baby baths

[Liviam]

I found a baby bath the biggest waste of money and is now just cluttering up an already cluttered house. I bought a baby bath seat that reclines backwards and Livvy loved it and we used it for ages. You can put it in the bath or laundry sink.

[Starfish]

We bought the FP aquarium bath and used it for about 6 months. I absolutely loved it, as I thought that the baby hammock thing made bathing DD so much easier. We now bathe DD in the big bath, but plan to keep using the baby bath as a paddling pool of sorts for her to splash around in on hot summer days. As we live in an apartment with a shared laundry and crappy kitchen and bathroom sinks, a baby bath has come in most useful.

[leebee81]

As we live in an apartment with a shared laundry and crappy kitchen and bathroom sinks, a baby bath has come in most useful.

We also live in an apartment - we have a laundry cupboard with a tiny tub and the bathroom is a disaster area - the sink is falling off the wall for starters, and there is no bench or vanity. I can't see how I could be bent over the bath with a tiny baby without killing my back or knees, so we got a basic white baby bath from Target (it was actually a gift) - I think it was about $30 and it has a drainage hose. I plan to put in on the kitchen bench and use it there so I can be standing. Plus, I can have the towels, moisturisers, wash, etc right next to me. I figure bubs will go in the big bath once it can sit up a bit and not need quite as much support - hopefully by then we will have renovated the bathroom.

I figure for $30 its not a huge investment and if its not useful we can get rid of it.