Bath time - Pisces water baby

Wipz · April 2012

Our lil guy loves being in the tub...he had a couple of blowouts so it was easier to just put him in the tub and hose him down than to go through a box of wipes..and he loves it.

We hadn't planned on bathing him at this point so no baby bath...up until then he was getting a wipe down sponge bath on a towel next to the kitchen sink.. so I just put a couple of folded towels in the bottom of the tub to pad it out and keep him warm and he never cried once.. not even the first time. I figured he might have a fit when the water got near him but he was happy as a clam.

I think we might have a real Pisces water baby lol.

krispy83 · April 2012

I'm so jealous! My Pisces HATES bath time! I'm really hoping he starts to like it when he gets a little older.. I'm hoping once he can start playing with bath toys, etc. it will become fun.

joyfullyfound · April 2012

DD was so-so about baths... tolerated them sometimes, hated them other times. Then I tried showering with her - SUCCESS! She loooved having a shower with me, it's so fun... plus, I get a shower too

I put her in her bouncy seat right outside the shower then I get in, do my thing, and when I'm done I grab her and wash her in my arms, up against my chest. I don't let the water fall directly on her face, but she likes the sensation on the water on her head and back, plus I think she likes still being close to me. Her face is always full of wonder, so cute.

Wipz · April 2012

KrsCrp83:
I'm so jealous! My Pisces HATES bath time! I'm really hoping he starts to like it when he gets a little older.. I'm hoping once he can start playing with bath toys, etc. it will become fun.

Is he getting cold? I usually lay a warm wet flannel ( face clothe) over his chest to keep him warm and just keep adding warm water over it during his bath... plus he is only in there about 5 minutes max

The first time he got a bath he was actually supported on my legs and knees, since I was in the middle of taking a luke warm bath ( thanks neighbors for using all the hot water up lol) so he just joined me .. but since then I lay him on towels... till I get a chance to grab a bath body spongey thing for him to lay on.

He loves the big tub so much I might not even bother getting a baby bath now.

maybe if you try getting in the tub and have DH hand him to you he'll feel more secure till he gets used to water around him?

Wipz · April 2012

joyfullyfound:

DD was so-so about baths... tolerated them sometimes, hated them other times. Then I tried showering with her - SUCCESS! She loooved having a shower with me, it's so fun... plus, I get a shower too

I put her in her bouncy seat right outside the shower then I get in, do my thing, and when I'm done I grab her and wash her in my arms, up against my chest. I don't let the water fall directly on her face, but she likes the sensation on the water on her head and back, plus I think she likes still being close to me. Her face is always full of wonder, so cute.

I have toyed with the idea of showering with him but he loves to wriggle around so much when he is happy, I'm scared he will be a slippery little fishy .. unfortunatley our tub doesn't have the kind of taps you can add a hand held shower to and we live in an apt so can't changeout the shower unit for one with a handheld attachment either.. that would probably work out good if we could.

raspberry_bride · April 2012

DD hated sponge baths, but now that I put her in the tub she loves them.

krispy83 · April 2012

Wipz:
KrsCrp83:
I'm so jealous! My Pisces HATES bath time! I'm really hoping he starts to like it when he gets a little older.. I'm hoping once he can start playing with bath toys, etc. it will become fun.

Is he getting cold? I usually lay a warm wet flannel ( face clothe) over his chest to keep him warm and just keep adding warm water over it during his bath... plus he is only in there about 5 minutes max

The first time he got a bath he was actually supported on my legs and knees, since I was in the middle of taking a luke warm bath ( thanks neighbors for using all the hot water up lol) so he just joined me .. but since then I lay him on towels... till I get a chance to grab a bath body spongey thing for him to lay on.

He loves the big tub so much I might not even bother getting a baby bath now.

maybe if you try getting in the tub and have DH hand him to you he'll feel more secure till he gets used to water around him?

