[...] You don’t actually need to use soap all the time when bathing your your baby, and latest research shows that washing your baby to frequently can be counter-productive. “Bathing infants too often has been linked to the development of asthma or severe eczema according to some researchers, including Michael Welch, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ section on allergy and immunology.” [wikipedia] My daughter will be 1 on Tuesday and we have used soap only once on her, and she still smells baby fresh. Seriously. That being said, you don’t really need an infant bathtub either. This comic sums it up: http://www.thecowgoddess.com/?p=785 [...]
November 18th, 2007 @ 5:05 pm
[...] You don’t actually need to use soap all the time when bathing your your baby, and latest research shows that washing your baby to frequently can be counter-productive. “Bathing infants too often has been linked to the development of asthma or severe eczema according to some researchers, including Michael Welch, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ section on allergy and immunology.” [wikipedia] My daughter will be 1 on Tuesday and we have used soap only once on her, and she still smells baby fresh. Seriously. That being said, you don’t really need an infant bathtub either. This comic sums it up: http://www.thecowgoddess.com/?p=785 [...]