Comments on: Baby Essentials That Aren't, Part 5: Baby Bathtubs

By: Links for Thought (May 15) « Williamsburg Mothering

Links for Thought (May 15) « Williamsburg Mothering — Sun, 15 May 2011 15:16:16 +0000

[...] Baby Bathtubs. Alternative suggestions for how to keep your baby clean — and evidence that it is possible to keep a baby too clean. [...]

By: On Baby Gifts and Registries « A Life in Season

On Baby Gifts and Registries « A Life in Season — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:06:00 +0000

[...] seats are not needed — they are very pro-car seat!), strollers, diapers (thought-provoking!), baby bathtubs, baby brain boosters, and (this is the one I found most fascinating) baby [...]

By: L

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:08:37 +0000

I love my baby bathtub. To me it is MUCH easier than trying to scrub the sink that my 3 year old ALWAYS throws something in right before bathtime for my daughter. And she does NOT like being dirty. She will throw a fit all day if she has missed her every other day bath the night before.

By: Baby Essentials That Aren’t, Part 7: Baby Food

Baby Essentials That Aren’t, Part 7: Baby Food — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:09:06 +0000

[...] 2 bemoaned the bucket. Part 3 scrutinized the stroller. Part 4 ditched the diapers. Part 5 scrubbed the tub. Part 6 busted the brain boosters. This week, we banish the baby [...]

By: Baby Essentials That Aren’t, Part 4: Diapers

Baby Essentials That Aren’t, Part 4: Diapers — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:16:22 +0000

[...] sure to check out Part 5: Baby Bathtubs, Part 6: Baby Brain Boosters and Part 7: Baby [...]

By: Cortney

Cortney — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:35:51 +0000

I got a baby tub as a shower gift and used it one time. For one, it’s too big for my sink and is constantly moving and slipping from where it’s suppose to sit. I found myself trying to hold him and the tub at the same time. It was a nightmare. For his second bath, I cleaned out my second, sprayed it good with Lysol and let it dry. Then I folded a kitchen towel in the bottom and filled it with about an inch and a half of water. I found this much easier and he enjoyed being emersed in the water while on his back. I then use my sink sprayer to rinse him off and he loves it. I don’t know what I’m going to do once he outgrows my sink!! I also only bathe him once a week in order to maintain his natural oils. Anymore than that and his skin dry’s out really bad. He’s only 2 months old so he doesn’t get overly dirty anyways. As he becomes more mobile, he will get more baths.

By: Baby Essentials That Aren’t, Part 6: Baby Brain Boosters : Eco Child’s Play

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:26:26 +0000

[...] 2 bemoaned the bucket. Part 3 scrutinized the stroller. Part 4 ditched the diapers. Part 5 scrubbed the tub. This week, let’s bust the brain [...]

By: 1001 petals

1001 petals — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:07:28 +0000

I don’t know, I think it really depends on the person. We actually have that exact tub pictured above(!) and it works great for us, even 14 months in. I tried bathing with my daughter twice but she is just way too hyper and loves water too much (she’d drink the tub’s worth if I let her. . ) and without getting into too much detail, it just wasn’t good. The kitchen sink could work well, but then I’d really have to scrub it out well before putting her in there as kitchen sinks tend to carry a tonne of bacteria. . ..Oh, and we store it in the regular bath tub. When my husband and I want to take a shower or a bath, we just put the baby bath tub on the bathroom floor.

We ditched the crib, didn’t bother with monitors or any other gadgets and cloth diapered, but the tub is something I’m really glad we have. (oh, and we also use it to store her few bath toys.)

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:06:42 +0000

I just put my baby in the kitchen sink with a folded towel on the bottom to keep him from slipping as much. It worked well and he could kind of lean back against the sink and play in the water. The best part for me was that he could be submersed in water up to his belly button and I saved tons of water by not having to fill the whole tub to this level. I hate stuff so as soon as I saw that big plastic tub I thought, “No way. Where will I put it for the 47 1/2 hours that he isn’t in it every two days.”

By: Carlota

Carlota — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:18:43 +0000

With our first daughter when I mentioned about bathing my husband told me his brother used to just take my husband’s nephew in the shower. We tried it and it works great and now that she is a toddler it is easy to get her into the shower with me when her little hands, knees and feet are dirty.

With our second daughter we have taken to using the kitchen sink and that works wonderfully as well. I feel that I have better control than I would with a baby bath tub where I have to hunch over on the floor bathing her (we don’t have really much counter space to put a baby tub on because we have a small house). Showering or bathing with your baby is a wonderfully relaxing experience.