Hmm maybe he is getting cold. We have a baby bath tub with the infant sling insert so he's not totally immersed in the water, but he might be getting cold because of that. I'll try the warm wet cloth over him and see if that helps. Thanks!

I've thought about taking him in the shower but he's so squirmy even when he's not wet that I'm afraid to!

Wipz · April 2012

They sell special belly clothes but a face clothe kept soaked with the warm bath water does the trick just as well... hopefully if you keep him warm he won't hate it as much...

I hear you on the wiggly worm..I have one of them too. I remember somewhere seeing a sling that had been designed for the shower by a mom but I can't imagine that being as comfortable as being able to lay out flat and play in the water like my little guy does on the towels.. sure it causes extra laundry.. but he loves laying flat in the water wriggling around.

https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12403403 I am thinking something like this might be a good buy for our little guy if it's padded enough

candacek31 · April 2012

Wipz:
They sell special belly clothes but a face clothe kept soaked with the warm bath water does the trick just as well... hopefully if you keep him warm he won't hate it as much...

I hear you on the wiggly worm..I have one of them too. I remember somewhere seeing a sling that had been designed for the shower by a mom but I can't imagine that being as comfortable as being able to lay out flat and play in the water like my little guy does on the towels.. sure it causes extra laundry.. but he loves laying flat in the water wriggling around.

https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12403403 I am thinking something like this might be a good buy for our little guy if it's padded enough

I have this one. It is cheap and awesome. We use this and a baby washcloth over his belly and he doesn't make a peep. Once he gets out though, you'd think someone was circumcising him again!

alissadg · April 2012

Mine hates being in the baby tub on the counter, but she LOVES sitting in my lap while I'm in the bathtub. Hubby hands her to me while I'm in there, and gets her out for me, so I don't drop her. She doesn't get as cold and sometimes she falls asleep in my arms. I love the closeness of it also.

lalyssalou · April 2012

joyfullyfound:
DD was so-so about baths... tolerated them sometimes, hated them other times. Then I tried showering with her - SUCCESS! She loooved having a shower with me, it's so fun... plus, I get a shower too
I put her in her bouncy seat right outside the shower then I get in, do my thing, and when I'm done I grab her and wash her in my arms, up against my chest. I don't let the water fall directly on her face, but she likes the sensation on the water on her head and back, plus I think she likes still being close to me. Her face is always full of wonder, so cute.

I do the shower business, too, and he loves it! He likes his bath, too, but the shower tends to be more convenient for me.

Wipz · April 2012

candacek31:
Wipz:
They sell special belly clothes but a face clothe kept soaked with the warm bath water does the trick just as well... hopefully if you keep him warm he won't hate it as much...

I hear you on the wiggly worm..I have one of them too. I remember somewhere seeing a sling that had been designed for the shower by a mom but I can't imagine that being as comfortable as being able to lay out flat and play in the water like my little guy does on the towels.. sure it causes extra laundry.. but he loves laying flat in the water wriggling around.

https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12403403 I am thinking something like this might be a good buy for our little guy if it's padded enough

I have this one. It is cheap and awesome. We use this and a baby washcloth over his belly and he doesn't make a peep. Once he gets out though, you'd think someone was circumcising him again!

Just picked up a couple of these at BrUs.. hope he likes it

salt78 · April 2012

DD LOVES her whale tub. She wasn't digging the sponge baths from before so I wasn't sure how she would react to sitting in water, but I guess she just hates being cold.

Can't say that I blame her.

Wipz · April 2012

I got to use it in the early hours after a major pooper diaper.. he loved it just as much as the towels on the bottom of the tub, and this is way less laundry lol... yup my lil fishy definitely loves the water.

I think I'll buy a spare one and leave it at MIL's since he has pooper diapers round there if we have to give him formula ... and I know she'd love to be ble to give him a bath occasionally and spend some Grandma time with him when we visit.. luckily we don't have a squeamish grandma who just likes him when he is clean and asleep lol.

Wipz · April 2012

Our lil fishy in the tub....

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