Just a phase?

Hi mamas I’ve tried searching for this topic before making this post & I’m out of luck. My son just turned 11 months & since birth he’s loved baths & now all of a sudden he reaches to be picked up & screams his head off..? Not sure why, he’s never slipped or fell, water has never been too hot or too cold.. I’ve tried feeding before hand, tried adding more interesting toys!! I feel defeated!

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Is he throwing a tantrum cause he dosent want bath time to be over?

Or is this before bath time?

If you’ve gotten in with him I don’t think it’s something that’s frightening him since he seen you were ok in the bath

Have you tried not running a bath? And maybe having a tub nearby with clean water

My daughter started doing that too and I just tried showering with her which she loved. Its a little slippery when shes soapy but my husband stays nearby to help/dry and dress her

Or maybe just leaving the faucet running maybe he would enjoy playing with that while you clean him

My daughter was like this for the past like 4 months and it made me so sad I stopped doing baths as much cause I felt so bad. But I started wrapping a muslin blanket around her shoulders, was more careful about covering her face when pouring water on her hair, and tried different toys and finally she fell in love with the rubber water stopper 🤣 now she LOVES baths. Out of no where lol. You and him will both be ok!!

My daughter does this too!! She's ganna be 1 in April and the only way I can clean her now if if I take a shower with her and just have her tub in the shower so I can set her down

My son has displayed similar symptoms and it’s very puzzling. Did things change, like did you start washing his hair more causing water to get in his face and he may not like that sensation? Did the frequency change from then to now ? If there is a change in that , then maybe that is the case. Try a little calming music on your phone while bathing. Maybe he still is cold try putting a small wash cloth on his body while you use the other to wash. Hope something in this helps I am dealing with the same situation

The last time I gave her a bath she was splashing around laughing hysterically and I just sat there in awe I was so so happy to see her happy in the bath. I get it. Just keep trying new things!

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Am I over reacting?

MIL came over on sunday to help with childcare, I'm heavily pregnant so she said why don't you go for a nap while I'm here.
I had a 2 hr nap upstairs and during that time she fell asleep on the sofa for 1.5 hrs. I know because we have security cameras round the house which i looked at later on after she'd gone.
My daughter slept for 30 mins on her, on the arm of the sofa and then the rest of the time she was left with the TV on.
I'm really annoyed because we have a wooden floor, a coffee table that she tries to climb on, she had hair ties which she often pulls out and tries to chew therefore a choking risk.
She's 20 months old.
Am I over reacting?
The worst thing is when I came downstairs after my nap, she 'she's not had much sleep only about 10 minutes'. But idk how she'd know that because my daughter woke up ages before she did.

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