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Tips for Bathing a Baby

Last Updated: September 26, 2008

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Parenting Tips for Your 1 Month Old Baby

Baths can be given whenever it suits your schedule, but they are probably best before bedtime because baths can relax your baby and help him sleep.

The diaper area gets the dirtiest, so it should be washed with a wet washcloth several times a day. The face, neck, and hands should also be washed several times a day with a different cloth.

Give your baby a sponge bath until one week after the umbilical cord stump falls off. After that, you can give him either a tub or sponge bath.

Always stay with your child when bathing him. It is not safe to leave a child in the bathtub alone.

Bath time can be fun for you and your baby.


Learn more about Your 1 Month Old Baby from Just In Time Parenting. You can also go to our Resource Links for additional information on child care and development.


Note to Parents: When reading this newsletter, remember: Every baby is different. Children may do things earlier or later than described here. This newsletter gives equal space and time to both sexes. If he or she is used, we are talking about all babies.
References: These materials were adapted by authors from Extension Just in Time Parenting Newsletters in California, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Wisconsin.

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