https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:46:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk/page/2#post-2511827 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 14:32:00 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2511827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the 3 sprouts towels. They are thick, soft, and large. We have 3 of them for DD. It's a great amount so that there is always a clean one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk/page/2#post-2511718 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:55:19 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2511718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: thanks for the Thirsties wash cloth rec. I was going to get Ikea the Ikea washcloths because they have cute color handle loops, but the Thirsties look really nice.</p> <p>@youboots: the Pendleton towels are so beautiful.</p> <p>Thanks for all the recommendations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk/page/2#post-2511697 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:42:02 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2511697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: weird. My nurses said (as they were giving her a bath) not to worry about it. Admittedly it did take over two weeks for her cord to fall off. Maybe it is because it kept getting hydrated. Haha. But there were no problems with it, limited oozing, and zero smell which my friend said she had with her baby's cord. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk/page/2#post-2511504 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:56:52 +0000 catlady 2511504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a ton of hooded towels as gifts (including the PBK ones, I agree they are not that plush!) but after LO grew out of them, we started using regular towels and honestly it is better. I never used the hood part anyway. For our next LO, I'll probably just stick with normal towels. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511479 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:47:55 +0000 BananaPancakes 2511479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fully agree with @lawbee11, the 3 Sprouts towels are the absolute best baby towels. They are more like towel blankets. They're amazing and I buy them for everyone now. @Mrs. Lemon-Lime </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511398 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:59:24 +0000 Foodnerd81 2511398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: @Mrs. Goose: they definitely told me not to submerge either baby in a bath until their umbilical stumps fell off (though both of mine fell off early anyway). At the hospital they asked if we wanted them to give her a bath and both times we said yes, so we didn't have to do it. But it was on the second day. "Bath" was a sponge bath really but they wiped off the birth grossness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511384 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:52:10 +0000 Foodnerd81 2511384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I think the front part is just jersey type material. It hasn't bothered me really but you are right, towel material would have been better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511351 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:37:14 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 2511351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Haha, fair enough :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511322 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:20:30 +0000 gingerbebe 2511322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had the personalized PBK hooded baby towel gifted to us that we used and liked well enough, but when DS got older we got a full-sized beach wrap. The wraps have been by far our favorite and its one of a few things DH has been sorta picky about (he made me order more). He's a very tall 19 month old and he still fits great in the beach wraps, and unlike the Circo or other ones we were gifted (which were either too thin, or too synthetic, or too small), these were the right heft and absorbency. I agree that super thick, soft towels aren't our favorite for DS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511278 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 09:51:55 +0000 sunny 2511278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I preferred the thinner towels for when baby was really tiny. I felt like I could hold onto them better through the towel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511268 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 09:45:50 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2511268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we love our IKEA hooded towels - they are huge, and still work for DS at 18m. Not super plush, but he doesn't seem to care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511251 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 09:34:11 +0000 youboots 2511251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love our Pendelton hooded towel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511242 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 09:23:45 +0000 wrkbrk 2511242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: They have about 80 gazillion choices at Buy Buy Baby. This is ours: <a href="http://www.buybuybaby.com/store/product/neat-solutions-reg-happy-monkey-terry-hooded-bath-wrap/1043552832?Keyword=hooded+towl" rel="nofollow">http://www.buybuybaby.com/store/product/neat-solutions-reg-happy-monkey-terry-hooded-bath-wrap/1043552832?Keyword=hooded+towl</a>.<br /> Nothing terribly special but we've used it for 4 months now and it does the job and is cute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511234 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 09:19:00 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2511234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: totally weird. I know some people wait a day or two so that the baby's skin can absorb oils and leftover stuff from being in the uterus and the vernix on their skin. The only other reason I have heard for limited bathing is because babies have very delicate skin that can dry out easily, which is why some people don't use soap. I think the only reason they want to give them a bath in the hospital is to show first time parents how to "properly" give their baby a bath, but it isn't rocket science so if you don't want them to do it and show you, just say no thanks :)</p> <p>So far my baby hasn't pooped in the tub or right after coming out at 5 months. . (Although now that I have said that she probably will). She has thrown up while in the bath twice... :(. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511225 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 09:09:21 +0000 snowjewelz 2511225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've used Target Circo ones for infants and then toddlers. I like them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511209 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:58:38 +0000 avivoca 2511209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: We've never had an issue with H pooping right after her bath. She pooped in it once, but it scared her enough that she never did it again. We have Circo towels and they are pretty soft. I love the Thirsties cloth wipes as washcloths because they are so, so soft. