Shower hatred

Anyone elses baby hate baths? No matter what we do he hates it I mean scream and try to get out. I tried lights off. Water off. Music. No music. Toys. Lights. New tub. New soap. That kid HATES IT. But his skin hates him if he does not shower often enough🤦‍♀️ advice please!

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How old is he? My first loved baths but second hates it too. He's 9 weeks old.

Shower with him!

All I have to do is walk into the bathroom with my daughter and she'll start crying. She 10 months so it makes even brushing her teeth a struggle
So opposite of her brother who won't get out of the bath.

Have you tried getting in with him? That was the only thing that helped and then he started bathing by himself 🥹

My son was this way for years! Would only stand in the bath tub and I’d just wash and rinse him with a cup. He didn’t begin to actually enjoy sitting in the tub until several months ago at age 4. We made the bath tub fun with a fish themed bath mat and tons of his favorite characters as bath toys and now he loves it. The shift did also coincide with him starting swim lessons which he loved, I feel like that had a lot to do with it.

Thank you ladies. Seems like I'm showering with him!

My son is 18 months and he hates baths since day one.. I tried to make it fun for him but he cries intensely till the moment we step out.. he even recently started to cry soon as he sees me preparing for his bath time 🥲 he isn’t a cryer otherwise so this has been a huge stress for me..

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