https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:41:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-bath#post-158791 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:13:13 +0000 cvbee 158791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At our hospital they said that research shows the cord actually dries out better if you give them a real bath.....but honestly I was nervous about it, so I kept doing sponge baths til the cord fell off and then went to real baths the next day. They said they do sponge baths in the hospital just because they don't have baby baths there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-bath#post-158605 Mon, 14 May 2012 23:12:21 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 158605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty much right away- it was pretty dried out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-bath#post-158599 Mon, 14 May 2012 22:50:59 +0000 regberadaisy 158599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We waited 2 days as well, funny thing is the part in the belly button fell off right after her bath! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-bath#post-151744 Tue, 08 May 2012 12:56:01 +0000 mrs. wagon 151744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>omg, I was so terrified to bathe him that he didn't have a real bath in a bathtub until he was over a month old. We did plenty of sponge baths though. Mostly hands and neck... and diaper area of course. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-bath#post-151742 Tue, 08 May 2012 12:54:44 +0000 banana 151742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we waited 2 days after the cord fell off but that's cause my husband is risk-adverse and always "pads" things. haha. If you don't feel comfortable giving your LO a bath right away, there's no harm in waiting a few days just to be sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-bath#post-151421 Tue, 08 May 2012 09:50:51 +0000 chopsuey 151421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We dunked her as soon as it fell off! We actually got the stub wet a couple of times doing sponge baths too :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-bath#post-151416 Tue, 08 May 2012 09:48:29 +0000 WiLLoWtReE 151416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice here but I am super excited bc DD's cord fell off last night and I just realized I can give her a normal bath now after seeing this! Yayy! She's 2.5 weeks and has only had sponge baths to this point. I'll definitely be giving her a regular bath today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-bath#post-151290 Tue, 08 May 2012 08:36:14 +0000 looch 151290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't wait either, first bath was in the hospital around 3 days old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-bath#post-151283 Tue, 08 May 2012 08:31:54 +0000 mamimami 151283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bathed our baby before the umbilical cord came off. In fact, I am pretty sure they bathed him in the hospital. Where I live, they don't counsel you to wait. Everything turned out fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-bath#post-151257 Tue, 08 May 2012 08:10:30 +0000 Sweet T 151257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I waited a couple of days because DS's bellybutton had a little bit of bleeding. I gave it a couple more days to heal and then gave him a bath. If it hadn't have been for the bleeding, I would have given him a bath right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-bath#post-151209 Tue, 08 May 2012 06:28:44 +0000 Rubies 151209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't wait...Her belly button was pretty dried up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-bath#post-151206 Tue, 08 May 2012 06:20:39 +0000 heffalump 151206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did it right away. Have fun,hope your lo loves the tub! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-bath#post-151195 Tue, 08 May 2012 04:49:21 +0000 Andrea 151195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD's took a full month to fall out so I felt like it was dried up enough. I couldn't wait to give her a full bath at that point! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-bath#post-151194 Tue, 08 May 2012 04:08:56 +0000 regberadaisy 151194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How soon after the umbilical cord fell out did you give your LO their first tub bath?<br /> I know they say you can right afterwards but I feel like I should still wait a few days till the part on the belly button dries out??</p> <p>THanks! </p>