Bathing 1 yr old

[pixelelf]

when my daughter was born, we bathed her in a kind of bath recliner for babies. it helped my back alot, then she would just lie there and not move. then she got more mobile and it was soon chucked away, at 4mths. she would just sit in her baby tub and bathe. soon at 6 mths, she moved on to the adult tub, just sitting down to bathe and shower.

both my kids 3 years and 9mths old now bathe in the big tub together. i agree with nicolejoy, having a bath seat doesnt work for my kids, cos both are trying to get themselves out/in, which is even more dangerous. when they are placed in the tub, they dun try to squirm their way out. supervision is a must.

 

[BabymamaOct]

Thanks all, I echo some of the comments, we just don't want to spend money on something she willnout grow quickly. Maybe interested in the seat but prob she will not stay in it

 

[banane76]

My daughter who is almost 2 still uses the baby bath as we thought it would save water using that. When my baby who is 5 months becomes more stable we can bathe them together but for now, we use the tub for both.

 

[bonita]

We use an inflatable baby bath tub within the big tub since birth. Easy to fill & drain. She moved onto the just the big tub around 1-year-old. The inflatable tub is also good for traveling, too. And since 14-months or so, I just get into the shower with her if we're in a rush.

 

[mela]

We got a rubbery mat with sort of a seat from Mothercare - I loved it as it was flexible enough to play but prevented falling face first From 17 months onwards we just used the anti slipper mat or a shower.

 

[nicolejoy]

I also found those anti-slip mats to be useless! They sometimes (in my bath anyway) would get unstuck and then they would create a worse hazard! I ended up just chucking outs out and the kids just sit in the bathtub directly. I don't know why it wouldn't stick properly in our bath - probably the shape was wrong, or the surface didn't grip well enough... I dunno!!