I am like you. Mine get baths once a week when my MIL is here. The only other time than that is if they have a nasty spit up or out the other end. At this age I don't think a daily bath is necessary and like you I wipe thier faces,necks, and creases with a washcloth.
I can't imagine fitting a bath a day for 3 babies into our schedule. You are definetly not alone.

Wendy

http://stefansix.blogspot.com

Reese 6/24/03
Riordan, Cordelia, & Cuinn 8/19/08 @ 35w 2d

Definitely not everyday - more like 2x a week. I can't figure out how I would fit that in everday since there are some days I can't seem to get to solid foods.

Allison

Mom to:
Madeline 09/2001
Jack, Evan & ^Alex^ 03/02/2008 @ 26 weeks

I give bathes every other day. It does rotate a little so one week it's Monday, Wednesday, Friday then Sunday Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. I just do it as part of their "play time". Usually at night before their last bottle. I can get all of them bathed and dressed in 30-45 minutes.

34 weeks - July 24, 2008
Abigail Rose - 4.8 lbs - 0 NICU
Brianna Renee' - 4.1 lbs - 9 NICU
Cecelia May - 2.10 lbs (IUGR) - 22 NICU

we do baths every two to three days, I don't think I could handle bath time every day LOL, my babies are WILD at bathtime now!

Mine get baths every night as part of our bed time routine.

http://raisingtripletsinhighstyle.blogspot.com/

Mine get one about once a week. My 4yo doesn't even get a daily bath. If she's in the house all day, what's the point. Once she starts school next year, she'll probably need one every day, but I'm not starting before I have to.

Sarah

Mom to:
Rylee 7-28-04

36 weekers

Kenzi Adilyn 2-19-08 (6lbs 6oz)
Devyn Elizabeth 2-19-08 (4lbs 12oz)
Caden Jackson 2-19-08 (5lbs 9oz)

Ours get a bath every other day before their last bottle. I bathe them, put lotion on, put on jammies, turn out the lights, and feed. Then, it is straight to bed. They sleep sooo good on bath nights, I have thought about doing them every day!

Megan

B/B/G triplets born on 07/24/2008 at 33 weeks
Cullen Andrew- 3 lbs, 14 oz
Jake Byron- 3 lbs, 15 oz
Elliott Calo- 4 lbs, 8

When my thre were tiny I only bathed once a week at best!! It was so much work and with a 2yr old also splashing around it wasn't easy. They hated it too. They used to roar crying. Now they have little bath seats and love it. They get a bath every third night about. The girls bathe together first snd then the boys. I read somewhere that bathing every night isn't great for the babies skin and a 'top and tail' is more than adequate. It may not be true but it made me feel much better about my once a week routine

Fiona

Ds 4

DS, DD, DD 2

DS 1

LOL LOL LOL I don't even take a shower every day, why the heck would I bathe my kids every day??? When they were newborns we did it once a week. Now we do about 2x a week, sometimes 3, if we can find the time to squeeze it in, or if it was a really dirty day (poo blowout, found all the hair in their plams b/c I haven't vacuumed in 2 weeks, etc.). My oldest DS doesn't even get a bath daily; she gets one 3x a week. Bathing babies every day is really bad for their skin (it's just as bad for ours too); it strips away all the natural moisturizers and oils that protect it. I don't even change their clothes if they get them wet unless it's a grotesque amount of urine or spit-up. They're just going to do it again so why waste the time doing the laundry and changing clothes when we're not doing professional pictures that day anyway? Speaking of which, I don't dress them daily either - all 4 of us sit around in jammies all day and wear the same jammies until we get a bath. I think it's silly how often people bathe and primp their babies. But, that's just me; I am a dirt bag. LOL

While my kids are sleeping I play around on the PC or prep for more kid duties later.

Mandie

Mom to:

and spontaneous GGB:


http://www.morethanweexpected.com/
http://mandiemonium.blogspot.com/

we give baths every 3rd day as well since it is such a production! we only have one bath seat so they have to take turns and someone is always not happy waiting! plus we do it right before their last bottle so they are all cranky pants anyways but once they start feeding themselves finger foods in the next coming months i can see upping it to every other night since they will probably be even more gooey and sticky!

~*Sarah*~
GGB triplets born @ 32 weeks on 2-24-08
Ashlyn Karen 3lbs 4oz
Avery Grace 3lbs 11oz
Tyler John 3lbs 15oz
http://www.frenznickfive.blogspot.com

We do baths on Tues, Thurs, & Sundays. Sometimes we shift it if we need to be cleaned up for a dr's appt. Otherwise, that is it.

Astrid
GGB born at 33.6 on 3-31-08
Sofia Genevieve ~ 4.9 oz, 10 days NICU
Gabriella Marie ~ 4.4, 10 days NICU
Ian Giovanni ~ 4.1, 14 days NICU

http://survivingtriplets.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/scbyastrid
http://scbyastrid.etsy.com

we give baths 2x a week (M & F).

-Maria

Our 5-year-old and 18-month-olds!

