When to stop using the baby bath sling?

laurabeth33

I was wondering when you know to stop using the sling in the baby bath.  We have always used it but DD is 2 1/2 months old and I am wondering if we still need to use it.  Thanks!

thetwistedwillow

When the umbilical cord stump falls off is when you stop.

KMS1025

good question, I want to know too!

nikkinack1

I was wondering that as well

KMS1025

njeosys:

When the umbilical cord stump falls off is when you stop.

huh?  Maybe i'm lost... we have the newborn to toddler first years tub and i'm pretty sure the sling part was supposed to be until they are bigger than a week old... we still use ours....

thetwistedwillow

KMS1025:

njeosys:

When the umbilical cord stump falls off is when you stop.

huh?  Maybe i'm lost... we have the newborn to toddler first years tub and i'm pretty sure the sling part was supposed to be until they are bigger than a week old... we still use ours....

Have the same one. It is to use before baby can be submerged into water, before the stump falls off. That is what my directions read.

mrse1107

I waited until DS could sit a little better on his own - I would just put the sling inside the baby tub and fill it up a bit higher so he was more submerged.

I felt safer keeping him on the sling until he wasn't as "floppy"

LeahBeah1212

We stopped after about 6 weeks.  We were given this blow up bath pillow thing though to help support her so we use that now.  I don't know how comfy she'd be in just the tub alone.

KMS1025

hmm, interesting... guess i didn't read the instructions on the tub!

thetwistedwillow

KMS1025:

hmm, interesting... guess i didn't read the instructions on the tub!

That was 5 years ago that I bought mine. The directions may have certainly changed. I never even used our sling thing. I just always sponge-bathed and when the stump fell off I submerged my girls in the "infant" side of the tub. It's a great tub; love it! I think mommas should just do whatever they are comfortable doing.

KMS1025

I honestly didn't even think it came with any!  I do love it though, so does he.

Mrs.S.on.01.19.08

We stopped at about 2 weeks.

Tonya_G

njeosys:

KMS1025:

njeosys:

When the umbilical cord stump falls off is when you stop.

huh?  Maybe i'm lost... we have the newborn to toddler first years tub and i'm pretty sure the sling part was supposed to be until they are bigger than a week old... we still use ours....

Have the same one. It is to use before baby can be submerged into water, before the stump falls off. That is what my directions read.

I only used the sling until the stump fell off too- Bathtime is a lot happier for all of us when she can be submerged in the warm water- the sling does not work for this. She actually had her first real bath tonight, and didn't cry at all- big change from using that sling. Good riddance!

julieb00lie

We still use ours and we will continue to until she can hold herself up a little better.  The sling really makes bathing easier.  She is more balanced in the swing.

Ivana_Stolichnaya

I'm going to use it until she can hold her head up.  It got hard to wash her while juggling her bouncy head.