Tummy Tub

Miss_Kitty_Fantastico

My OH and I just received a gift voucher for Mothercare to allow us to get something for the upcoming arrival of the bump.

I really want a tummy tub - but my question is how long can you use them?

We only have a shower in the flat - and like the idea of the tummy tub being easy to fill/empty.

I know it is only a short term bath - but just want to know how short term before i buy it.

Thanks in advance.

ailuro2

Kitchen sink is a marvellous bath for a baby- put a flannel on the bottom to make it a bit softer, very good for preserving your back health too- it's dreadful leaning over a real bath trying to bathe a slippery little one!

Keep you £20 for something that will last longer, and is better value than an oversized bucket!

The best money we spent was on a changing unit with drawers- it's now my 9yo's book and craft cupboard- but was fantastic when she was a baby for keeping all her bits and bobs together.

Gingham_Ribbon

If it's a big baby, you won't get much use out of it. They look quite snug, but not good for washing all the 'nooks and crannies' by the looks of them.

I couldn't bend over to wash my first lad in the bath because of my back but I could hold him in the shower. And I bathed my second in a washing up bowl a few times (though he sits in the bath with me and his brother mostly.)

You'd get more use out of an ordinary baby bath as he/she could use it for several months. You can fill it with pans and the kettle and drain it with pans until it's light enough to move to the sink/shower and empty. But if your baby is going to get used to life with a shower, then there's no reason not to use that regularly too. (A baby bath might fit in the shower cubicle so it's easier to empty too?)

Js_Other_Half

There are pics of toddlers in the tummy tub on their website. Our DS didn't like it though...

bikerqueen

it's a bucket...

geekgirl

As ailuro2 said, use the kitchen sink. I always did this with my three. Much better for the back. I used to bath them in the sink and have a changing mat on the drainer with a towel over it ready for when they had finished. My kids are now doing the same with my grandchildren. And doesn't cost a bean.

amandada

My 5 year old still loves to have a "sink bath"