How to wash my baby’s hair in the bath

I just pour the water over my sons face but he likes it

I’m the same boat sister!! I literally pour water over the back of her head and use a wet towel to get the front. She’s tooo wiggly to do it any other way. I do have some success doing it while breast feeding in bath 😂 but otherwise it’s a hot mess

she acts like she’s drowning and even sometimes chokes on the water when it goes over her face . I think she may be breathing in through her nose . Or maybe she just panics ? I’m not sure she’s always done it .

I’ve tried to get her to put her head back and I’m gonna keep trying to teach her ! She’s just really squirmy .

I get the back the best I can without it going in her face and then I get up as much water in the cup as I can and just go for it i feel so bad but I do it really quick and then grab her out before she starts crying 😅

I’m gonna look into this thank you ! I’ve never seen this before !

I lay my daughter backwards to rinse of the soap but I always get a little water in her face that way she’s use the water going down her face. I never once let the water go down my 4 year olds face and now she freaks out anytime water gets in her face.

I use a washcloth to get the soap off of the little bit of hair my son has

I just told him no lay still. And hold him I’m place. Same with his alligator rolls during diaper changes. A firm no and hand him a toy works great.

We just count to 3 and pour the water over his entire head and face

My son has also been in swim lessons and it's important that they learn how to handle water on their face and ears

My son loves the water but hates when I wash his hair. The only way I can do it without him putting up a fight is putting a wash clothes by his hair line to block the water from going in this face

They have lil hats they can wear to divert water. Haven’t tried it but am considering it lol

I make hilarious noises and hold something in my teeth that he likes…a toy a teether. Anything. And when he looks up, I start pouring the water with my other hand on his forehead and I push back the water with that hand too. It takes me several passes but it’s the only thing that’s worked for us

@Marissa you're a genius

If you pour enough water on her head, it’ll all rinse out. It should only take 1 cup full. It won’t get in her eyes if she does what’s natural- tilt her head forward. Just pour the water fast enough to prevent soap dripping down her face. You also shouldn’t be using an excessive amount of soap on her head so there isn’t a lot of risk of getting it into her eyes. I’ve been pouring water on my baby’s head/ face since her first newborn bath to get her comfortable with water and learn to hold her breathe. Is your baby afraid of the water? If she cries after pouring water on her, just do it at the end of bath time so you can take her out to comfort her right after. Your baby’s eyes are so beautiful btw!!

I just pour the water on top of my son’s head. He doesn’t love it or hate it, but knows that it’s going to happen. I do it to desensitize him to having water in his face, as the plan is to start swimming next year and I don’t want him to panic.

We shampoo maybe once a week - i lean over baby and ask her to look up and use a cup to pour water on her head so it washes down her back rather than forward onto her face. Since our baby was a couple weeks old we’ve intentionally put water on her face in the bath to get her used to it. Could you make it a fun bath game to get her used to water on her face/ears? Like encourage her to splash around and get her face wet or shower together and put your face in the water and make silly sounds and see if she mimics you?

I use a washcloth

she actually love love loves the water ! Just doesn’t care for it in her face ! And it’s weird because since day one I haven’t tried to avoid getting the water in her face because I wanted her to get used to it. I’m gonna try using less soap! That way I can get it all in one pour. That’s what I do I wash her body up while she’s playing around at the end and then the very last thing I wash is her hair ! Thank you so much ! I’m very proud of her eyes 🙂

I do the same and I go 1,2,3 all done then grab the towel real quick and get her out I just feel bad cause it’s like she panics and can’t breathe . I would love to be able to get her into swimming classes I just can’t afford it!

what i don’t understand about my girl is that as soon as I get her in she starts splashing around so much that it gets me and the floor soaked. She doesn’t seem to like getting water on her face by her self it’s just when I pour it with the cup! I have actually tried to put her in with me and then I’ll really quickly pass her under the water and then make a funny face and say yayyyyy and she smiles sometimes but still looks like he’s drowning 😂

I have a little battery operated elephant shower head thing that I use on my daughter. I just have her lean back in her bath seat and do it. Or you could use a wet wash cloth

what about a shower head attachment? Like an extended shower head.