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511198 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:48:48 +0000 peachykeen 2511198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: We haven't had the problem yet, haha. I guess we've been lucky - she pooped a little in the bath ONCE in 19 months and never when we've had her in a towel. We still use the Clevamama ones in our rotation but we didn't use the snaps much past 12 months since she could stand on her own. They don't feel quite as soft after all these months, but we don't use fabric softener, so that might help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511197 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:47:58 +0000 SweetCaroline 2511197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I 100% understand this! Admittedly, we will likely be purchasing a mamaroo for our next baby simply because DH wants it so badly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511195 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:45:44 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2511195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: @SweetCaroline: ladies, there was very few gear that got my husband excited. Oddly, towels were one of them. I'll buy an non-essential, nice-to-have item (almost) any day of the week if it means DH is happily participating in baby prep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511193 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:41:58 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2511193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skipra: ha! I'm not crafty either and all the sewing kits at the house are the little ones that I pick up from hotels.</p> <p>@lawbee11: when we were TG those were the towels we were going to get. Once we found out the baby's sex my Southern need to personalize took over. Glad to know they last into toddlerhood. </p> <p>@Mrs. Goose: my docs and nurses haven't caught up with the new advice then. No one mentioned not using soap yet and they all have said not to submerge baby. In fact, during my hospital birth class I had to finally just ask if it was hospital policy that baby must be bathed in hospital since she seemed perplexed why I would want to hold off and do it on my own at home.</p> <p>@peachykeen: Lucie's List recommends the Clevamama towel! Posts on HB about baby's pooping right after they get out of the tub scared me a bit, so I didn't pick Clevamama or the Puj towel that wraps in fear of light towels getting ruined. Did you ever have that issue? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511188 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:39:50 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 2511188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetCaroline: This. Baby towels are one of the biggest rackets. I mean, a towel is a towel ... :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511176 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:32:14 +0000 Happygal 2511176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>IKEA hooded towels are large, but not super fluffy. Once she hit around 9ish months though, she stopped liking having the hood on her head, so it doesn't really matter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511174 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:31:18 +0000 Cherrybee 2511174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love our Ikea towels. They wash brilliantly and are cheap enough to replace regularly if you accidentally wash them with blue jeans! 😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511171 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:29:31 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2511171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: we were fixated on the style. I didn't the weight. :bummed: Ours are 480 gram weight. <a href="http://www.potterybarnkids.com/m/products/emerson-nursery-wrap/?pkey=bbath-baby-wraps&#038;isx=0.0.0" rel="nofollow">http://www.potterybarnkids.com/m/products/emerson-nursery-wrap/?pkey=bbath-baby-wraps&#038;isx=0.0.0</a> DH picked out the yellow lion and khaki bear. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511169 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:28:53 +0000 peachykeen 2511169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 3 different kinds and like the Burt's Bees Baby ones best - they aren't super fluffy but they are very soft: <a href="http://www.burtsbeesbaby.com/Kids-Knit-Terry-2-Ply-Hooded-Towel/TD10405-SKY-OS,en_US,pd.html?start=2&#038;cgid=Hooded_Towels" rel="nofollow">http://www.burtsbeesbaby.com/Kids-Knit-Terry-2-Ply-Hooded-Towel/TD10405-SKY-OS,en_US,pd.html?start=2&#038;cgid=Hooded_Towels</a></p> <p>In the beginning, I really liked these ones from Amazon as well because you can snap them around your neck, making it easier to get your tiny babe out of the bath and right into the towel: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clevamama-Splash-Wrap-Towel-White/dp/B006PASJAC/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1459430858&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=clevamama+towel" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Clevamama-Splash-Wrap-Towel-White/dp/B006PASJAC/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1459430858&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=clevamama+towel</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511156 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:22:31 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2511156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can give your baby baths right away. For some it is really calming. :). I think they used to recommend only sponge or cloth baths because they didn't want the umbilical stump getting wet. Now they just say bathe your babe with soap or without and let it air dry or gently pat with a towel and you're good to go. </p> <p>We just have toys r us towels that we were gifted. I pretty much only use one towel and she gets a bath every second or third day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511090 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 07:45:44 +0000 Mrs D 2511090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: no I just use hand towels when they are little and move up to the full size...I do get baby wash clothes though... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511084 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 07:38:59 +0000 lawbee11 2511084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The 3 Sprouts are the best. LO is 2.5 and still uses hers. They come in lots of cute/fun animals:</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/3-Sprouts-Hooded-Towel-Walrus/dp/B006Y7OYNC" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/3-Sprouts-Hooded-Towel-Walrus/dp/B006Y7OYNC</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511080 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 07:36:12 +0000 Freckles 2511080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>which ones did you get? We got <a href="http://www.potterybarnkids.com/m/products/dot-essential-wrap/" rel="nofollow">http://www.potterybarnkids.com/m/products/dot-essential-wrap/</a> which is 550 gram weight. did you look at the weight when purchasing them?</p> <p>we also use IKEA hooded towels and they work great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-towels-recommendation-not-pbk#post-2511074 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 07:31:00 +0000 SweetCaroline 2511074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use our regular adult towels. I have never seen a need for baby towels. </p>