https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:53:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1078140 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:04:19 +0000 StbHisMrs 1078140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was going to ask how often to bathe them, how soon we forget ;)<br /> Charlie hates the bath, but I use Yes to Baby Carrots foaming unscented body soap/shampoo. I only notice a cheesy smell once in a while, and I agree check her ears! Also her hands, Charlie has a constant grip and I've found lots of fabric, hair, and sweat in there. I'm constantly checking her hands, like at every feeding!</p> <p>Also showering really isn't that hard, it takes a couple times to get use to it. We either shower or take a bath together ( I set her in my lap ). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1077958 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:22:49 +0000 Foodnerd81 1077958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: oh good- that's the exact trader joes one I have! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1077955 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:21:56 +0000 shopaholic 1077955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Yeah. I use the Organic Virgin Olive Oil from Trader Joe's. Is that bad? lol? I swear though, every single "rash" cream we've used has given her more redness and rashes - and 1-2 nights of using the coconut oil and it's all cleared up! It's still not as moisturizing as needed sometimes, so I will also use Aquaphor on her face when she gets dry patches. DH calls her our "little coconut cookie!" because she smells like one every night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1077913 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:56:16 +0000 BabyMats 1077913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I am shocked on that one too..I guess I should actually look this up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1077908 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:54:41 +0000 BabyMats 1077908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dandelion: haha..that's hilarious </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1077804 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:06:38 +0000 Foodnerd81 1077804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: you use the coconut oil on her face too? I have a jar (for cooking but that doesn't matter right?) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1077792 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:00:09 +0000 shopaholic 1077792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: When they're so little still, it's hard to really get in there in the neck! I would use the foaming soap or cream cleanser, with my hands and work through the neck and always could feel gunk. Rinse, rinse, and repeat. And I'd usually still find some bits of gunk I missed on the first round! When she was that little, it was almost impossible to get in there with the washcloth properly, so I found my fingers worked best. Also kind of holding her up, and supported, but her head would lean back a bit, and having DH help thoroughly rinse and pat dry the neck. </p> <p>FWIW, we've been using Coconut Oil since the beginning and almost every-time I've used something else, she;s turned red. And when I go back to the the coconut oil, the redness calms down! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1077745 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:36:31 +0000 Foodnerd81 1077745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: she's 6 weeks. And I need to get the cetaphil- her skin is so rough and kind of flakey. But I know it bothers me more than her. </p> <p>@yoursilverlining: we tried the preheated bathroom and its hit or miss. Like everything with babies... But we do make sure to turn off the ac for a while before bath time now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1077693 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:07:06 +0000 Dandelion 1077693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyMats: Apparently a lot! I just Googled it and there were a lot of results! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1077661 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:52:03 +0000 yoursilverlining 1077661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think everyone else has addressed neck cheese (yucky, but seemingly unavoidable!) - I had a bath suggestion. When my LO was really little like yours, she only liked bathtime if the bathroom was really warm...like sauna warm. If I preheated the bathroom with a little space heater, she was a happy camper. Might help? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1077596 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:24:25 +0000 sorrycharlie 1077596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>how old is your LO again? i also used my hands to wash my LO when she was young (actually, up until about 8/9 months!! it was much faster and more effective). </p> <p>when my LO was a newborn, I dabbed cetaphil lotion on her dry spots. she had some SERIOUS dry skin on her face - certain areas - that would flake into her eyes, mouth, etc. I was so grossed out, so I'd gently pat some lotion onto her. Never before I'd leave her unattended though (I was paranoid - if she wiped it into her eye, her mouth, etc) until it dried :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1077504 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:46:52 +0000 Foodnerd81 1077504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bunnylove08: showering sounds way more difficult than bathing a crying baby! She seems to be getting slightly better with t- today no screaming until I did her hair an face at the end. </p> <p>@Mrsbells: I have her in the newborn sling in te baby tub still. Should I be moving her out of it? I gave her our first solo bath today and the sling made it feel safer. </p> <p>@BabyMats: I know they made breastmilk ice cream... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1077044 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:00:28 +0000 bunnylove08 1077044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found the neck folds are still wet it can cause a smell. </p> <p>Did you ever try showering with your LO, i swear that saved us when DD started to hate the bath. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1077036 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:58:03 +0000 Bookish 1077036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha yeah, LO has some serious neck cheese. We ended up bathing her daily, but she enjoys her bath. If she was a bath hater, I'd probably just get her neck and head every day. There are rolls upon rolls in those little baby necks; you really just have to dig in!