My baby hates baths

brinaroze1 · April 2013

She is three months old now, and every time I bathe her she screams. I make the bath as brief as possible, both because she hates it and it's hard on my back. We only have a shower in our bathroom, so I use a plastic baby tub. It has a removable net seat, which I've tried not using. Any ideas on how to make bathtime more enjoyable for both of us? TIA

OhBaby+2013 · April 2013

We put a Nice warm cloth over DS's whole body so the only parts not in the water are his head and hands. He is much happier this way than he is when he first gets in. We also sing and giggle while he's there to keep him distracted. Good

pitterpatter129 · April 2013

Your water might be too cold. I froze my poor first kid because I made the water the recommended temperature - in reality, it was way too cold for his liking. Now I stick my elbow in it and if it doesn't hurt, that's good.

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=Lee=B · April 2013

Ours screamed when we used the temp the hospital told us to use. We've since made it warmer and she loves her baths. We also started using a lot more water so her body is submerged rather than just a bit of her bum and legs.

At first

kleigh926 · April 2013

Some people take their babies in the shower with them and they seem to like it a lot more. I would imagine this would be much easier having someone right outside the shower to help though. Maybe you could try that?

Las135 · April 2013

The first bath I gave DS, he screamed like crazy!!! I realized that the recommended water temp was just too cold for him. So I made it a lot warmer, and I drape a washcloth over his body. Now, the bath is his favorite part of the day.

ShadyKull · April 2013

Like previous posters have said, water temp made all the difference for us. The first bath we gave him, the water was not warm enough and he screamed the whole time. For the next one, I made the water a good bit warmer and he loved it. I like to keep spla

stacy&seth · April 2013

Firstborn didn't like his plastic tub. We put a small hand towel under him in it and he did much better. I think he felt more secure, Warm water and enough water to cover him.

E&Me1010 · April 2013

We just had our first good bath time yesterday! We had tried the infant tub in the kitchen sink and in the shower tub and he hated it. We tried in the shower with me and I'd hand him to dh when done, that didn't work either... Yesterday I steamed the bat

GeeksWithSqueaks · April 2013

Use the shower.

DD hates baths, adult sized or baby sized. In a test run I took her into the shower with me and she loves it! Seriously shes weird I understnd but she honestly is a much happier baby being in the shower. It's all smile

brinaroze1 · April 2013

GeeksWithSqueaks:
Use the shower.
DD hates baths, adult sized or baby sized. In a test run I took her into the sho

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