A few weeks ago, I tweeted about the wonderful smell of newborns. I realize that I love smelling my little David Jacob. Someone burst my bubble and told me why exactly that was the case — and well, he’s right. I’d kind of hoped that newborns came out of the womb smelling nice and flowery (and over time, it’d become obvious that humans just develop a stinky smell that needs to be solved by deodorant and various other perfume type scents) — but um, yeah, I was pretty wrong there. 😉
Then I realized that I really like the smell of baby stuff, and not just Dreft.
Here are my four favorite baby smells thus far. I suppose there’s still opportunity for me to try other things. 😉
1. Dreft Laundry Detergent: If it wasn’t so expensive, I’d be using it more often on just about everything! This stuff rocks.
2. Johnson’s Head to Toe Body Wash. I love giving him a bath since I can smell the body wash in his hair after all is done. The scent is subtle and gentle.
3. Johnson’s Bedtime Lotion. Like the body wash, I use the lotion usually right before he’s going to bed (or after a bath). I think he’s more annoyed at me applying the lotion than I am since it’s initially cold until it’s rubbed in, but I really love smelling it!
4. A+D Ointment: Taking the cue from a nurse, I started putting A+D on about once or twice a day to prevent against diaper rash. I’ve tried the generic A+D and it was pretty bad. The real A+D is the best way to go.
What are your favorite smells of motherhood? (And how long does it last, anyway?)
A+D smells bad, we switched to desitin.
I guess I’ll need to try that. Thanks 😉
Johnson’s Head to Toe Body Wash is my absolute favorite baby smell!!! 🙂
For diaper rash cream, we use Burt’s Bees… it’s got a great smell, and it’s all natural.
I really like Burt’s Bees stuff. I should look into these other products.
Sometimes I wish the web had a “scratch ‘n sniff” button. I want to try these now!
Anything from Burt’s Bees!