https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 26 May 2026 19:03:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1102444 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 08:22:37 +0000 Smurfette 1102444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: good call! I remember when my cousin and I were like 7 this happened to her. She was crying so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1102440 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 08:19:06 +0000 hilsy85 1102440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: the only caution I've heard about bubble baths for girls is that the soap can irritate their private parts, so I would just be careful of that!</p> <p>We put a teeny bit of bubbles in the water and then I just use my hands to soap his feet, butt, stomach, and arms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1102359 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 05:48:31 +0000 Smurfette 1102359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: she is 6 months. I waited till she sits up really well. We are using the baby tub still just no sling to support her. I think she is too lite for the whole tub. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1102338 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 02:18:57 +0000 delight 1102338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: how old is your LO now? I have been wondering how long to use the little bath with sling. Are you using the little tub still or regular tub? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1102295 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 00:05:06 +0000 dojo 1102295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We let him splash and play first then wash with soap before getting out so that he doesn't get a bunch of soap-water in his mouth. A little soap probably doesn't hurt now and then though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1102245 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 22:14:49 +0000 MsLipGloss 1102245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I do everything I can to make sure it doesn't get in her eyes, and even though the rinse water has run down her face multiple times, I haven't had any problems so far! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1102146 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 20:39:39 +0000 MsLipGloss 1102146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: We do the same thing. Wash toward the end. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1102119 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 20:21:18 +0000 lovehoneybee 1102119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: This is the way we do it. E doesn't try to eat the bubbles (the few times I've given him bubbles) but he does like to chew on the washcloth/toys/drink the water. I'm sure it would be fine every now and again, but I just don't think I'm okay with him drinking soap every night. So I fill the tub, let him play his fill, and then soap him up/rinse him off at the very end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1102118 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 20:19:14 +0000 blackbird 1102118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh true-didn't think about that. We are still in the sink and I've had to drain the puj tub a couple times and refill with fresh water. But it takes 15 seconds </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1102116 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 20:17:23 +0000 Smurfette 1102116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I was thinking filling with just water and letting her play, and then wash body and hair in the last couple mins and then take her out. I don't want to fill the water up twice, seems wasteful. Not to mention she would probably scream if I took her water away :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1102108 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 20:12:48 +0000 blackbird 1102108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you let her play, then soap her up, rinse, and fill with fresh if you want her to play more? Eating soap just sounds gross even if harmless. I would try to find something very safe :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1102068 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 19:47:15 +0000 looch 1102068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: regarding the cetaphil for the hair...does it sting her eyes? This sounds like a fabulous idea and I want to try it with my son! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1102053 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 19:35:10 +0000 banana 1102053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wash her first with soap and rinse her off. And then I put her in the bath tub (with just water). She kept eating the bubbles, too! So I decided to do water-only baths from now on! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1102000 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 19:03:27 +0000 Smurfette 1102000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: That is what I was thinking. I know it is supposed to be ok, but it is soap. I don't what her to eat it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1101999 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 19:03:00 +0000 MsLipGloss 1101999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use Cetaphil for her body and hair . . . I just rub it on her torso and lady bits (and lather her head) and call it good . . . I try to get arms/legs too, but it's okay if I don't get them every day. I use the Cetaphil Gentle Wash (it's like a lotion) for her body, and the regular Cetaphil wash for her hurr (it lathers). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1101967 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:46:54 +0000 shopaholic 1101967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just put the soap on my hand and rub it all over her. We did a bubble bath once and she loved the bubbles, but I was worried about her ingesting it too (even though it was supposed to be "safe"). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1101952 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:33:58 +0000 BeachMama 1101952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually put soap in the water, let her play around and soak for a while, then use my hands to clean her body and nether-regions. DD likes to eat the bubbles and drink the bathwater out of her toys. Kinda gross, but I figure it's ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1101946 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:24:40 +0000 lawbee11 1101946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to use a washcloth, but I've found it's so much easier to use my hands. I still use a warm washcloth to wipe her face. I assume some soap in her mouth would be ok, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1101942 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:21:04 +0000 chopsuey 1101942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think eating a little soap is fine, but I usually let the kids play in the water and will use a little bit of soap on my hands or a wash cloth to wash their hands/feet and privates! The kids don't get very dirty since they're home most of the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bath-how-to-do-soap#post-1101924 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:01:53 +0000 Smurfette 1101924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tonight was the first time I bathed R without the infant sling. Girlfriend loved it!! It was the only time she was happy tonight. We have been putting the soap in the tub and making it a bubble bath. But she was eating the toys tonight. Is this ok? </p> <p>Or do we need to just put the soap on a washcloth and not make it a bubble bath? </p>