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.