https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 12:47:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560693 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 12:36:17 +0000 Foodnerd81 2560693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is almost 3 and recently potty trained and I'm so glad you posted this. Even though I wipe most of the time I feel like she kind of gets stinky down there! Glad it's not just us. </p> <p>She still just takes baths so I assume the soapy water and a quick swish with the washcloth is enough for now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560588 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 10:51:58 +0000 catomd00 2560588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't do anything other than let her sit in the tub. If anything, I just do a quick little wipe while she's sitting there. She's only 2, but I've also started encouraging her to wash herself as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560551 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 10:26:03 +0000 LuLu Mom 2560551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: WE started buying the toddler flushable wipes to help with this, she's more willing to wipe down with that than a washcloth. I figured as long as she's getting wiped with one (we have issues with her wiping after poop) we are okay with the bath water cleaning otherwise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560547 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 10:20:41 +0000 mrsjazz 2560547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: @Madison43: thank you both! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560533 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:56:09 +0000 Madison43 2560533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: we alternate showers and baths nightly in the summer for the same reason. In be shower, I literally squeeze a super soapy washcloth on her stomach and provided she doesn't have her legs closed, it gets where it needs to go. It also gets pretty soapy when we're washing her legs, which I basically scrub because she usually has sunscreen and bugspray on. Maybe you could discreetly do it that way? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560531 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:52:20 +0000 MamaG 2560531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My girl is nearly 5 and likes to play in the bath. We let her have a little bath time and then turn on the shower for her hair (it's to her bottom). We've got a few things we do:</p> <p>1) if she takes a bath, the soak in the soapy water is generally enough to get her "clean"</p> <p>2) we have bath mits (sort of like bath puppets), and she finds them fun to use.</p> <p>3) we let her pick the soap. We have a selection that are appropriate for her to use and have become looser with this as she's aged.</p> <p>When all else fails, we sing and make up some silly song about washing all of the body parts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560528 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:49:22 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2560528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: Maybe even see if you could get her to sit criss/cross in the tub to open her legs up some for the water? Again, probably dont need to really scrub but at least then you know its getting a rinse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560527 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:48:14 +0000 Silva 2560527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: switching back to bath might help. i figure that mostly gets them clean without much scrubbing involved. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560525 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:46:38 +0000 mrsjazz 2560525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Madison43: We switched to showers because it's faster and hotter out now so she needs a daily rinse off but maybe we need to go back to baths. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560523 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:44:32 +0000 mrsjazz 2560523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: haha. Well at least she lets you do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560522 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:43:14 +0000 Madison43 2560522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: is she taking a bath? If she's sitting in soapy water, I wouldn't do anything more than that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560520 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:42:32 +0000 Mamaof2 2560520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: my 5 yr old is like this - I just tell her to open her legs I do it quickly -I don't use soap but use a washcloth in the tub - yes she laughs like crazy but it only takes 1 second </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560518 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:42:15 +0000 mrsjazz 2560518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: This is what we've been trying to do lately...it goes a little better but we still have to take time and convince her to do it. I guess it will get easier the more she does it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560517 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:41:31 +0000 Madison43 2560517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yellowbird: this.</p> <p>In the bath or shower, I will wash the outside only by letting soapy water run down over it. We still wipe for poop though, so I'm not worried about that yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560515 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:40:43 +0000 mrsjazz 2560515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yellowbird: Yeah but she needs a wipe or a wash because she's stinky after daycare and wiping herself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560512 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:39:04 +0000 avivoca 2560512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: My little is younger than yours, so she is still pretty compliant when it comes to that. Could you try to have her wipe with your supervision? It probably won't tickle if she does it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560510 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:36:31 +0000 mrsjazz 2560510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: @Silva: This is what I try to do...she won't let us wipe her...she keeps her legs closed tight and we don't obviously don't want to force her. Sometimes she complains she's itchy but it's an obstacle course to clean her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560509 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:34:54 +0000 Anagram 2560509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do all wiping after poops (and daycare wipes after poops), so generally in the bath I don't do much else. I mean, she's sitting down in soapy water, so I call it a day after that.</p> <p>If it's a non-bath night, I put her up on the changing table and wipe her bottom and outside area with a baby wipe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560501 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:25:39 +0000 Silva 2560501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just wash the outside during bath time. She wipes herself at daycare so things can get a little smelly, so at night sometimes I use a wipe and just do a really quick wipe. Haven't had any issues, so I assume its generally staying clean enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560500 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:25:19 +0000 avivoca 2560500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just have her stand up in the bath and wipe from front to back before rinsing. I try not to mess with it too much, but yeah, she wipes her self and doesn't do a great job. We always wipe for poop though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560497 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:23:08 +0000 yellowbird 2560497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really wash my daughters because they are supposed to be self cleansing and over washing can lead to yeast infections/etc.</p> <p>The only time it's really necessary is if she poops and wipes the wrong way and then we have no choice really.i just use a wash cloth in the bathtub like I would a wipe when she was a baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/parents-of-little-girls-not-babies#post-2560495 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:19:01 +0000 mrsjazz 2560495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO does not like having her vulva/vagina washed because it's ticklish. It's a struggle during bath/shower time. It's frustrating for everyone involved. We try to get her to do it but she isn't thorough. And at school she wipes herself and she's not great at that yet either. </p> <p>Any tips? </p>