Bathing while traveling

CrazyMary77

Next month we're taking a road trip with our LO to see family and friends. We'll be away for almost 3 weeks and staying in hotels for a lot of the time. How would you suggest I bathe her? If it were a short trip, I would be fine with sponge baths, but since it's a long trip in the summer, I feel that she needs proper baths. Neither I nor DH feel comfortable taking her in the shower with us since she's already over 14 lbs and will be bigger by then. I was looking at portable bathtubs but every one I've seen has some bad reviews that make me uncomfortable. Any suggestions?

evertz

I'd just use the sink in the hotel. It should be shallow enough to allow you to bath baby without issue.

=Lee=B

We just travelled with our then 10week old and found she was too big for the bathroom sink (and faucet would be greatly in way of wiggly baby).  I just filled the bathtub up a couple inches and lied her down in it...the water was not high enough to reach up to her face.  The only way for her to get water in mouth/nose would be to fully turn head all the way to the side...which I would just stop her from doing.

It was a fast bath but she got a good scrub down and was happy as could be.

TheEditor

You can put a thick towel in a tub (or even sink for cushion) and roll it up near where her head will be to elevate her head above the few inches of water.  

swelniak

We are on vacation now with our 10 week old and I have been getting in the bathtub with him. We're out of the country so bringing a bathtub was out of the question. I just sit with my knees up and lay him in my lap. It's worked great! I also hold him up and swish his legs and body in the water and he loves it! Different than laying in his tub at home.

ClandestineX

2013mommy:

I was going to suggest showering with her but since you're not comfortable with that what about getting in the tub with her? That's what I do with DS most baths rather than dragging out his baby tub. Or the suggestion of just a couple inches of water in the tub. 

This!

iumegan716

We were just in FL for a week.  DH got in the tub with both of our boys and just held DS2 on his lap.  Worked out great-- they had a ball!