BEFORE
Well, those days are over...
AFTER
Maybe she will take after her sister after all. That is, if she would even get INTO the tub. I don't know what to do with this girl any more. She reached a point where she was just too big and too mobile for the infant tub. So what did I do? Graduated her to the big bath tub. She would have none of that! Squirmy, slippery, crying babies are NOT easy to bathe, especially leaning over the side of the tub. Moving on to Plan B... I tried bathing her in the kitchen sink instead. Smaller quarters, maybe a little more comfortable for both of us, right? Wrong! That didn't go over any better than the tub. Next? I tried bringing back the infant tub to see if she would at least tolerate it. Nope! Even the thought of getting into the tub makes her arch her back and scream! Now what? Well, we are back to sponge baths, which do not go over very well either, but it's the best I can do at this point. I'd really love some tips on this one because I have no idea what else to try at this point!
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We bought a foamy-spongey bear (walmart) that baby lays on in the big tub and used that until they could comfortable sit up in the bath. Maybe that will help at least keep her in place.
Good luck!
Put a swim suit on her and pretend the tub is a swimming pool?
Have you tried a tub seat? That worked so well for Zach. You don't have to worry about them sliding all over the tub.
Dream baby bath seat:
http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Baby-Fold%252dAway-Bath-Seat/dp/B000KGLQGG/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1235745284&sr=8-3
Safety first bath seat:
http://www.amazon.com/Safety-1st-Tubside-Bath-Seat/dp/B0012L83UK/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=baby-products&qid=1235745429&sr=8-2
Safety first bathing ring (This is the one I have--old but great!)
http://www.amazon.com/Safety-Baby-Bath-Bathing-Infant/dp/B001G9EBEA/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1235745324&sr=8-10
Those transitions are hard. Good luck!
Also, it works well to support them even when they can't sit up by themselves. And you probably know this, but I always run the water w/ Zach out of the bathroom and then put him in. He gets scared of the noise!
Hmm. I have no idea. But I wish you luck, because that's sounds so hard to deal with.
Oh man I can't even imagine how frustrating that must be. There are some forums out there about this. I read another suggestion to put her in a swimsuit, like someone else said. I also read a about a few different spongy seat things that make it more comfortable and stay the same temperature as the water. I emailed one article to you, and here are some other suggestions:
"I remember Supernanny saying that if you put her in the bath with a towel wrapped round her, then this will make her feel secure. Gradually loosen towel when she is relaxing until you can bathe her properly."
"I bought him some new toys that we played with outside the tub - and then took a very short bath (no hair washing). He cried a little bit but still clung to my arm. The very next day I tried it again - and he splashed so much I was soaked."
It was also mentioned that you just might have to do the sponge bath thing for awhile, and slowly reintroduce her to the bath idea later.
I don't know if any of this helps, but I hope she moves out of this phase quickly!
We've always done the bath seat, at least they can't slip and hurt themselves. I hate this phase! Good luck! I have a seat we aren't using right now if you want to try it out! Let me know.
In VA when we had no tub we used a blowup tub and Abby really enjoyed it. If you are interested I can mail it to you. It is similar to this. http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/babyant_2039_53534272
Thanks for all your suggestions, guys! I will let you know what works the best...
Shower! Bring her in the shower with you and hold her. Note: this is a shower for her NOT YOU so you won't be able to do anything that requires more than one hand.
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