Baby Bath Time Safety Tips

Make your baby's baths fun, safe, and stress-free with our tips.

By Janna Oberdorf

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When to Start Tub Baths

Give your baby a sponge bath until his umbilical cord has fallen off. (If he's been circumcised, wait until that heals, too.) After that, he'll be ready for a baby bathtub. Choose one that has a contoured design or an internal sling that prevents your baby from sliding. Never use a bath seat -- these can tip over when the suction cups fail, trapping your child underwater.

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Comments (2)

hbshockley28 wrote:

dont be lame its not about what race the baby is its a BABY!!!!

4/20/2011 05:30:23 PM Report Abuse

lendazelinskas wrote:

Hello. I am a public health nurse and plan to give a talk about infant safety to young girls of various ethnic backgrounds. In looking at your site ie. bathing, all the babies were white! There are black, asian, navaho, inupiat, hispanic babies born too! Please use some of these babies pictures for your advertising. It would be a refreshing change. Lenda Zelinskas RN,BSN,PHN

8/18/2010 07:22:25 PM Report Abuse