Anyone’s bubba hate bath time??

My bubba was exactly the same! My husband even had to get in the bath with her to keep her calm 🙈

In the end (after countless google searches) we bought a small pop up baby bath to help her feel more secure and a bath thermometer so everything was perfect temp, do a feed about 30 mins or so before setting up her bath (husband keeps her awake and upright to help with digestion) and swaddle her in a towel to wash her hair over the sink so it’s done separately to her body. In the bath we wrap her in a muslin to keep her warm and I use a sponge to pour water gently over her body and a cloth to wipe her down. Also found offering her a dummy was helpful in keeping her relaxed.

This all ended up working for me and after like 4 attempts before trying this she is now completely content during her bath 😅

Thank you so much for your incredibly detailed answer!! Honestly it’s gotten to a point where I dread bath time so your input is super super helpful. So happy to worked out for you in the end and she’s content now. I’m definitely going to try all the above! Xx

No problem! Honestly I could’ve cried with relief when she was finally calm 😂 hang in there though, hopefully something works and your little one starts to enjoy it more! x

We the same i give my boy a dummy which helps sooth him and we bought a seat for in the bath which also helped him be more relaxed he still had a little cry but so much better he is 3 weeks old x

Aw I’m happy it worked out for you ! Thanks so much for replying xx

Same! My boy hates it, it's heartbreaking and I get so stressed I just get him out 😂 out of interest, how often are you bathing? We're only 3.5 weeks old and was told not to bath (or not much) for the first 2 weeks so they're skin can soak in the vertex and no chemicals etc etc.. but now I'm not sure if I should do it every day or every few? He also hates it so avoiding it too 😂

Yes haha he hattttessss it

My LO seems content in the bath. We have the mamma's and papas bath, we have the water 37-38c, we warm the room so it's not cold, and we keep bath time brief. And we also wash head last as they will get cold quicker if head is wet. Good luck! Maybe also try soothing music?

My little girl is exactly the same! She screams right from putting her in the bath until she’s fully dressed 😫

My little one was the same for the first few baths, I made the water a little warmer and now she loves it. The recommended temp is 37-40 but she wasn’t a fan of the lower end lol. Now I make it the warmer side she’s happy and kicks about until she gets out and is cold again 😅 so I’d say maybe make the water a tiny bit warmer and see if that helps, babies hate being cold x

We have also had a screaming baby! 😅 Well have... but we have had 1 successful bath now! We have a baby bath with like a seat but do think one of those traditional baby baths where they can lay down might have been better because we've found a lot of its down to temp...

We've warmed the room up first and made sure the water temp is hot enough, we also wrapped her in a muslin 👍

yes a bath is not a bedtime routine for us purely because he will be awake for hours after a bath. he hates it! it does the opposite of relax him 😂 he will scream until all of his clothes are back on

Are you putting a muslin over LO in the bath? That made all the difference for us! She screams when she goes in but as soon as the muslin is on - calm!!!☺️🛁

I’ve always got in with them. I do skin to skin whilst we’re waiting for it to fill up and make sure they are well fed before getting in. Dosnt matter if they are asleep or awake, just well fed and skin to skin ☺️