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Baby terrified of the bath

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Littlefrog99 · 13/05/2020 16:28

My DD is almost 14mo and has always loved a bath. This changed a week or so ago and I know what changed her feelings towards it but if anyone could give me any advice on how to resolve the issue I'd be most grateful.

We were in the bath together, DD, DS 3yo and myself. DS slipped and knocked DD's legs from underneath her. She fell and hit her face on the side of the bath. It wasn't bad, it didn't leave a mark but she was very upset and I had to take her out to calm down. She now screams blue murder whenever we try to get her in the tub. She's worse with showers so I don't know what to do. I've tried letting her play at the side of the bath first, putting her in alone, with me or her dad but she's not having it. I don't want to force her and create a phobia but she really needs a soak. What can I do?

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aimzxd · 13/05/2020 18:02

Maybe give her a sponge bath for a while so she forgets? You could do it in the bathroom while your DS is playing in the bath. She may eventually want to join in on the fun again.

starpatch · 13/05/2020 19:48

I was coming on to suggest the same. My son had similar at a similar age. I didn't force it just chased him around with a wet soapy sponge and made a game of giving him a wash that way. Not ideal but its surprising how long they can go without a hair wash without it noticing (months). Then eventually he decided he wanted a bath.

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Littlefrog99 · 15/05/2020 07:54

Thank you both for your comments. It looks like a wet sponge down will have to do for now then and hope she gets over it. Sooner rather than later I hope!

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candle18 · 16/05/2020 23:32

I wouldn’t push it but let ds get in the bath with lots of toys, crazy soap and any other fun things you can think of. Dd can watch and hopefully she’ll come round to thinking she would have better fun if she got in. If you don’t make a big deal of it she’ll hopefully forget about it sooner.

irecitethegruffaloinmydreams · 18/05/2020 11:17

Now that the weather is warmer, could you get her clean-ish in a paddling pool? Appreciate it depends on outdoor space but a bit of water is better than nothing. If she is anything like my daughter the prospect of being naked outside will not bother her!

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