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.......its been months since I posted the first part and left it .......m sorry for that but now Its here
Right time for bathing babiesThere is no right time to bathe ur baby , it should be more like the time that suits u and ur baby, like u shud have no errands to do at that time and have very least chances of disturbance by anyone knocking at the door while ur bathing ur little one. Choose ur own time & take it out from ur hectic daily schedule and enjoy it with ur baby.
In western countries, mostly babies are bathed during night or evening after or before feeding ,so that they fall asleep easily which is quite good.
but I don't know in India,we don't like this way ,in our country babies are first massaged and after sometime(abt half an hour )bathed. this is usually done in morning(in summers) or noon(during winters). but there are some people who prefer massaging and bathing at night too.
One of my neighbor who is from south(kerala) she told me that there babies are bathed in early morning before 9 or 10 am and then kept for sunbathing .(obviously south india don't have harsh winters like northern plains of india and they have plenty of sunshine in winters too).
I come from hilly regions of india , the winters are very severe here ,temp goes below minus too
and women here don't stay at home unlike women in northern plains(even if they are housewives) they have to go out of their house to work in fields ,bringing water from lake or river ,or taking care of cattles or farm animal etc etc..........so women massage and bathe* their babies very early in the morning(between 5:00 to 8:00 am). so that babies cud sleep soundly, and are left under the supervision of grand parents while mothers go out for work.
*though babies are not bathed daily but they are massaged and cleaned regularly.
so in my view u must choose the best time for yourself whether morning,noon or evenings without considering what other people might consider as right time,
make sure ur baby must not be very hungry or sleepy that time, it must be her play time if possible. Best is feed ur baby half or one hour before bathing.
Bathing can be done before feeding but after a feeding is when you want your child to sleep.Make sure that u don't have any chores to do at the same time while bathing ur baby ,and their is no one to ring the bell at that time (like milkman or maid) however it is impossible to stop everone from ringing the bell at that moment(like post man coming at the very moment) but still we can adjust some people's time so that u don't have to open door with dripping baby in your arms etc ) or leaving baby in bath tub alone( which shud not be done ever ) even if u have a maid to come at that time make sure she comes first and then u can go to bathe ur baby while she does her work(if u trust her completely).
If u r really scared of bathing ur baby alone , best is to bathe ur baby whn ur husband comes from office and u can both help eachother.
bathing ur tiny baby seems really difficult and scary at first but it is not impossible.and with time and practice it becomes more and more fun.
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.......its been months since I posted the first part and left it .......m sorry for that but now Its here
Right time for bathing babiesThere is no right time to bathe ur baby , it should be more like the time that suits u and ur baby, like u shud have no errands to do at that time and have very least chances of disturbance by anyone knocking at the door while ur bathing ur little one. Choose ur own time & take it out from ur hectic daily schedule and enjoy it with ur baby.
In western countries, mostly babies are bathed during night or evening after or before feeding ,so that they fall asleep easily which is quite good.
but I don't know in India,we don't like this way ,in our country babies are first massaged and after sometime(abt half an hour )bathed. this is usually done in morning(in summers) or noon(during winters). but there are some people who prefer massaging and bathing at night too.
One of my neighbor who is from south(kerala) she told me that there babies are bathed in early morning before 9 or 10 am and then kept for sunbathing .(obviously south india don't have harsh winters like northern plains of india and they have plenty of sunshine in winters too).
I come from hilly regions of india , the winters are very severe here ,temp goes below minus too
and women here don't stay at home unlike women in northern plains(even if they are housewives) they have to go out of their house to work in fields ,bringing water from lake or river ,or taking care of cattles or farm animal etc etc..........so women massage and bathe* their babies very early in the morning(between 5:00 to 8:00 am). so that babies cud sleep soundly, and are left under the supervision of grand parents while mothers go out for work.
*though babies are not bathed daily but they are massaged and cleaned regularly.
so in my view u must choose the best time for yourself whether morning,noon or evenings without considering what other people might consider as right time,
make sure ur baby must not be very hungry or sleepy that time, it must be her play time if possible. Best is feed ur baby half or one hour before bathing.
Bathing can be done before feeding but after a feeding is when you want your child to sleep.Make sure that u don't have any chores to do at the same time while bathing ur baby ,and their is no one to ring the bell at that time (like milkman or maid) however it is impossible to stop everone from ringing the bell at that moment(like post man coming at the very moment) but still we can adjust some people's time so that u don't have to open door with dripping baby in your arms etc ) or leaving baby in bath tub alone( which shud not be done ever ) even if u have a maid to come at that time make sure she comes first and then u can go to bathe ur baby while she does her work(if u trust her completely).
If u r really scared of bathing ur baby alone , best is to bathe ur baby whn ur husband comes from office and u can both help eachother.
bathing ur tiny baby seems really difficult and scary at first but it is not impossible.and with time and practice it becomes more and more fun.
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