Hello,
usually my DS LOVES baths, and every night he struggles to get into the bath while he still has his clothes on. On Tuesday all of a sudden he got very quiet when I took his socks off (the last to come off), and then burst into tears when I picked him up, lifting his legs away from the bath so as not to touch the water.. (he didn't touch it, so it's not like he burned his feet). I didn't make a fuss of it, just gave him a cuddle and we put his PJs on and went to bed as normal. The next night, the same thing happened, but this time I made sure the water was extra tepid so it couldn't be something like the water being too hot, and I got in with him. He was like a cat scratching to climb up my neck, and sat sniffling and complaining on my lap in the bath for a few minutes. I got him to relax enough to pour water on his toes, but he was plain terrified of letting go of me. So yesterday, my DH tried the same thing, with equally crap results. It's been 3 days now and he's getting a bit grubby and I need to wash his hair. I just don't understand the sudden fear of water, we always check the temperature of the bath before we put him in, and he usually has to be pried from the bath complaining, as he loves it so much. We sit beside the bath and talk to him while he is in it, he is never alone, the bathroom is always heated before he gets into the bath so it's never cold... am I missing something, or is this an annoying new 'phase'?
Have you any ideas of how I can get him used to baths again?
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DS (1.5) suddenly terrified of baths - any help out there? He' s a bit grubby by now..
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Luxmum · 23/03/2007 13:58
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