Bath tub for baby

mlee116 · February 2012

What did type did you all buy or register for?

This is one of the last things we have left to get, but I'm having a hard time deciding. They just seem so bulky and our bathroom is so small and I don't want some cumbersome tub in the way all the time. But I need to get something or he'll be taking a bath in the sink .

LilyPotter218 · February 2012

This.

$7

starswinger · February 2012

I got the blow up duckie bathtub because I figured it would be more portable than those plastic things. FTM so I have no idea how good it will be.

kmt1986 · February 2012

We got the little mesh chair (at BRU) that sits in the tub. You just strap them in and it reclines. Of course, we would be bathing her in the kitchen sink if ours wasn't so small.

mlee116 · February 2012

LilyPotter218:
This.
$7

Where did you get this from??

mlee116 · February 2012

ColleenSwerb:
Thank you for posting this, I was just about to do the same. I'm over-analyzing what's left for us to buy. I LOVE the tub I registered for, but at the same time do I really need to spend $38 on a tub? KWIM?

Exactly. Plus, the ones I've seen in the stores would be in the way all the time.

punkymama · February 2012

We didn't receive the one we registered for at our shower but we did receive this one. It's foldable so it may work for you. I think you can find ones like this at Target or Walmart.

LilyPotter218 · February 2012

mlee116:
LilyPotter218:
This.
$7
Where did you get this from??

I grabbed that picture from Bed Bath and Beyond actually.

https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?sku=16084697&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=shopping

There is the link if you want to Google more NO way I was spending money on a giant tub for $40. These work really well, just fill up the tub to the edge of the sponge and I put a warm wet washcloth over my niece to keep her tummy warm.

ETA: I preferred bathing with this over the little chair thing b/c it was easier to put them on their side a bit to wash butt and back.

yurmom · February 2012

I received one of those plastic whale shaped tubs and the blow up duck tub as well. There's one at BBB and that Lucie's List recommended that's basically just a bucket. You could always do that if you're short on space!

Lily, I have never seen a tub like that. Is it spongy material? Looks like a Twinkie!!

LPQueenie99 · February 2012

dlsexton:
I received one of those plastic whale shaped tubs.

This!

526SadieSadie · February 2012

We went for the Whale of a Tub, I bought a friend of mine one of the baby spas with the pump/shower thingee and she likes it a lot but it didn't get great reviews online (if I had read the reviews before I bought it, I probably wouldn't have purchased it)

LilyPotter218 · February 2012

dlsexton:
I received one of those plastic whale shaped tubs and the blow up duck tub as well. There's one at BBB and that Lucie's List recommended that's basically just a bucket. You could always do that if you're short on space!
Lily, I have never seen a tub like that. Is it spongy material? Looks like a Twinkie!!

It is just a baby shaped sponge that you use in a normal bathtub. Fill up the water to the top edge of it.

My sister and good friend both had the giant fancy tubs that measure water temp and all that jazz. Baby hated it. Sister and friend both hated it. Took up way too much room... For $7 they got sponges and love them.

lindslalala · February 2012

I got this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Leachco-Safer-Bather-Infant-Bath/dp/B00005JIVI

I like that we can hang it up to dry in the shower and it won't take up a boat load of space like a "normal" tub.

mrshurst · February 2012

The First Years Pink Sure Comfort Deluxe Newborn-To-Toddler Tub

kclg10 · February 2012

I registered for the Puj Tub... since we will be doing our baths in the sink. My bath tub sits so high it will be impossible for me to bend over the tub and give him a bath.

mlee116 · February 2012

I think I'm going with the baby sponge thingy

. Reviews said that it can just be wrung out and it dries out quickly. Besides, at $7, it can be replaced if necessary. Sounds good to me! Thanks Lily!

LilyPotter218 · February 2012

mlee116:
I think I'm going with the baby sponge thingy . Reviews said that it can just be wrung out and it dries out quickly. Besides, at $7, it can be replaced if necessary. Sounds good to me! Thanks Lily!

NP I just could not justify spending more on another tub that does the same thing as my normal tub - holds water

I get there are some tubs that are too hard to reach into. My old house would have been hard. It was this obnoxiously giant spa tub big enough for about 6 linebackers and probably 3.5" deep. Current house is a claw foot so the sponge is perfect.

And look at it this way. If it doesn't work, it was $7, you can get a tub if you feel you need it. Better than the other way around, wasting $ on a tub and hating it.

waltzingmatilda13 · February 2012

FYI for those looking at regular plastic tubs: We bought ours at Burlington Coat Factory (Baby Depot) for $15. I think they are $30-40 at Target and BRU.

ibnagy99 · February 2012

punkymama:
We didn't receive the one we registered for at our shower but we did receive this one. It's foldable so it may work for you. I think you can find ones like this at Target or Walmart.

