұрын

Very great information thank you

@chrissya4135 3 жыл бұрын

I just had a baby a week ago, april 7th. He was a c section baby and he grabbed the nurses finger as they were pulling him out. It was really cute!!! They gave him a bath at the hospital. I cant wait to bathe him at home

@ashleytoney7000 3 жыл бұрын

Awww congratulations!! Happy Birthday baby!! My birthday is also April 7th

@chrissya4135 3 жыл бұрын

@@ashleytoney7000 thank u. And happy belated bday!!!

@letsgoalready5515 Жыл бұрын

I’m having an April baby too! I hope you Ms your baby are doing well 😊

@chrissya4135 Жыл бұрын

@Let’s go Already congratulations!!! I can't believe my baby will be 2. Take lots of pics, they grow so fast.

@nicholechirwa3714 3 жыл бұрын

Love your content! New subscriber here🤍

@jillronan6786 3 жыл бұрын

I think it was Day 3 when we bathed our son (we were in the hospital for a longer time because of baby’s jaundice). The nurse mostly did it, and she did a very light, quick bath-it wasn’t like a good scrubbing or anything lol. A good bath tip for at home is to run the hot shower for a few minutes to heat up the bathroom so they’re not so cold going in/coming out-even doing that and really trying to keep him warm throughout the drying off process, I find my baby’s hands are cold for a long time after a bath 😞

@beatrizortiz5881 3 жыл бұрын

Love the bloopers 😂😂

@ciaradotie1150 3 жыл бұрын

I have two kids - a 2 year old and a 2 month old - and we (myself and my husband) weren’t the ones to give them their baths in the hospital. We weren’t even offered to. In fact, when my son was born they took him out of the room for his bath and we didn’t even get to watch. 😢 With my daughter they bathed her in the postpartum room we were in so we at least got to watch that time! But I think that was due to Covid honestly. Both times they never waited 24 hours. I think it was more the 6 hours mark. This was so interesting to watch. I’ve learned so much!

@sinawidmann9813 3 жыл бұрын

In Germany we wait around 14-21 days with the first bath 😀👍

@naturalbirthmom 2 жыл бұрын

Do nurses always wear gloves with the babies? Genuinely wondering. I'm a L&D nurse 😉

@sinawidmann9813 2 жыл бұрын

@@naturalbirthmom I will tell you in a couple of days when I give birth to my second child here in our local hospital 😃

@konsciouskitty3633 3 жыл бұрын

I had my baby 4/15 and I told the nurses do not bathe my baby. They gave a little push back but they did follow my request. The only thing they did was wipe down the head to make sure there weren’t any abrasions from birth (which is understandable) I won’t be bathing baby until his umbilical cord falls off.

@RiunaTwoflower 3 жыл бұрын

We waited till we were back home and our post partum midwife suggested doing it. Since our little one took a detour to the NICU from day 3-7. So he was about 9-10 days old I think. He didn't like baths at all so we mostly stuck to simply washing with a washcloth for quite some time. I'm not sure but from what I heard most people do it the first time with their post partum midwife here (Germany) and not in the hospital.

@mamasaurus4856 2 жыл бұрын

My SO is step-dad to my two now older kids, this coming baby is his first (and no experience with newborns). I told him besides the hospital cleaning them up when they're brand new, it's going to be a minute before you bathe them at home. I explained you're already keeping them wiped and changed, and I said you don't get their forming belly button spot wet, you're always keeping it clean and dry with little alcohol pads until it is totally crispy and falls off and *then* you can bathe them in the sense of using a tub and baby shampoo. But he likes to shower twice a day and make sure stuff around the house is wiped down, and is sure I'm wrong. *(Sigh.)*

@basyamoskowitz3638 3 жыл бұрын

In my hospital after 2 hrs recovering in the delivery room, they bring us upstairs to the postpartum ward. At that time we drop off our baby at the nursery for warming and a bath. Ans they bring the baby back about 2 hours later. I hear this has changed due to covid (will find out in a few weeks when I have #5) but I've never had the option to bathe baby in the hospital.

@Wife14Mom17 3 жыл бұрын

My first was in the NICU so I have no idea when the first bath was. I did stay last one night to give him a bath. My second they said they needed to take her as soon as I got to my room for tests and asked if they could give her a bath when they knew she already had a dip in temperature. I said no to the bath but let them take her. I should have said no to them taking her too and spent another hour with her because I was wide awake at that time. When they brought her back hours later, they said her temperature dipped again so they had her under a warmer. I did skin to skin most of the time I was in the hospital with her just to make sure that her temperature stayed up. I had them take her and give her a bath under the warmer then bring her back so I could do more skin to skin. I think it was around 12 hours after birth.

@mother2faith 3 жыл бұрын

If you waterbirth does baby lose any of these flora benefits or is it more the scrubbing down that removes everything?

@mariaLOVE1212 3 жыл бұрын

Do you think a bath thermometer is necessary when they’re newborn?

@chaneimanumua5790 3 жыл бұрын

In New Zealand the don’t even offer to you to give baby a bath in the hospital. Well in my experience they haven’t which is good cause we always wait a week to give baby a bath

@catpaws007 3 жыл бұрын

I skipped the bath in the hospital. But now I can't remember when I did it. Because of the umbilical cord. I think I gave my son a sponge bath until his umbilical cord fell off. 🙈He's 9 months now.

