Please help me bath my daughter

[~clover~]

If she likes the shower I'd just stick to that for a while. I have the shower hose off my bath tap too & my kids love it. Alot easier for hair washing.
My DD2 went through this phase too

[Party-of-five]

DD doesnt have a problem with the bath but she REALLY loves having a bath in the laundry trough, its because she sees her new sister having a bath in there...its a bit squishy but she looks so cute lol she also likes to take her little doll in there for a bath too. Hope you get her hair washed soon

[[M]umma[M]ia]

can u wash her hair with out her being in the bath? Say... in her bathers, under the hose outside?

Have u tried having a bath with her?

If its her feet she doesnt like the water touching.. try getting her some rubber shoes for the bath?

Im sure its just a phase. I hope you get to wash her hair soon..

[Curly]

Do you use bubble bath? My DS HATED bubble bath, he only liked bathing in plain water!

Or alternatively, make it a bubbly bath or use one of those bath gels that changes the colour of the water on hairwash night.

As for the hair...maybe you could comb out all the knots using a plain white conditioner (like you would for nits). She doesn't have to be in the bath then, and then you'd only have to have her in the bath long enough to rinse it off. If you load up her hair with conditioner, it could be a work in progress over a couple of hours if you can't get her to sit still long enough to sort out the knots in one sitting. Put her in front of the TV maybe, while you work on it.

Would she like playing with one of those hand held shower head hoses that you attach to the bath hose?

ETA: DS went through phases where he suddenly didn't like the bath and wanted a shower, and then one night all of a sudden he'd want the bath again...that would go on for a while and then we'd be back wanting a shower again. No warning.

[Doing my best]

My DD has developed a fear of the bath of late, and I think I have narrowed it down to her fearing the plug.

Last night, I put DS's bathseat over the plug, and for the 1st time in ages, DD was happy to stay in the bath longer than DS and play..

Good luck, I hope she gets over it soon.

[AnyDream]

Find out if it's because she's worried about getting sucked down the drainhole - I remember being terrified at one stage of that very early on.

Or maybe she had an ouchy experience - like shampoo going in her eyes or pulling scalp if you were shampooing her hair - and that's put her off?

Also (cos I'm assuming it's your youngest DD we're talking about) maybe her depth perception is kicking and she's now aware the water seems 'deep'?

SUGGESTIONS
Put a rubbery mat in the bottom so it's not slidey & she can see the bottom
Add bubbles or food dye - provide a 'fun' distraction
Use a hand held shower tube (you know, the rubber ones that fit over the tap) and sit her in the bath (with the plug out) and wash her that way
Hop into the bath yourself and sit her on your lap (so she feels secure)
Take her thru the shower with you.
Put a toy over the drain hole when you're letting the water out so it drains out slower and doesn't make a loud scary noise.

Re the hair - perhaps it's a good idea to have a hairdresser cut the matted parts out (instead of shaving!) and try again but use conditioner & a wide comb *every* time you wash her hair.

[Rainbow_Mumma]

thank you everyone for your suggestions.

The drain is ruled out as i take her to the louge room dry and dress her then go back for DD1 then take the plug out so Bellah doesnt actually know there is a hole lol

I will get one of those shower hoses and see if that makes a difference, I wont put her in my shower as its crap!! Its either freezing cold or boiling hot and constantly changes i think that would put her off more!

I thought it was because i still used her bath seat but i tried without that and ive tried bubbles/no bubbles

I might try having a bath with her too, it may help show her its a safe place nothing scary

thank you again