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1077005 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:44:14 +0000 regberadaisy 1077005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hehe I remember thinking at that age that she always had a smell too. It's those neck folds! And def look behind the ears too. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1077000 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:42:38 +0000 hellobeeboston 1077000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: no, never used it on his face... We had some baby acne too - it eventually cleared up and i didn't do anything. I think that's just one if those newborn things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1076861 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:06:00 +0000 Mrsbells 1076861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I would do daily baths too, at this age we used cerave hydrating body wash and then later switched to california baby. My daughter hated baths too however she soon got used to them. Does your infant bath tub have a seat? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1076779 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:45:49 +0000 BabyMats 1076779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That cheese smell made me wonder if anyone ever tried too make actual cheese out of breastmilk :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1076773 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:43:46 +0000 deerylou 1076773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We also use California Baby body wash, and rub it into her neck, and behind her ears with a terry cloth glove. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1076741 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:36:13 +0000 wheres_c 1076741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use California baby body wash and I rub it into his neck with my fingers..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1076397 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:00:43 +0000 Foodnerd81 1076397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: we have a gift pack of mustela but I thought maybe that was part of the smell? Will try it again. Did you use the lotion on the face? She's got some dry baby acne and I haven't gotten to the store to buy cetaphil yet but that will work I already have it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1076395 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:00:16 +0000 lawbee11 1076395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bathe M nightly, but only use soap every other day. The days we don't use soap I add Aveeno calming comfort bath to the water. We also only use a warm washcloth on her face (no soap) and I wash her hair every day because she has so much of it and it gets oily quickly. I have also found whitish gunk in her thigh rolls. I am not sure if it's from the diaper or what but I always make sure to wipe there with the washcloth. I put Aveeno calming lotion on her afterwards every time and I feel like that's what makes her smell really good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1076392 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:59:48 +0000 chopsuey 1076392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh the neck cheese!<br /> Back in those days I used my hands to get under the neck.. Lol. Fun times. :)<br /> I also bathed him daily. Now that he has a neck I just bathe using water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1076387 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:58:58 +0000 Foodnerd81 1076387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well I feel better that other people have this issue too! I wash her face with a wet washcloth most days but will have to really get into the neck too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1076384 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:58:23 +0000 hellobeeboston 1076384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOL, I remember that cheese smell, haha... My LO also hated the bath so we had him in &amp; out fast! We used Mustela which smells like heaven, and scrubbed him down pretty fast... </p> <p>We also had some cradle cap and used a comb to get the flakes. And I tried to wipe his neck pretty often if milk got in there... But I feel like they just smell like that in the beginning.. Ha!</p> <p>Seriously, Mustela is expensive but smells soooo good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1076381 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:57:12 +0000 Adira 1076381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to start washing Xander's face and neck daily (though I only gave him baths twice a week) because of the cheese in the neck area! And I really had to push his head up to really get under his chin and get it!</p> <p>But I can tell you it DOES get better! Once they can hold their heads up on their own, that problem goes away!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1076352 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:48:12 +0000 MamaMoose 1076352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In addition to what the others have suggested I would start washing her daily for a little while. I know it's not fun when they scream and cry but it's better than neck cheese! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1076332 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:42:44 +0000 Bao 1076332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Even when we thought we washed her neck well, there was still always crap to be found in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1076329 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:41:32 +0000 Foodnerd81 1076329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: ick. Babies are so gross :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/embarrassing-bath-question#post-1076328 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:40:46 +0000 Foodnerd81 1076328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Using my hands makes sense. I use a baby washcloth but I could probably get in there better with my fingers. She hates having her head washed the most so that makes it harder. </p> <p>I'm a bit afraid to use coconut oil, like I'm afraid she will have an allergic reaction. Also that she will smell like a tropical drink but that's better than neck cheese. </p>