@rohanta3647 3 жыл бұрын

Hey dear! My baby had dropped in week 32. Is there anything to worry? Is it a sign of preterm delivery? Also this is my second pregnancy, first was a c section in 2018 due to postpartum pregnancy

@cheyenne__severt 3 жыл бұрын

I planned on doing it after about 24hrs but then that time went by and I was just exhausted and didn't feel like it so we ended up waiting until she was a couple days old. Just let her soak in all the bacterial goodness lol

@lightworker4813 7 ай бұрын

Basically, it doesn’t matter when you give them their first bath, but just know that they will smell bad and possibly get a yeast infection in the skin folds. It’s best to wash as soon as possible.

@LifeWithElizabeth 3 жыл бұрын

I waited to give both my babies a bath until their umbilical cord fell off, 8 days for both!

@dancingbears539 3 жыл бұрын

17 days postpartum today 🎉

@andreashanks565 2 жыл бұрын

I plan to wait 3/4 days

@LilJennyMenny 3 жыл бұрын

Could you please make a video on the product Pre-seed? I've heard it works great and usually women get pregnant in the first month. Is this true and what are the pros and cons?

@mrs.228 3 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily true

@nicolefisher4779 2 жыл бұрын

She is a labor and delivery nurse. You might want to talk to a fertility doctor.

@mrs.bobber4257 3 жыл бұрын

Does testing positive for group B Strep change any of that?

@maverickchick37 3 жыл бұрын

I was Strep B positive with my last and they were happy to let me wait over 24 hours until bathing baby.

@jessicam332 3 жыл бұрын

so then what does this mean for water births ? does it wash away the beneficial bacteria ?

@mamasaurus4856 2 жыл бұрын

Nah. I don't know the science, but my first in a tub was born in very warm water, no soaps, and came right out of it to be on my chest. She wasn't all rubbed down to get anything off of her, just wrapped up to dry and kept warm. She definitely was covered in her little downy baby hair and white stickiness the whole time even then.

@rebeccamitric1631 3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering what about it you have to be treated for Strep B during labor? Is a bath then recommended asap

@maverickchick37 3 жыл бұрын

I was Strep B positive with my last and they were happy to let me wait over 24 hours until bathing baby.

@ccheyenne 3 жыл бұрын

No, that's what the antibiotics are for

@sweetstufff 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the helpful video! I had 2 c-sections and no one mentioned anything in the hospital about giving baby a bath or if I want to participate. Is that the case with c-section babies? Or should I mention that I want to participate in the first bath after my third c-section?

@sarahlavonne 3 жыл бұрын

Yes tell them!! Should be no different no matter the route of birth!

@sweetstufff 3 жыл бұрын

@@sarahlavonne Thank you for your help!

@A_n_n_a__ 3 жыл бұрын

I am jest wondering how about GBS positive mum? Is it still ok to postpone the bath?

@maverickchick37 3 жыл бұрын

I was Strep B positive with my last and they were happy to let me wait over 24 hours until bathing baby.

@puglover7985 3 жыл бұрын

In norway. It was routine to show everyone. Especially New moms how to bathe the child and whats the right temperature. This happens 2 or 3 days after birth. It was protocol to bathe the baby in the hospital. I could refuse tho. But i didnt mind him being bathed. I had a c section.

@AriAsmrr Жыл бұрын

My baby is 3 weeks and I haven’t gave him a full bath yet… he got circumcised a week ago and his umbilical came off like 2 weeks ago… I think I’m finally going to give him a bath tonight… I was nervous because I didn’t know when I could give him a bath.😭😭😭

@leticiasantana5675 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t want the doctors to give my son his first bath but I was too doped up to speak 😭 ugh they had me hooked up to so many things and had multiple medications in my iv!

@sarahlavonne 3 жыл бұрын

😭😭😭 I'm so sorry!

@hopeforthebarren 3 жыл бұрын

Try to write that into your birth plan and give it to them the next birth you have 💖

@stephanymiranda2361 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have any videos about vbacs???

@1994cowgirlchick 3 жыл бұрын

Yes she does! She is great with talking about vbacs!

@mrs.228 3 жыл бұрын

Go through her playlist

@sumamat5093 2 жыл бұрын

Ur so charming mashaAllah

@madisonhunder5974 3 жыл бұрын

Checking to see if this comment will stay!

@madisonhunder5974 3 жыл бұрын

My nurse took my baby in the bathroom in my room and gave him his first bath without telling me. I was devastated! My husband and I gave him a cloth bath when we got home since we missed out on it

@sarahlavonne 3 жыл бұрын

Nooooo omg I'm so sorry!!!!

@madisonhunder5974 3 жыл бұрын

She also dumped my colostrum that I pumped for 45 minutes down the drain. She said there wasn’t enough, even though the nurse before her helped me feed the first pump to him. She also told me on the last day, “I guess we have to supplement with formula because he’s not latching.” He never latched in the hospital but she made me feel awful the whole time I was there. Thank you for teaching people they can choose who’s in the room! I wish I would’ve known earlier!

@mrs.228 3 жыл бұрын

1:44 yes , what about c section? So how will my baby get protected if I know Im having a c section? Does me using prebiotic moisturizer soap with no parabens help?!

@GenesisRose316 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it will

@oskarwinters1873 2 жыл бұрын

my mum said she gave birth and was out of the hospital 4hrs later like nothing happened.

@tinawall8360 2 жыл бұрын

This is common with midwives

@Wiippuu 3 жыл бұрын

My newborn baby just got his first bath on wednesday when he was 2weeks. I didn't use soap or anything, just water. I also have a 3 year old and I still haven't use any soap with him, because small kids just don't need it!