Putting baby in washing basket in public

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im really keen to find a more practical and safe way of washing my baby (4mo) after his swim lessons. Washing him in the shower feels like a disaster waiting to happen. I like to get him washed there as well, as he’s so exhausted I can’t get a bottle in him before his nap, and hate the thought of chlorine lingering on his skin.

im thinking of getting one of those foldable laundry baskets and using as a kind of bath. The shower heads there aren’t fixed to the wall so this could be done. Will I look like a complete lunatic though? Or does anyone have any better ideas??

Echoing many pp--a quick rinse is while holding baby is all you need.

DD has been a serious swimmer (10 swim practices a week including double 2 per days) for over 10 years, and a 3min rinse does indeed get the chlorine off the skin. The entire swim team sticks to quick rinse-type showers after practice. As the girls got older they incorporated Ultra Swim shampoo to get rid of chlorine in their long thick hair, but babies just don't have enough hair for this to be needed.

Personally I would sack off the swim and make your life a lot easier. Can never understand people taking small babies swimming - seems mental. A lot of hassle just to get a cold and wet baby. Appreciate that wasn’t what you asked tho 😄

you are over thinking it

hold baby in shower , either in your arms or with their feet on the ground if they are sqirmmy rub skin dry and cream if necessary

a quick rinse is enough no need for full bath

just wash him in the shower! I did from three months and he loved it

Swimming with my three month old was the best thing I did postpartum. We carried on for a year and it was amazing, totally worth any ‘hassle’ he also never got cold

Just bath him when you get home

me too. It was never cold. Quite the opposite 😥

This.

I used to put mine in the basket with the washing while pegging out 😂 I think holding baby and a quick rinse would be fine, although awkward. However if I did see you with your baby in the shower in a washing basket I’d hi 5 you! X

I always just held the baby in the shower with me. I did for all my kids - it’s pretty straightforward. . .

When you come out of the pool, take the clothes off, put some soap, wash them down quick.

I think it's more of a faff trying to have your baby washed properly in the pool area, it's just about getting the initial chlorine off

Oh dear god. Precious firstborn syndrome.

I barely even rinsed mine off because I found it really stressful. They have lovely skin now 😉

For most people though it's really not a hassle. Get baby dressed in swimsuit... get in water... take.swimsuit off and rinse baby... dry and dress baby and BOOM - then comes.the best nap of the week! 😂

I don't think the OP was planning to fill a bath... she wants to bring a collapsible laundry basket (so one with holes in the sides for the water to run out) and just basically use the basket as a seat to contain the baby while she hoses it down. Not. Afull bath.

Can you just give him a quick warm flannel wipe down when you get home, get him cozy, feed and nap.

Though funnily enough I did buy a collapsible laundry basket with no holes in to bathe DS in the kitchen when he was about three and difficult to get into a bath full of water but happy to sit in a laundry basket full of water 🤷🏼‍♀️ I felt like I'd gone back in time to when people used tin baths.

I was in the pool showers a few weeks ago and there were two mums who had their babies sat/lying in the baby swim rings (so instead of the legs being through, the baby kind of sat in that). Hard to explain but it was very cute.

My DS has eczema and I just did a quick rinse in the shower to get the chlorine off us, put some emollient cream on him and went home and had a real bath later. The only downside is that (before kids) I liked to wash my hair after being in the pool but its just not possible with a baby so just a rinse and deal with my hair later.

Sounds logical and safe to me!

Great idea and organised is what I would be thinking not lunatic!!

On a practical level I would think it is a bit of a faff to bring with me. if you think it is the difference between you and baby having a good shower then do it. Makes mores sense then a quick dip and then a bath later.

Perhaps a plastic bath seat might work better, well at least it might last longer? And you could use at home too.

Lots of babies suffer with eczema and will react badly to chlorine and should be rinsed of as soon as possible. I experienced that with my baby.Also I think holding a slippery wet wriggly young baby skin to skin could potentially be dangerous although many mums do manage to rinse off their babies. And if putting him in a laundry basket is a good idea ,especially the ones with holes in so water will drain. And where it concerns your child do what you think is best and sodd what every body else thinks.

Always washed mine in the sink, you can buy big sponges they can lay on. They love looking back at the pictures of them in the sink.

Genius idea- I used a plastic fold out crate but same principle!

I think it's a good idea.

When DD was a baby I belonged to a Virgin gym and they had baby seat things with straps in some of the showers.

You can put all the stuff you need in it and then use it to take the wet stuff away afterwards (put baby in a sling).