FREQUENCY OF BATHS
To begin with, we never bathe either a baby or an adult immediately after a full meal. From one hour to one and one half hours should intervene.
The frequency of baths depends somewhat upon the season of the year, the vitality of the child, and the warmth of the home.
We have seen many infants who were bathed too often. The vitality expended upon the necessary reaction following a tub bath was too much for the little fellow; the daily bath was stopped and a semi-weekly bath substituted, much to the gain of the child. Of course in this instance the hands, face, and buttocks received a daily sponging.
The oil bath may be administered daily. In robust children the tub bath may be a daily affair; while in pale, anemic little folks, the tub bath is perhaps better given twice a week. In hot summer days a sponge bath may be given many times a day.