Baby does not like water!

I am hoping to get my bub adjusted and hopefully 🤞 liking the water. Currently we have lots of crying and screaming in the bath with 1 success story. She is 12 weeks Tuesday coming so we've done a few. We have tried sink, baby bath on floor and the least crying is when I get in the bath with her with skin to skin, I've tried wrapping a muslin round to help her feel held and stay warm, we time it to when she's smiling away, we tried dimming lights, singing and interacting and a calm soft music bath. She still screams and cries.. anyone help??

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When my stepdaughter hated water I found making the bath warmer helped because we have a really warm house so it wasn’t a drastic temperature change, she also liked the shower over her you could try that x

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Are you sure it's warm enough? I'd aim for about 38/39 with a wet face washer of her body. Make sure it's deep enough too so that most of her body is warm and not exposed to the air..

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We found warmer bath helps (38/39c) and making sure the water comes to above belly button (obvs holding LO head so it can't go under). My boy hates it if it is too shallow and screams, doesn't matter how hot the room is (we have tried it after me and partner had showers so the room was toasty) if the water doesn't cover his belly he hates it.

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We had a big plastic bath which was just hard work. My little one joins his Dad in the shower and it's much more easier. He used to get upset in the bath but he enjoys the shower, I think partly because it's warmer and skin to skin. Dad holds him and I wash him standing outside. It gets a little messy but he's formula fed and we can really get under his neck too xx

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We needed to make the bath warmer and now he loves it, we also wrap him in a Muslin cloth to keep him warm whilst in the bath x

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My 10 week old also used to scream at Bath times, we have started putting a small heater in the room and making the water warmer (i make it around 40°) really helped. I also always have a small cup with really hot water to add in his bath, to avoid it getting cold. I hope you'll find something that works for you x

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