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Outgrew Bath Sling - Now What?

Toni79Toni79 member
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We have the Fisher-Price Animal Krackers Rinsin Fun Tub (https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11235802)

I loved it at first becasue the sling was soooo helpful with bathing.  DD just layed on it and enjoyed her bath.  You had both hands free to wash her.  She is now 4 months and has outgrown the sling.  We actually used it longer than we should have, but she was starting to get uncomfortable.  We now just sit her in the baby tub, but it is soooo much more difficult to bath her.  She can't sit up quite yet on her own.  So your trying to hold her up and wash her, and she's sliding all over the place!  We use the hand held shower head and keep the drain open so there is no standing water hazard.

Maybe there is another tub that has more support for babies who can't quite sit up on thier own?  Are there any seats that you can put in the tub (like a bumbo - only safer)?  When does it get easier???

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Re: Outgrew Bath Sling - Now What?

  • Toni79Toni79 member

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    Honestly she'll be sitting up on her own in no time, so I wouldn't buy yet another tub. I'm surprised that sling didn't hold out for longer. I had a different kind of tub, but the sling lasted until she could sit up on her own. It might suck now, but it'll probably only suck for a few more weeks. I'd personally stick it out.

    Thanks!

    I'm sure we could have continued to use the sling longer, but she was starting to look really uncomfortable and squished up!

    My Journey to Motherhood
    Me 36, DH 42
    7.5 years of TTC ... It never gets any easier.


    Baby Girl # 1
    TTC Since January 2009
    Reproductive Endocrinologist diagnosed us "Unexplained Infertility".
    After 3 years . . . 3 IUIs . . . and 3 IVFs . . . our miracle GIRL arrived on August 6, 2012.

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    Baby Girl # 2
    TTC Since June 2013
    Got pregnant on our own without Fertility Treatments - January 2016!  Thank you snow storm Jonas!
    EDD 10/15/16
    At 20-week anatomy scan found IUGR (Intrauterine Growth Restriction), and very low Amniotic Fluid.  Now, I'm High Risk and have weekly ultrasounds to monitor fluid and growth.  If baby runs out of room or is too growth restricted, they will deliver ASAP.  My current goal is to make it to 28 weeks!   


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  • JuliaJAGJuliaJAG
    We've loved the Fisher-Price Whale of a Tub... it has support for babies who aren't sitting up yet and I can still bathe my LO in it even now, with the support bar removed (he's 9 months).  
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  • Pumpkin101009Pumpkin101009 member
    I saw someone mention the bumbo working well in the tub. Maybe try that?
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  • cautionwillburneyescautionwillburneyes member

    We got 

    The First Years Sure Comfort Newborn-to-Toddler Tub

    at Target.  It works well for us.


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  • avalovesartavalovesart member
    We have the First Year's Tub and love it! It has the (removable) sling for newborn stage, an "infant" side that is reclined a bit for those who can't sit on their own yet, and a "toddler" side for those that can sit on their own. We've used it at all stages.
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  • nuzzinnuzzin member
    Can u put a baby bath sponge like this (https://www.albeebaby.com/suincobasp.html?gdftrk=gdfV21377_a_7c623_a_7c4726_a_7c08248&gclid=COeap6zK_7MCFcU-MgodDlIA0Q) in the tub as a kind of back support? My SIL does that in her baby bathtub
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  • gimmietimmiesgimmietimmies member
    I never had a tub, too much of a pita. Have you tried to use the regular bath with a hand towel or face cloth under lo? Why spend the money for such a short period of time? My kids seriously loved kicking and splashing in the big tub.
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