If you were dependant on rainwater in a really dry area you would definitely not bath or shower every day. Many years ago it was one bath a week. People didn’t get sick as often as we do now.
We would wash our face, bums and feet once a day using water in a bowl or hand basin. Hands were washed as normal hygiene routine. If water was in short supply you would make sure you put the plug in and use the water until It looked dirty. When children were toddler size some would be bathed in the laundry trough as it took less water to get it deep enough.

I personally have a shower daily to rinse off, only using soap on face, armpits, genitals & feet. my 7yo does the same but always full showers after sports/swimming. her favourite night is friday night because she gets to chose if she showers or not as has swimming next morning.

My kids bath depend on how they play out side. But these days i encourage them to wash everyday after school because of Covid 19.

Quite interesting but I get where they are coming from.

We currently live with my inlaws and my mother in law bathes my baby every single day. If it was just us at home I’d do it maybe every 3rd day or so. 11 months old he doesn’t need to be bathed every single day yet. But she likes to do it and his skin is fine so ill let her for now.

While they are so young, they certainly don’t need to be bathed every day.

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  • • mom478886 replied
    • 29 Jul 2021 , 10:55 am

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  My 3 month old wouldn’t cope with it haha, he screams the house the down at bath time!

We used to bath our son nightly, or sometimes every second night dependent on how dirty he was.

My baby is 6 months and I’ve never bathed him 2 days in a row. Always every 2-3 days. There’s just no need to do it more often at this stage

We don’t go out much so we bath our kids 2-3 times a week. I agree with this article and don’t believe they need to be bathed everyday.

praise be for common sense!
I aim for weekly (short of mud empire work). I am a solo parent working full time and have one hour between getting the kids home and bedtime, to do everything. Also, saves precious resources!!!

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  • • Mrs.twinmama replied
    • 28 Jul 2021 , 8:07 pm

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  Yes same here, weekly works perfectly while they are young.

depends what they have been up to, ie playing outside, sport, if the weather has been hot and they got sweaty, etc

I was advised by the midwives that you should only bath a newborn/baby every 2 to 3 days and yes, no need for soap. I followed this much to the horror of my mother in law. However, once they are a toddler and running around getting into dirt and face planting food I think daily baths are necessary.

Sounds like I did it wrong 🙂 Bath time was always part of my night time settling routine for my children & they loved it. It was never a long bath though and when they were old enough, it was infused with relaxing oils & I didn’t use soap. In the mornings if we were going out or they were still in night nappies they would have a quick shower too.

Exactly what I do, once or twice a week !

Wow this was so good to know. I do kids every second day but I’ll think it over now when they are still clean or haven’t been out

We bathed our newborns/toddlers every three days; now the kids are older (and yes, play outside a lot), it’s every second day. Once they hit 12, we make it daily.

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  • • Ellen replied
    • 29 Jul 2021 , 4:40 am

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  I don’t know if I agree with daily showering for adult and teens. I do wash myself daily, but don’t shower daily. My skin and hair are dry and don’t cope very well with a higher frequency. My teens don’t shower daily either. They do when they feel hot sweaty stinky or dirty, which is certainly not daily in the winter

I don’t bathe the kids daily, but it depends on what they’ve done. They get so grubby at daycare so need a wash. Otherwise if they’ve just been playing inside all day we might skip it. We don’t do it as part of a bedtime routine.

In our household it is rare not to shower every day. We have never had any problems with our hair or skin, and I personally feel better having a shower just before bed.

My boys get baths a couple of times a week in winter and more in summer. This article makes me feel better about that!

My boy has eczema and it’s rare for him to bathe more than 3 days a week, unless he gets really dirty. My eldest and youngest bathe every second day, unless necessary to do it more frequently.