thread: Please help me bath my daughter

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  1. #1

    Feb 2008
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    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

  2. #2
    BellyBelly Member

    Sep 2007
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    DD went through the same thing for a couple of weeks - I would just pop her in and give her a quick wipe over with a flannel and then let her get out (luckily for us, she still doesn't have much hair, so that wasn't an issue). I also bought a bigger rubber mat than the one we were using, and it had ducks on it. I don't know whether she just got over the phase or if the mat helped but she was soon back to loving the bath again! I'd persevere (sp?) - a friend of ours has trouble getting her daughter anywwhere near the bath now because when she went through the same phase, they gave her showers instead.

    Good luck!

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Feb 2008
    Melbourne
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    My DD went through a phase of not liking the bath. As soon as her foot hit the water she'd scream. So I got in the bath one day and got my DH to pass DD to me. Then I slowly put her feet in and she got a bit upset so I lifted her up. Then I slowly put her feet back, up again, etc. Until she was happy with her feet in the water. Then did the same with her legs, belly, etc. Until she was all the water and then we played in the bath. I didn't worry about washing her. Then next time she went straight in with me and happily played and I could wash her. I went in a few more times and then she was happy to be in the bath on her own again. HTH. Good luck.

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    May 2008
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    Probably right off the point here, but DD1 went through similar and it turned out she had really dry skin that we hadnt picked up on..
    Check her legs to see if they're dry, if they are we just rubbed on the moisturiser every day constantly (all day) and after a couple of days she was right again!

    Maybe no help but thought I would throw it out there!

    Justine

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Oct 2007
    Hobart, Tasmania
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    Everyone else has given the same suggestions I would re: the bath. Can I suggest you put a 'leave in' conditioner in her hair rather than just normal one that would still need to be washed out. We use one for my son as he hates having his hair washed/water over his face, etc. and it is fantastic.

    Good luck with the bath ideas!