we took hiro to his first onsen when he was between eight and nine weeks old. we went to a family bath, a private bath which usually doesn't have a rotenburo, but it's really nice to have a helping hand (my husband) when washing a slick wriggly baby. once he could sit on his own, i could take him with me to the women's bath (or yoshi could take him to the men's bath, though he didn't) and wash him up. the one thing you have to remember (in my opinion) is to rinse off your child with 'fresh' water after getting out of the onsen for the last time. you should rinse yourself, too, i once got a rash from an onsen (eeewwww, gross) and a friend told me she always washed off in the shower before leaving the bathing area. good advice!
oh! i feel like i should add something. one should probably only take their very young baby to an onsen if their baby likes to take a bath! many babies love to bathe, but some do not. we were lucky in that hiro loves to take a bath.
April 19, 2024
18 hours ago
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very usefuk advice, thank you!!
I took the day off from work today and have a little extra time to explore blog land. I actually have never really read blogs but am glad I did because....
I have trying to find out about taking babies to onsens for months!! I will be in japan when baby is 2 1/2 months old and HAVE to visit an onsen. Glad to know I can take a 10 week old baby! Thanks
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