My baby seemed to be ok in the bath up until a few weeks ago. Now she seems to scream everytime we put her in thus ruining our bedtime routine? Any tips or advice? Should we continue or even give up the bath?
2006-08-09 08:39:13 · 27 answers · asked by Dolphin76 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Continue the bath, but make it fun!
Get in there with her. Read her books.
Listen to her needs--show her splashing. If you need to make it a quick bath, then make it a quick bath. Bath time is good to have. We've had it as our bedtime routine since our son was 3 months old. Now he loves it!
2006-08-09 08:42:53 · answer #1 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she just needs a change of scenery. Try switching where you give her a bath. If you use a baby tub, try the bathtub or the sink. If you use the sink, try a baby tub or the bathtub, etc. Or try taking a shower with her. My 3 month old son has a blast in the shower.
She could be cold too. Do you have a heat lamp in the bathroom or where ever you are bathing her? If so, turn it on before you start the bath and close all the doors so there isn't a draft. And you might be using water that is too cold or too hot. Play with the temperature a little until you find the one she likes the best.
2006-08-09 16:46:12 · answer #2 · answered by heather_580 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i usually get in the bath with my 3 month old and support his head and bum and let him splash about once i've finished washing him. i tried it the other way round and when i put him back on my lap facing me he didn't stop kicking me! he got a bit over excited lol. babies just like to feel supported and close to you, and when he's just having a quick bath i found a great bath support so although i don't leave him i have my hands free to wash him properly, i got it from mothercare if you're in the uk and it's made from terry towelling and a wire frame. i don't have baths as part of the bedtime routine though as baby only needs a full bath a couple of times a week, otherwise i just top and tail. so just do what works for you!
2006-08-09 15:50:08 · answer #3 · answered by Kirsty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be that you're stressed about giving her a bath so she's picking up on your feelings, or it could just be a phase. Get in the bath with her, relax, squirt a rubber duck at her tummy and enjoy the experience. Please don't give up on her bath time, but give it a rest for a couple of days if you think that it will.
Above all, you must follow your own instincts, try as many things as you feel comfortable with, and enjoy being a mommy.
Congratulations on your baby, and all the best for the future.
2006-08-09 16:08:47 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Pamela♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she's cold. Turn off the ac while she's being bathed. You can turn it back on once she is dressed. Make the bath go as quickly as possible. Have everything ready before you start. She's old enough to start holding toys now. Give her something to hold while she's in her tub. Good Luck.
2006-08-09 15:44:28 · answer #5 · answered by murph_ltt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make it fun, show her splashing. Put her feet in first and gradually as you are chatting to her, wet her legs, bum, seat her in the bath and then wash the rest of her as you are carrying on chatting and splashing. Ensure all windows and doors are closed so there is no cold coming in, and ensure the temperature of the water is right. I have the opposite problem with my 3 month old. He loves the water so much he is telling me off when I get him out of the bath! Its quite funny really. Don't give up on bathing her, you don't want her petrified of the water.
2006-08-09 18:36:50 · answer #6 · answered by ribena 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give up the bath? and have her smellin like old socks? no
my niece had a sudden aversion to the bath and we discovered she was afraid of the knobs and spout, when you look at it it does sort of look like a monster spitting water. we ended up having to fill the tub with her out of the room and then cover the thing with a towel. she eventually got over her fear. kids get scared of the silliest things.
my baby has always enjoyed bath time, i think it is because we take a bath together. i just put the bouncy chair in the bathroom with a towel over it and when i get him out i put him there and dry and diaper him, then i stand up and shower. it is fun because i sing him splish splash and the rubber ducky song. i tell him what sounds his bath toys make and what color they are, we have those bath books. it is quite enjoyable for both of us.
you should try it. having mommy there really puts a babe's mind at ease. good luck
2006-08-09 15:52:21 · answer #7 · answered by mypurpleelephant 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, babies do like to be relaxed. Try to figure out what temperature your baby likes the water to be. Make it fun, talk, use your voice to soothe. You might try adding something on after bath as well, a 'baby massage'. I heard of this suggestion, and tried it on my son, and we have been doing it ever since. He sleeps markedly better after bath night and his 'baby massage'. They say start on the belly in a circular motion, but I think its really up to your baby. My son prefers the legs first lol. And the lotion helps. It really does amount to what you do. It takes time too.
2006-08-09 16:16:56 · answer #8 · answered by saintlyinnocents 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get in the bath with your baby and get some bath toys to make bath time fun my son now 7 months didnt like the bath then i started getting in with him now he loves it he doesnt want to get out. Good luck with your baby.
2006-08-11 14:26:59 · answer #9 · answered by organise my funeral a big un 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is only 3 months old, most likely she is cold. I found a good alternative when my son started disliking his bath (it helps to have someone there with you). Anyway, I started taking him in the shower with me. The constant flow of warm water relaxed him and he was much easier to bathe. Plus with the bathroom doors closed he stayed warm from the heat and if no one was there to take him from me when I was done with him, I would just have a towel laid out in his carrier and I would put him in there, bundle him up and finish my shower. He would be as snug as a bug in a rug, happy and clean.
2006-08-09 17:38:51 · answer #10 · answered by balabon77 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