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FTM - Bathing Issues

mfsunshine222mfsunshine222 member
in August 2014 Moms

I have a small tub with "lounging" (kind of) seat for LO to bathe in.  He is getting too big for the small tub so I just take the seat out of the baby tub and set it in the regular tub.  This past week DS LOVES sitting up on his "own" (not really) and won't lean back in the seat for his baths (if I push him back he just keeps popping back up which is even more unstable of a maneuver than the actual sitting), this is fine I can support him but now I don't have a free hand to actually bathe him.  Is there something I'm missing on how to bathe my child safely in this short period of time that he sucks at sitting up on his own but wants to do it anyway?  Any tips or tricks?  I see the circular bath seats on Amazon but they are $40-$50, and I'm not willing to spend that on something that will only be used for a few weeks.

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    mfsunshine222mfsunshine222 member


    YoginiKiki said:
    laundry basket it up!
    SWEET!!!  I knew I was missing something simple.
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    JadaBlueJadaBlue member
    I don't get the laundry basket. :(
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    Peripatetic14 said:
    I don't get the laundry basket. :(
    A small plastic laundry basket...has holes for the water, and DS can sit in it without falling over.
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    Stephy129Stephy129 member
    Could you switch back to the kitchen sink until he can sit unassisted? We put a towel on the bottom and side of the sink so he can "sit" and we still have a fee hand to wash.
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    amj1053amj1053 member
    I'm glad you posted this! I've been having the same problem at bath time.

    I obviously have no suggestions but I feel your pain.
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    lookame3639lookame3639 member
    I just let Itty bit lay in an inch of water in the big tub. I don't fill it past her ears and our tubhas a slow drain to it.
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    kashock-2kashock-2 member
    edited December 2014
    I jump in and hold her in my lap or let her float on her back and cradle her head. She loves it and it's more comfortable for me than kneeling on the floor leaning over the tub.

    ETA: the I and the O keys are too close together today.
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    lindsayhilleary said:
    I take Eleanor in the shower with me. She loves it and I find it so much easier and quicker than a bath.
    I was taking DS in the shower with me for 2 weeks, he was LOVING it and it was great because I actually got to bathe on a daily basis too.  Then one day WHAM...he didn't like it anymore.  Total lip quivering meltdown, so no more showers. 
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    herecomesthesunherecomesthesun member
    I get in the tub with him. But we might try this laundry basket business.
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    YoginiKiki said:

    mfsunshine222 said:



    Peripatetic14 said:

    I don't get the laundry basket. :(

    A small plastic laundry basket...has holes for the water, and DS can sit in it without falling over.
    Plus it corrals rubber duckies like a boss

    I just laughed too hard at that.

    I just stared jumping in the bath with my LO and she loves it. We play with the rubber duck and her favorite ball.
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    leanneriversleannerivers member
    I just tried putting her in her back in an inch or so of water and she loved it!
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    shevaCCshevaCC member
    I make DH handle baths, lol.
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    abnelsen22abnelsen22 member
    They sell a giant sponge at BRU for $6. My LO has been laying on that for a couple of months for baths. He LOVES being able to splash and lay in the water on a soft surface.
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