B - 3/2004
GGGG - (2 fraternal/2 identical) - 3/2008 @ 32.3 weeks

You are not alone! Mine get one once a week -- even with good intentions to do more. Mine also seem to stay in their sleepers/pjs until they leak or start to stink. I feel horrible, but am still trying to survive. My poor 2 year old only gets a bath once a week right now too. Heck, I am starting to go about every 4 days now!!!

I wish, wish, wish, wish I felt like I had this under control, but it seems like it is getting worse. And, add in that I seem to be up every hour at night now, I am darn tired and feel like I am failing at this. I know I am not, but just need a vacation! Or a bath.

DD - 3 years old
BGB - born at 36 weeks in 7/08

At that age (and really up until 6 mo.) we bathed once a week. (Unless they had major spit-up or a messy diaper). Only recently have we started bathing more often and that is because they are more active, they are eating solid foods and they enjoy the bath. Lastly, they sleep through the night and let's face it, I have more energy to give baths more often.

We give them all a bath on Sunday night and then we bath one or 2 of them on different days (once or twice) during the week. On average they get about 2 baths a week. The during the week baths are more for them to enjoy the bath, splish-splash, playing with duckies, having one-on-one time with mom or dad. The Sunday bath is the head-to-toe make sure the baby is squeaky clean, you're in, you're out kind of production.

BTW-I spoke with my pedi at length about bathing. She was of the opinion that when they are super young they don't really need a true bath (just sponge bath). At about 1 mo. old or so we started doing water bath (no soap). Then at some point we started with the soap. She told us that she thought that a really young baby's skin is too delicate to be bathed every day.

HTH-
Mel

Aiden 4 lbs 15 oz
Brody 5 lbs 8.3 oz
Colin 5 lbs 8.6 oz
4/14/08 at 35 wks
ID BBBs--no NICU
http://www.meluch.blogspot.com

I love this thread!! We bath the boys every third day unless there is company coming or we have a planned outing (which is very rare). I was worried that we should increase the frequency but it's such a production. Now that I read everyone else's schedule, we are not changing a thing! I am so happy to learn that we are "normal" in the triplet world!

Take care,
Kellie

www.teamdarnell.blogspot.com

Wesley, Jared & Andrew (4/12/08 - 35w 4d)

I'm so glad everyone responded to this thread!

I gave my girls baths yesterday because I had them on a rug for naked photos and they got dog hair all over them. gross. After they each got a little massage, what a treat for them and for me!

and thank you to whoever said the babies shouldn't get baths more than their mother...

Now I'm starting to think I'm crazy!! We bathe every day before bedtime. I bathe, massage with lotion, and change their clothes. I feel like they are really dirty if I skip a day. Maybe I need to rethink this a little bit. of course, mine are only six weeks adjusted so they are still little and easy to bathe.

Nicole, Mom of Julia, Griffin and Braddock born at 28 weeks, 4 days
www.thedimasitrifecta.blogspot.com

We have never bathed them more than 2x a week.

Our Blog http://tripmomma.blogspot.com/

I also bathe my triplets once (or rarely twice) a week. I asked our pediatrician and she said that was fine for now. =) You're not alone!

Heather

Heather

Mom to spontaneous triplets born at 35 weeks 3 days:

Lily 4 lbs 4 oz
Emma 4 lbs 13 oz
Cole 4 lbs 14 oz

I do ONE BABY a day. It works out to 2 baths per kid every week. It's much easier to handle one in the tub for me.

Christa
SAHM of Peanut (4), Roo (3), and the Triad (1/23/08)

www.quintooples.com

My boys get one bath a week unless someone gets really (And I mean really) messy.

Karen

Karen and John
Parents to BBB triplets (2 id/1 frat)
Bradley, Quinn, and Todd
Born on 8/14/08 at 30 weeks 1 day

Once a day after the 4:00 bottles and solids. We have stinky babies.

Gary, Father to Piper, Henry and Rosemary, June 25, 2008 (30 weeks, 0 days)

http://baldguyinplaidpants.blogspot.com

When I had my 1st dd is was about 2x per week tops until she started crawling, then it bumped up to 3 or so times because she would get so dirty.
trio--- about 1 time a week TOPS until crawling then prob. 2 times a week once crawling
the baby----she is 10 months old and it is still about 1 time a week.

now of COURSE we do spot cleaning.
she gets her face wiped down with a warm washcloth after meals and I usually wipe down her arms at the same time.
when I change her diaper her legs and feet get a fresh wipe to them.

now of course if she gets dirty or we have somewhere special (and I mean REALLY special, not like the doctors or going out to eat) then she gets a fresh bath.

Mine get baths every night after feeding but I only use baby shampoo every 3rd day or so. I strip them down right after the last solid feeding for the day at about 4 pm and wash them in the kitchen sink one after the other. It is part of our bedtime routine and has helped them associate the bath with the end of the day. They have playtime for short period then I breast feed them and put them to bed. They seem to really like the predictability of the evening this way and I have noticed that after a month of this, they are easier to get to bed.

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