HELP..... How to choose a baby bath????

sarahlouise210

I too used the kitchen sink..and a baby bath..and a sponge..followed by the plastic sit in the bath seat! Now, if I was choosing another baby bath I would ask myself ......is it suitable as a washing basket as that is ,inevitably ,what you will end up using it for!

Savvy_Sue

That bucket thing looks like fun: I have a lovely picture of a friend's child being bathed in a big bucket but they were abroad at the time and I never thought of doing that 'normally'!

I had an 'over the bath' baby bath but it didn't take much water, so babies outgrew it quite quickly. It did save my back, but even given that it didn't hold much water it was quite heavy to empty. I would think the bucket shape would be much easier to empty without a plug (which mine didn't have) as the centre of gravity is different. Plus when you do empty it you're less likely to slosh it all over the floor. I think I used to have to jiggle it until it fell into the bath before I tipped it out to avoid floods.

Rather than a posh changing stand, I also used a bit of thin hardboard over the bath. Covered it with fablon and put the changing mat on that. Used to kneel on the floor to change them, it saved my back, and my purse, and was very light to move out of the way - we also had a titch house! Later used for jigsaw puzzles (dettox is a wonderful invention!)

filigree_2

I had a bath that fitted over the big bath, it had it's own plug for emptying but like the previous poster, ours didn't fit under the taps so we had to fill it slooooowly with the shower attachment. I found it backbreaking to use and quickly just abandoned it.

For a while I just dunked baby in the bathroom sink - you can put a flannel over the taps. Then he graduated to the big bath with me, we both felt a lot more secure because I could hold him properly. For this method to be safe you need another adult to lift baby out of the bath afterwards.

If you want to buy a bath, try to find a local second hand kids shop - ours had LOADS of overbath baby baths, they're presumably not very popular because the assistant said they couldn't give them away!

If I was shopping for a baby now I would buy a small washing up bowl for the first few months then graduate to big bath with Mummy.

rammy007

i have got 4 kids and had a baby bath with my first but was too heavy to carry when filled up,the best investment i made with my other kids was a brand new washing up bowl,its light enough to carry,when they out-grew it they went in the big bath also i have still got it it comes in very handy if the kids are feeling sick and has been used as a small wash-basket

Peakma

With the first two kids I had a baby bath,or just used to put them in the ordinary bath,and support them with myself,after a while(especialy leaning over the bath) I'd get back ache,and it doesn't leave your hands free to clean them.With my third child I got a tigex bath support of the carboot sale,and it was absolutely brilliant.I usualy used it with in a plain baby bath,so it would fill quicker and was more ecconomical.(we had two baby baths,and it only fitted in one of them, so if you go for this,make sure it fits in any baby bath you chose).
It was suitable from birth to about 9 months.It leaves your hands free,and baby is comfy and secure.It was deffinately one of the best baby gadgets I used(there are so many gimmicks,they want to sell you,that you just dont need.)-others incase you need some hints,were my baby bjorn carrier, three wheeler off road pushchair,and the clip on table high chairs,for friends/ grandparents houses.
Anyway enough waffle! heres the link to one on Ebay(I'm not selling it by the way!)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=96772&item=8306753208&rd=1

bethscott1970

There is only 13 months between my eldest and the twins so bathtime for us was a production line. I washed the little ones in a washing up bowl to start with and then as we didn't have a bath they went in the shower with me. To be honest little ones don't need as much washing as toddlers anyway, as long as they are cleaned properly when they get a nappy change it's mostly a case of topping and tailing for the first couple of weeks (barring major milk fountains )

Woby_Tide

we've just been using a normal 'bath mat' with suckers on it for last 4 months or so since junior tide outgrew a normal baby bath. Leaves both hands free and much more bath to play with. Ours was a Tommee Tippe one witha n inbuilt temperature spot but really could use any normal bath mat if you wanted. Cheap and cheerful but he's happy

bylromarha

We had a changing station with bath attachment. Pain in the backside!!!!! Don't buy one! Carrying heavy baths back and forth, shelves under the changing table having to be cleared every time the bath went in, nowhere comfy to change the baby until the bath is emptied. Okay on the back, but really hard work.

We had a baby sponge to put in the big bath after that- Spendless, they do still make them! Worked a treat until baby can sit up, then a non slip mat is all you need.

Don't waste your money buying a separate one...baby only fits in it for a few months, then you have a huge piece of kit to store until sprog junior junior comes along!

jellyhead

that bucket thing looks like the tummy tub, i've read that it's great for babies with colic/tummy ache. i just got a bath with plug from wilkinsons for about £2 (will put it in the big bath, i'll sit in the big bath fully clothed, less train on my back that way) but think i'll bath baby in the bath with me, i'm also going to buy one of those bath supports. there's a plastic one at babiesrus, last time i had a sponge one and loved it but it took ages to dry out and smelled a bit musty if i didn't get it squeezed dry straight away.

Savvy_Sue

John Lewis sell (or did) deeper than usual washing up bowls, they have a round base and are squared off at the top. Not extortionately expensive, bright colours (mine's PINK! :rotfl:)