You could hire a hammock from somewhere like Hire for Baby and see if it suits you?? As far as a baby bath goes - we use ours all the time. It is a moulded one that was about $40 and was great as she was supported as a newborn, and we would put it on the dining room table with wipes, lotion towel, nappies etc all next to it and now as a toddler - yep it's a bit squishy but she's happy enough in it and we save water. Now with number 2 on the way it will get even more use! I know some people are happy to use the ktichen sink/laundry sink but I don't like the thought of the yuckies in the sink with bubs! $40 ish is not a huge investment if you ask me! HtH!