When I first had my baby I bought a change table/baby bath combination. It was great, but my son soon learnt to kick the water everywhere... and there was more water on the outside of the bath then inside it.

We have a huge 3 person spa bath which is also really deep. I couldn't consider bending over the spa bath - and it would take heaps of water to even partially fill it.

So I bought a cheap baby bath tub... and my DH bought some laminated wood from Bunnings and we placed that ontop of the spa bath. It was terrific because DS could splash all he wanted, and the water would just fall into the bath.

We needed to replace the wood (after about 6 months) - so DH got creative and actually cut a hole into the piece of wood so that the baby bath sits into the wood.

It's great because we can actually stand up whilst bathing him.

Mind you... my parents have a standard bath, and DS absolutely loves it!! We will be looking for another house soon - and that will be on my "must have" list - a bath.

A lot of people bathe their babies in the laundry or kitchen sink. This is fine if you have a big enough sink. But there comes a time when your little one grows out of it.

Another thing I found a godsend when I was first bathing DS when he was a baby... was a bath seat that we put into the baby bath. The baby lies down in it... and allows you to have two hands free to wash them, without having to hold them and support their head the whole time.