Best baby wash and other practical stuff!
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Topic: Best baby wash and other practical stuff!
Posted By: denny25
Subject: Best baby wash and other practical stuff!
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 11:26am
| I'm a bit clueless, but what practical stuff do i need for washing/changing the baby (aside from the really obvious like nappies and a baby bath) . I assume i need talcum powder, clippers etc.. what else? and what is the best (not costly) baby wash to buy? |
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 11:30am
water  that's all we used when Harry was newborn, and often now too. We also got some free mustela stuff from Birthcare that smells sooo yummy, but I think it quite expensive. Sometimes now we used Johnson & Johnson hair and body wash we got given.
We find Curash nappy powder really good. ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: mandz
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 11:31am
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Hi Denny25
I haven't actually used any products to wash Oliver as yet. I find that using products make him super slippery and hard to handle. Also if you have a decent bath, you can get away with not buying a baby bath. We bought one and because Oliver was reasonably large at birth (4.030kgs and 51cms) we only used it for about 4 weeks. That's how fast he grew out of it. And if you don't want to bath him in the big bath up to that point, it is easy to bath them in your sink! Since then I have a bath with him everynight in our normal bath. JMHO.... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Zack Robert Henton - 29th December 2009 |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 11:36am
| We have never used talcum powder, but we love curash powder if his butt gets a little red. We rarely use any products on him. A baby set for doing their nails is really handy. Wait and see what type of skin your lil one has before going out and buying lots of products as they may not be the ones best suited for him/her |
Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 11:50am
We don't really use products on Chloe, but that's because she gets excema. So we don't use anything in the bath, and we don't use powder. We use zinc and castor oil cream for her bum and lemnis cream all over her body (huge tubs of both free on prescription from the Dr). Sometimes I rub some of that smelly bedtime oil in her hair to make her smell pretty 
Other than that I recommend getting nail clippers etc. and a thermometer. Chloe grew out of her baby bath really quickly as well. Occasionally we use tea-tree oil in her bath. ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 11:54am
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Yeah I don't think babies need wash products and still don't use any on Anyssa (except ecostore shampoo). Lots of bubbas get dry skin and need moisturiser - this is nice for massage too. I prefer products with natural ingredients - these can be more expensive, but you could add them to your list of things to tell people to buy you when they ask what you would like.
Interestingly, A was the same size as Mandz's Oliver when she was born, but is still bathed in her baby bath! She sits up in it now (we don't have a real bath). ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 11:58am
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Something else we find really good is Aqueous cream - you can get it free on prescription when bubs is born. It's just a mild, unscented moisturising cream that you get in a big massive tub. We often use it in the bath/shower (put it on before getting in the water otherwise it goes gluggy) and for the massage after... and prevents dry skin. It's also a great shaving cream if you run out ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 12:00pm
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We were the same at Arohanui with Josh he just used Aqueous cream for the first 4 months of his life in the bath. I still get it now at the dr and I use it for me now. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 12:16pm
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Is aqueous cream and lemnis fatty cream the same thing, out of curiousity? Because our Dr prescribed lemnis cream, and we got aqueous cream? ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 12:37pm
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Nope. Lemnis is more oily. We have both, but find aqueous less greasy, I like it better (I use it for myself too). ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 12:38pm
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Oh okay... I just figured they were something similar. We haven't tried the aqueous cream yet because I still have some left in the other tub.
Anyway enough of me thread jacking  ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: thomasina
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 1:04pm
| I agree, babies dont need any wash products, just water! but a bit of moisturiser is handy for dry skin. And as for clippers- I didnt bother with these either, I find it easier just to bite my babies fingernails for him, he is only 1 month and his fingernails are so tiny. |
Posted By: KiwiWonder
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 1:24pm
You don't actually need much at all for cleaning a baby ;-) We had use of a baby bath with Zamara, and to be honest it was more hassle than it was worth, dragging it around, filling it, draining it, lifting it, storing it.... 
This time around with Katerina, we bathed her in the handbasin when she was teeny, the laundry tub when she was a bit bigger, and now I usually hop in our bath with her and we have a good soak together, she loves it. I don't use any soap on her, don't really need it, and a lot of times the soap will aggravate babie's skin MORE than it helps - meaning you then need lotion, etc. It's almost like each body / bath product is created so that you need another one... and it adds up to a LOT at the end of the day. However, a good fluffy (soft) towel is great :D ------------- Margo |
Posted By: butefulbaby
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 3:05pm
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One of the best tip my mid wife gave me is to keep baby wipes for going out and just to use baby flannels and warm water for changing nappies during the day. Baby wipes made my girls bottom red too. Hope I'm not going off track, just thought that may be useful.
Also, I know it's a little more expensive but I LOVE Eco brands nappy balm. I use it for bottom, cradle cap, dry skin and it has none of the horrible industrial nasty ingredients in it. It also seems to last months.. Another great thing to have, especially if baby is born in winter is a naal aspirator to remove any mucous. Sounds gross I know but came in VERY handy for us. Oh and don't forget about gripe water. I think it's FAB stuff. |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 3:59pm
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Aqueous cream rocks!
Oh and we use J&J night time bath stuff because it smells nice .. (and we bath with Issy in a big bath, so its fun to play with the bubbles lol) Other than that ... you need a baby and a towel and some warm water ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 6:37pm
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We use Bunnykins wash for Cooper, it's soap free. He loves bubbles at bath time. We also use Baby Powder (I love the smell).... ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: popcorn
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 7:11pm
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I was recommended putting olive oil in the water when they are new to moisturise their baby skin naturally without using soap, we did this and also used an olive oil massage oil and his skin has always been lovely ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 7:38pm
| we use the ecostore goats milk soap and find it great, but it's a new discovery for us. never used it for newborn |
Posted By: butefulbaby
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 7:42pm
| We use that too and it is fabulous. And it doesn't cost that much. From New World it's about $1.60 from memory. Pity pak n save doesn't carry it. |
Posted By: bookwyrm
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 11:51pm
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We use J & J shampoo and the lavender baby bath products, we use these very sparingly and they last quite a while if you are careful. Good to stock up on when on sale, and even better if people can get you bath products for gifts.
Phoenix has a bath that he is almost grown out of, it is on a stand too, and we have that standing up in our shower, so if he splashes (which he generally does) it goes down the drain. So easy too, because when we drain the bath it just goes into the shower drain. Phoenix likes the shower too, he holds on for dear life and doesn't mind the water running over his eyes, even when he has shampoo on his head (the no tears stuff). I like the smell of the J & J shampoo, I hated the Huggies stuff (even though the pump system is so much easier to use one handed). We had a bath easy mat in the bath, it helped for a while, now he sits up on a small towel that we put in the bath, so he doesn't slip. I went a lil overboard stocking up on items before Phoenix was born, and was given alot of stuff too... I probally have 3 different talcs, 3 different bum creams, 4 diff shampoos and washes... soap bars... all sorts. Nice to have, but buy small first and see what suits you. Good luck :) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 17 July 2008 at 9:07am
I agree with Liz  When I bath Caden I just add a few drops of baby oil to the water for his dry skin and thats it. The baby wash made him get all flaky, after his bath I give him a little massage with the baby lotion in the pink bottle and we use zinc and caster oil on his bum and the Curash baby powder sometimes aswell ------------- |
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