Bath time 🫣

Hey! My little one hates bath time! Absolutely detests it! Just tried and she’s gone into hysterics, thrown up and wee’d on me 🤪 everytime she goes bright red from crying, her cry is hysterical, I’ve tried toys in the bath, I’ve tried leaving the cradle cap treatment to last… no matter what I do it seems to be a bad experience for her. Can anyone relate or give some tips that may help? She’s 6 months old btw. Thankyou in advance!

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Oohh my bub hated baths at that age. And then I realised it wasn't at a temperature that she liked. So I had to adjust its warmth until she liked it. She liked it a bit warmer than what's recommended for babies. She's 1 now and loves bath times.

Take a shower with her.

My neice is like this so I throw bath bombs in when she comes and she loves it! Turns the water purple and she thinks it's the coolest thing ever

Have you tried bathing her in the kitchen sink instead? I always bathed my babies in the sink when they child sit well enough, it really helps the transition from baby bath, to sink to big bath.
The big bath is HUGE to your little 6 month old and it's probably very overwhelming for her. I would give the sink a go and see if it makes her feel better about bath times X

Have you tried taking her in with you?

It's normal. Switch to the tear free shampoo when you can, keep as much out of her eyes as possible, and just go fast. She will warn up to toys and splashing in a few months. Make sure to snap a pic or two of the chaos to show her when she's older. 😉

I haven’t done yet, debating it! Just trying to think of how to get out quickly when chaos erupts 😅

Since my LO was old enough I used the Charlie Chair so we could shower together. She never had an issue with the basin, however, she recently had a 3 week spout of hating the shower or bath. Then she randomly got over it. Hopefully yours will too 🥰 don’t stress yourself too much

Thankyou for your advice and kind words everyone 🥰

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