This is the one I registered for at BRU.

honeybunches101 · February 2012

We registered for, and received the whale shaped tub. Some friends recommended it, they still use it nightly for their 18 month old. They keep the bath tub itself pretty clean, but they don't scrub it down every every shower and they didn't like the idea of the toddler sitting on the potentially gross surface when she got too big for some of the tiny newborn tubs. The tub is huge, I'm not sure what we're going to do with it when we're not using it, but oh well.

Charlyne · February 2012

We got the Whale tub as a shower gift, I probably would have got the same one at the consignment shop if it hadn't of been a gift. I've heard lots of good reviews/recs for it so it's what we registered for.

ReeseFox · February 2012

mrshurst:

The First Years Pink Sure Comfort Deluxe Newborn-To-Toddler Tub

Ditto

lalyssalou · February 2012

We're getting this one in blue:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Safety-1st-Space-Saver-Fold-Up-Tub-Pink/17787584

If for some reason it's not comfortable, we'll add one of those sponge inserts and will still end up paying less than other tubs on the market. I like that it folds up- it will fit right under the bathroom sink.

countrygrl5533 · February 2012

We didn't. We're just planning on using the kitchen sink.

shanad · February 2012

STM advice

The sponge Lilly posted is great. I got one from BRU for $10. For the first month, while baby is super little, I would put it on our kitchen counter and just wipe baby down with a warm wash cloth and pour some warm water over his head, since he still had the cord. I also used the sponge in the kitchen sink as a padding. It was great to just squeeze it out and let is dry.

I got one of those nice baby tubs with whirl pool at my shower. After we used the sponge, we used the tub, from 3 to about 6 months. Then, when DS started to sit up on his own, the plastic tub seems small. DS wanted to sit and splash.

Then I went out and got the blow up duckie which we used well past his first birthday.

Those expensive whirl pool tubs with shower sprayer are not really worth it IMO. I should have just gotten the sponge and the duck. Those are what we will use this time.

lhammerle · February 2012

We too got the whale tub as a gift - I registered for it after I read a lot of good reviews. It is pretty big but we have lots of room so I wasn't worried about trying to store it when not using it

mahtnamas23 · February 2012

this is the one we got and if folds away nicely so it doesn't take up a lot of room.

hcomstock · February 2012

We registered and got the whale tub (plastic) from Babies R Us. But my sister also got me the most adorable tub that fits in the sink for when she is still little. My sister knows how much I love photo ops and this will be perfect. Plus you can just pop the whole thing right in the washing machine after bath time so it's always clean.

SaintDorothyMantooth · February 2012

ibnagy99:
punkymama:
We didn't receive the one we registered for at our shower but we did receive this one. It's foldable so it may work for you. I think you can find ones like this at Target or Walmart.

This is the one I registered for at BRU.

I just got this one at WalMart on Saturday with some of the gift cards we got. Here's the link:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Summer-Infant-Mother-s-Touch-Deluxe-Baby-Bather-Submarine/19599313

I registered for the whale of a tub HUGE thing, but now I'm so glad we didn't get it! There's no way it would fit in out bathroom, so I don't know what we would do with it when he's not bathing.

tjts12 · February 2012

I got the Prince Lionheart Pod

https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Lionheart-washPOD-Bathe-Blue/dp/B000QIJ020

allybride07 · February 2012

FWIW, we had a hand-me-down tub for my daughter. We used it a few times, and she got so cold in it! So, I just started getting in the tub with her, and holding her while washing her. This worked great, and it was free!

grace_ann · February 2012

mrshurst:

The First Years Pink Sure Comfort Deluxe Newborn-To-Toddler Tub

This one

HSartteach · February 2012

mrshurst:

The First Years Pink Sure Comfort Deluxe Newborn-To-Toddler Tub

We used this one (but in blue) for DS#1. We still have it. We used it on the counter top in the kitchen. Once LO was big enough (and could sit on his own), we switched to the duckie tub (which was a shower gift.)

Mattel · February 2012

We also have the Whale of a Playtub. I'm considering a sponge for the first few weeks thanks to some of the comments on here. This is why I love you ladies

adrenalinejnke27 · February 2012

Registered for the Puj tub. Haven't gotten it yet, but I have heard lots of great reviews for it!

https://pujbaby.com/products-page/bath/puj-tub/

salt78 · February 2012

Mattel:
We also have the Whale of a Playtub. I'm considering a sponge for the first few weeks thanks to some of the comments on here. This is why I love you ladies

Exactly every last bit of this!

CplusJ=S · February 2012

mrshurst:
The First Years Pink Sure Comfort Deluxe Newborn-To-Toddler Tub

We got this one, but in blue.

MotherMonster · February 2012

I'm just using the sink and when her cord falls off I will take baths with her. I don't see the point in buying something or registering for something like that.