thread: What to use as a bath?

  1. #1
    Registered User

    Jun 2007
    SE Melbourne
    307

    What to use as a bath?

    As the title suggests, I'm looking for ideas on what to use for a bath for my bub. He has well and truly grown out of his baby bath (poor thing can't kick and hits his head ), but we are still using it because we don't have any other options. The only bath in our house is a corner spa, which a) is too deep for me to lean over, and b) uses far too much water even to fill a little bit for a baby.

    So, has anyone else been in a similar situation, and what did you do? I've got a few ideas, such as just getting a big storage container or a shell pool. But neither of those are ideal...

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Dec 2008
    8,986

    I used to use the laundry trough.

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Apr 2009
    Addict-ville
    159

    We give our bub a shower or a bath with one of us.

  4. #4
    BellyBelly Member

    Mar 2006
    Getting to know Brisbane all over again
    2,047

    My mum bathed me in the kitchen or laundry sink??

    I bought a little hose connector from woolies and a little lay down bath seat aand a stool and would hop in the bath with bub so I wasn't leaning over. My DD liked her bathes best when there was only a little bit of water and she could lay flat on her back or if I was giving her a deep bath for relaxation I would hop in with her.

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Nov 2006
    Somewhere Over The Rainbow
    3,094

    laa hasnt had her own bath since she was about 2 weeks old - ever since then we just take her in with one of us

  6. #6
    Registered User

    May 2008
    where the V8's roar
    1,855

    My DS grew out of the baby bath really quickly too and I hated filling the bath all the time so we went to bunnings and brought a bucket. He loves it.

    Here is a picture of him in the bucket/bath
    Last edited by kelebek; April 26th, 2009 at 10:28 AM. : fixing the link as it is the first time I have done that :)

  7. #7
    Registered User

    Jan 2004
    Melbourne, Australia
    1,002

    I went to bunnings and bought a big tub. DH now uses it for his tool storage The ones on wheels would be good as you can then wheel it to empty it.

  8. #8
    Registered User

    Nov 2004
    Western Australia
    2,300

    Ruby just has one with one of us every night..has done since 3 weeks..her baby bath gave her no room at all to move.

    Jo

  9. #9
    Registered User

    Jun 2007
    SE Melbourne
    307

    Thanks for the suggestions. Will have to go out today and see what we can find.